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Electric quarantine vehicle introduced in Seoul for indoor disinfection

Dobong District head Lee Dong-jin tests an electric quarantine vehicle at a welfare center for the disabled. [Courtesy o…

2020-08-24 10:01:07

S. Korea unveils practical goal to vaccinate 70% of population

[Courtesy of Pohang City] SEOUL -- South Korea will try to make a quick acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines that can…

2020-08-21 13:22:24

​Trade minister Yoo regards WTO director-general as last chance of public career

[Courtesy of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy] SEOUL -- Armed with her abundant experience in multiple trade …

2020-08-21 09:00:41

S. Korea digitalizes pothole management for quick monitoring and repair

[Gettyimages Bank] SEOUL -- An unusually long rainy season and heavy downpours caused by global climate change crea…

2020-08-20 10:49:49

Provincial city retrieves used batteries for recycling thru trade-in campaign

[Gettyimages Bank] SEOUL -- In an effort to reduce toxic heavy metal waste and encourage citizens to actively parti…

2020-08-19 16:02:42

​S. Korea's provincial government to adopt IoT-based automated flood control system

[Gettyimages Bank] SEOUL -- An Internet of Things-based flood management system will be adopted in a southern pro…

2020-08-13 15:16:53

Seoul opens online discussion about ordinance about children's rights to play

[Gettyimages Bank] SEOUL -- Seoul has launched a 30-day open online discussion in a bid to set up an ordinance th…

2020-08-13 11:21:12

More Seoul citizens use public bicycle service to minimize risk of COVID-19 infection: data

[Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government] SEOUL -- The popularity of personal mobility-sharing and public bicycle…

2020-08-11 10:39:15

S. Korea discovers three new coronavirus strains from visitors from Pakistan and Uzbekistan

Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks from her office. [Yonhap News…

2020-08-10 16:45:12

Education ministry starts preaching know-how of operating online classes

[Courtesy of the Daegu Office of Education] SEOUL -- A state non-contact educational course was launched in South K…

2020-08-10 14:45:17

COVID-19 pandemic boosts online sales of Korean rice beer

[Gettyimages Bank] SEOUL -- The social distancing campaign prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a sudd…

2020-07-31 10:04:36

COVID-19 prompts middle-aged S. Koreans to learn how to watch Netflix and shop online

[Gettyimages Bank] SEOUL -- The nationwide social distancing campaign triggered by a coronavirus pandemic has int…

2020-07-24 11:27:55

[FOCUS] Unresolved dispute over solid recovered fuel power plant in S. Korea

[Courtesy of Korea District Heating Corporation] SEOUL -- An acrimonious argument over whether a cogeneration pla…

2020-07-22 15:17:56

Researchers recommend over 90 cm tall protective screen to block droplets

A file picture shows students having lunch at a school cafeteria installed with protective screens in the southeastern c…

2020-07-20 17:28:48

New genetic reference material increases accuracy of COVID-19 diagnostic kits.

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Researchers have developed a genetic reference material containing 90 percent of SARS-CoV…

2020-07-14 13:57:35

Public debate on spent fuel from nuclear power plants begins after months of standstill

[Courtesy of Wolseong's nuclear power plant operator] SEOUL -- After a standstill for months coupled with opp…

2020-07-10 14:23:25

Only one found to have developed COVID-19 antibodies in S. Korea

[Courtesy of Kyungsangbuk-do Education Office] SEOUL -- Only one out of 3,055 people was found to have developed …

2020-07-09 15:55:10

Debate erupts over website exposing personal background of criminals

[Gettyimages Bank] SEOUL -- An anonymous website titled "Digital Prison" that discloses the personal information of…

2020-07-08 17:36:26

​​Fried chicken and beer banned on beach to prevent COVID-19

[Photograph by Ki Su-jeong] SEOUL -- Enjoying a glass of cold beer and fried chicken on the beach to cool off at ni…

2020-07-08 14:58:55

Doctors association wants enhanced social distancing to prevent infections in large cities

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- An association of doctors urged South Korea's state anti-epidemic center to enhance s…

2020-07-06 17:20:36