3 years under COVID-19
Premature to lower guard against the virus even if mask mandate is lifted
The first COVID-19 case was confirmed in South Korea on Jan. 20, 2020. Since then, every aspect of ...
07:03 Jan. 20
Jan. 20
1919 -- Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty, dies.
1968 -- Thirty-one North Korean commandos infiltrate Seoul in an attempt to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. The Nort...
14:00 Jan. 19
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., a major South Korean chemicals firm, said Thursday it will complete the acquisition of AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc., a U.S. bio firm focused on renal cell carc...
10:58 Jan. 19
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Many women might dream of someone taking full care of their period every month, ordering quality sanitary pads in a timely manner and answering embarrassing ...
14:36 Jan. 16
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest for a Saturday in three months, showing signs of a slowdown in the pandemic.
The country reported 36,699 new COVID-...
10:18 Jan. 14
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Friday tally in 11 weeks, with health authorities staying on high alert over rising imported cases from China and othe...
09:56 Jan. 13
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the drug safety ministry Thursday over possible illegal activities in clinical trials during the approval process for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments,...
20:34 Jan. 12
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Biologics Co., the biotech arm of South Korea's Samsung Group, said Thursday it will invest 7.5 trillion won (US$6 billion) to build a new biomedicine production ...
10:42 Jan. 12
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SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Wednesday tally in 11 weeks, while imported cases remained high. ...
11:38 Jan. 11
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Biologics Co., a pharmaceutical unit under the retail giant Lotte Group, said Wednesday it will invest US$3 billion to build a bio industrial complex in South Korea...
11:17 Jan. 11
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Wednesday tally in 11 weeks, while imported cases remained high.
The country reported 54,343 new COVID-19 infectio...
10:31 Jan. 11
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that science and digital competitiveness are directly linked to the country's survival and promised to support scientific innovations...
17:17 Jan. 10
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The third launch of Nuri, the country's first homegrown space rocket, will be held in early May, following last year's successful second test-firing, the sta...
16:19 Jan. 10