#Yonhap News Summary
Politics
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#capital cluster infections(LEAD) Capital area reports another cluster infection from church
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 4 paras; CHANGES English name of church in 2nd para; ADDS photo) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Another cluster transmission of the new coronavirus has infecte... 11:48 Mar. 16 -
#capital cluster infectionsCapital area reports another cluster infection from church
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Another cluster transmission of the new coronavirus has infected 40 followers of a protestant church in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, municipal government said Monday, ... 10:46 Mar. 16 -
#Cho KukPresidential secretary to resign before trial over Cho Kuk scandal
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- A key Cheong Wa Dae aide to President Moon Jae-in offered to resign Monday in advance of a trial to start this week over his alleged document forgery for the son of a sc... 08:35 Mar. 16 -
#health minister
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 16)
Replace the health minister The Moon Jae-in administration declared a "special disaster area" for the entire Daegu metropolitan city and the city of Gyeongsan, as well as Cheongdo and Bonghwa coun... 07:16 Mar. 16 -
#coronavirus
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 16)
Revitalizing Daegu Symbolic meaning for fight against COVID-19 President Moon Jae-in has declared the southeastern city of Daegu and some areas in the neighboring North Gyeongsang Province as spec... 07:16 Mar. 16 -
#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on March 16. Korean-language dailies -- Coronavirus likely to be one of key factors in next month's... 07:08 Mar. 16 -
#coronavirus(LEAD) Cheong Wa Dae suggests G-20 teleconference to Trump
(ATTN: RESTRUCTURES throughout; MODIFIES headline) SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Moon Jae-in made a formal suggestion to the White House on Sunday that the Group of 20 (G-20) ... 18:07 Mar. 15 -
#coronavirus(3rd LD) Moon declares virus-hit Daegu, part of North Gyeongsang Province as special disaster zones
(ATTN: CORRECTS proportion of Daegu's cases to total cases in para 2; UPDATES with more details in paras 2,6-9) SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in declared the southeastern city of D... 16:10 Mar. 15 -
#coronavirus
National security advisers of S. Korea, U.S. discuss coronavirus response in phone talks
SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national security adviser, Chung Eui-yong, spoke by phone with his U.S. counterpart Robert O'Brien on Sunday and discussed ways of cooperation to tackle th... 16:01 Mar. 15 -
#coronavirus
(2nd LD) Moon declares virus-hit Daegu, part of North Gyeongsang Province as special disaster zones
(ATTN: CORRECTS that three North Gyeongsang Province regions, not entire province, were designated as disaster zones) SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in declared the southeastern cit... 15:23 Mar. 15 -
#coronavirus-extra budgetPM calls for parliament to approve extra budget amid coronavirus jitters
SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Sunday urged lawmakers to promptly approve the extra budget bill of 11.7 trillion won (US$9.6 billion) currently pending at the parliame... 14:51 Mar. 15 -
#coronavirus
(LEAD) Moon declares virus-hit Daegu, part of North Gyeongsang Province as special disaster zones
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details) SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in declared the southeastern city of Daegu and three nearby regions in North Gyeongsang Prov... 14:40 Mar. 15 -
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#coronavirus
S. Korea set to declare coronavirus-hit city, province special disaster zones
SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to declare the southeastern city of Daegu and the neighboring province special disaster zones Sunday, paving the way for state support for the regions... 09:51 Mar. 15 -
#coronavirusCoronavirus rattles S. Korean politics 30 days before April elections
By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- The new coronavirus is rattling South Korean politics just a month before the April 15 parliamentary elections, changing the way candidates campaign and ... 09:49 Mar. 15 -
#foreign population fallNumber of foreign residents in Korea falls below 2.5 million
SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners staying in South Korea fell nearly 4 percent in January this year, after topping a landmark 2.5 million the previous month, government data show... 09:00 Mar. 15 -
#coronavirus(5th LD) S. Korea's virus cases continue to slow, cluster infections still worrisome
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in 24th para) SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus outbreaks continued to slow down Saturday, with more patients recovering from the novel coronav... 16:45 Mar. 14 -
#coronavirus(4th LD) S. Korea's virus cases continue to slow, cluster infections still worrisome
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4, 21-28) SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus outbreaks continued to slow down Saturday, with more patients recovering from the novel co... 15:03 Mar. 14 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
March 15 1919 -- Korean immigrants in Hawaii, the U.S. mainland and Mexico hold separate meetings on how to support and finance the independence movement in their homeland, which was then a Jap... 14:00 Mar. 14
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(2nd LD) S. Korean coronavirus test kit firms earn U.S. FDA pre-approval
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(LEAD) S. Korean-made test kits get preliminary FDA approval
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S. Korean-made test kits get preliminary FDA approval
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N. Korea fires at least 1 unidentified projectile into East Sea: JCS
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(3rd LD) S. Korea reports 146 new virus cases, total now at 9,478
News Focus
National
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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
