#diplomacy
Diplomacy
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#diplomacyForeign ministry vows all-out efforts to curb entry restrictions, minimize economic fallout from coronavirus
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry pledged Tuesday to make "across-the-board" diplomatic efforts to ease excessive entry restrictions against South Korean travelers and... 11:24 Mar. 03 -
#coronavirus(LEAD) S. Korean airports begin coronavirus screenings on U.S.-bound travelers
(ATTN: UPDATES with Pence's remarks, other details from para 6) By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, March 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Monday that all airports in South Korea have begun... 08:57 Mar. 03 -
#coronavirus
(LEAD) S. Korean airports begin coronavirus screenings on U.S.-bound travelers
(ATTN: UPDATES with details; CHANGES headline) By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, March 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Monday that all airports in South Korea have begun coronavirus scre... 08:03 Mar. 03 -
#coronavirus
S. Korean airports to conduct screenings on U.S.-bound travelers
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Monday that within 12 hours, all airports in South Korea will conduct coronavirus screenings on travelers on direct flights to th... 07:54 Mar. 03 -
#US Treasury(2nd LD) U.S. sanctions 2 Chinese nationals linked to N.K. cyber group
(ATTN: UPDATES with indictment in paras 7-8) By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, March 2 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned two Chinese nationals linked to a North Korean state-sp... 07:04 Mar. 03 -
#US Treasury
(LEAD) U.S. sanctions 2 Chinese nationals linked to N.K. cyber group
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, background) By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, March 2 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned two Chinese nationals linked to a North Korean s... 02:45 Mar. 03 -
#US Treasury
U.S. sanctions 2 Chinese nationals linked to N.K. cyber group
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned two Chinese nationals linked to a North Korean cyber group. The department said on its website that it is design... 01:51 Mar. 03 -
#PompeoPompeo: U.S. confident in S. Korea's efforts to fight coronavirus
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, March 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that Washington is confident in South Korea and Italy's efforts to fight the coronavirus. Pompeo wr... 23:38 Mar. 02 -
#NK projectilesU.S. aware of reports of N.K. projectile launches, monitoring situation: official
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, March 2 (Yonhap) -- The United States is aware of reports of North Korea's projectile launches and is monitoring the situation, a senior U.S. government official said Mon... 23:24 Mar. 02 -
#entry restrictions(4th LD) 82 countries, regions restricting entry from S. Korea over coronavirus fears
(ATTN: UPDATES with strengthened quarantine by Russia's far eastern island of Sakhalin in headline, paras 1-2, 4; Seoul's protest to Turkey on 21st para; flight suspension to S. Korea by the Czech Rep... 21:27 Mar. 02 -
#entry restrictions(3rd LD) 81 countries, regions restricting entry from S. Korea over coronavirus fears
(ATTN: UPDATES with departure of some S. Koreans being stranded in Istanbul airport in paras 4-5; protest letter to Vietnam by S. Korean minister in paras 19-21) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, March 2 (Yon... 18:57 Mar. 02 -
#entry restrictions(2nd LD) 81 countries, regions restricting entry from S. Korea over coronavirus fears
(ATTN: UPDATES 3rd para, last para) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- A total of 81 countries and regions are imposing entry bans or quarantine procedures on visitors from South Korea over... 17:51 Mar. 02 -
#coronavirus(LEAD) Gov't prepares extra budget worth over 6.2 tln won over coronavirus: minister
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead to reflect minister's correction; UPDATES with more info in paras 2-4) SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's interior minister hastily corrected the amount of an ex... 17:25 Mar. 02 -
#Uruguay president inauguration
S. Korean special envoy attends inauguration ceremony for Uruguay's new president
SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean special presidential envoy has attended the inauguration ceremony for Uruguay's new President Luis Lacalle Pou in Montevideo, Seoul's foreign ministry said... 17:19 Mar. 02 -
#coronavirus
Gov't prepares extra budget worth 20 tln won over coronavirus: minister
SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government is preparing an extra budget bill worth around 20 trillion won (US$16.7 billion) to fight against the new coronavirus, the interior minister said... 16:59 Mar. 02 -
#new consul generalsS. Korea appoints new consul generals for Los Angeles, Houston
SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday appointed new consul generals for Los Angeles and Houston in the United States in a springtime personnel reshuffle, Seoul's foreign ministry said. ... 16:31 Mar. 02 -
#entry restrictions(LEAD) 81 countries, regions restricting entry from S. Korea over coronavirus fears
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- A total of 81 countries and regions are imposing entry bans or quarantine procedures on visitors from S... 16:07 Mar. 02 -
#history
Today in Korean history
March 3 1949 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with the Philippines. 1956 -- South Korea launches the Korea Stock Exchange, the country's first stock market operator for the m... 14:00 Mar. 02 -
#entry restrictions80 countries, regions restricting entry from S. Korea over coronavirus fears
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- A total of 80 countries and regions are imposing entry bans or quarantine procedures on visitors from South Korea over new coronavirus fears on Monday, de... 11:38 Mar. 02
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(2nd LD) S. Korean coronavirus test kit firms earn U.S. FDA pre-approval
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N. Korea fires at least 1 unidentified projectile into East Sea: JCS
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S. Korean-made test kits get preliminary FDA approval
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(LEAD) S. Korea reports 105 new virus cases to total 9,583 as fully recovered cases top 5,000
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(3rd LD) S. Korea reports 146 new virus cases, total now at 9,478
News Focus
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Virus outbreak sparks concerns over 18-year-old voters' apathy toward April elections
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S. Korea's COVID-19 testing capability most effective, powerful arsenal in its virus fight
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S. Korea prioritizes voter safety for April elections amid coronavirus pandemic
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Public chagrin grows over China's virus quarantine measures against Korean visitors
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One month into outbreak, coronavirus shakes life in S. Korea
