#social distancing
Politics
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#Seoul mayoral election(Yonhap Feature) How young voters, once solid supporters of liberal causes, turned against Moon's party in by-elections related article
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- In politics, it is conventional wisdom that liberal parties are more effective in connecting with and appealing to young voters, while conservative riv... 11:00 Apr. 09 -
#social distancing
(LEAD) S. Korea to extend current social distancing measures for another 3 weeks: PM related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with prime minister's quotes, details throughout; ADDS photos) SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will retain its current social distancing measures for another three weeks, incl... 10:20 Apr. 09 -
#social distancingS. Korea to extend current social distancing measures: PM
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will retain its current social distancing measures, including the ban on the gatherings of five or more people nationwide, the prime minister said Friday. ... 09:02 Apr. 09 -
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. -------------------- (LEAD) Ruling party leaders resign en masse for election defeat SEOUL -- Th... 17:00 Apr. 08 -
Moon: S. Korea-Indonesia fighter jet project symbolizes mutual trust
By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in greeted Indonesia's defense chief at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday and raised the issue of their joint push for fighter jet... 16:51 Apr. 08 -
#Lee Jae-myungGyeonggi governor Lee back at No. 1 in poll of presidential hopefuls related article
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung was back at No. 1 in a poll of potential presidential candidates released Thursday, with the previous front runner having fallen far ... 16:10 Apr. 08 -
#Moon policies pollMore than 80 percent of Koreans call for recalibration of Moon's policy direction
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- More than 80 percent of South Koreans share the view that the Moon Jae-in government needs to recalibrate the direction of its key state administration policies, a poll s... 16:00 Apr. 08 -
#People Power PartyMain opposition interim leader steps down after steering party to election victory related article
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Kim Chong-in, the interim leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), resigned Thursday after steering the biggest conservative party to a landslide victory i... 15:49 Apr. 08 -
#ruling party(LEAD) Ruling party leaders resign en masse for election defeat related article
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) resigned en masse Thursday to take responsibility for the shocking rout in th... 14:49 Apr. 08 -
#ruling party
Ruling party leaders to resign en masse for election defeat
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) decided Thursday to resign en masse to take responsibility for the shocking rout in the latest by-elections. Rep. Kim T... 13:28 Apr. 08 -
#new Seoul mayor(News Focus) New Seoul Mayor Oh likely to overhaul housing, development policies related article
By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- For Oh Se-hoon, the new mayor of Seoul, one of the biggest priorities seems to be an overhaul of the city's housing policy to tackle the issues that likely... 11:34 Apr. 08 -
#Moon Jae-in(LEAD) Moon takes election rout as 'reprimand' from the public, Cheong Wa Dae says
(ATTN: MODIFIES 2nd para for clarification; ADDS background briefing in paras 8-10, byline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- After his Democratic Party (DP) suffered an election rout, Pre... 11:32 Apr. 08 -
#AstraZeneca vaccinePM orders full review of EMA's findings before resuming use of AstraZeneca's vaccine related article
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Thursday ordered health authorities to thoroughly and swiftly review the latest findings by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the sa... 11:07 Apr. 08 -
#Moon Jae-in
Moon takes election rout as 'reprimand' from the public, Cheong Wa Dae says
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- After his Democratic Party (DP) suffered an election rout, President Moon Jae-in stated Thursday that he takes it as a "reprimand" from the public. He said he will car... 11:05 Apr. 08 -
(URGENT) Moon says he takes the ruling party's crushing election defeat as the people's 'reprimand'
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#dailies-editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on April 8)
North's Olympic decision Efforts should continue to resume dialogue North Korea has decided not to attend the Tokyo Summer Olympics set to commence July 23, virtually ending the Moon Jae-in admini... 06:59 Apr. 08 -
#dailies-editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April 8)
Momentum sapped Pyongyang's decision to skip Tokyo Olympics dashes Seoul's hopes of reviving dialogue The Moon administration must have been deeply frustrated, though not dismayed, at North Korea'... 06:59 Apr. 08 -
#by-elections(2nd LD) Ruling party suffers crushing defeat in bellwether by-elections related article
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with final vote count) By Park Boram and Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) suffered a crushing defeat in mayoral by-elections in S... 04:01 Apr. 08 -
#by-elections(News Focus) PPP's win poised to bring forward Moon's lame-duck status, opposition's political realignment related article
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Voters' frustration and rage towards the Moon Jae-in administration's policy missteps, particularly blunders in trying to curb skyrocketing housing pric... 03:08 Apr. 08
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Man sentenced to 6 years in prison for trafficking marijuana
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(2nd LD) AstraZeneca vaccine rollout resumed, those under 30 excluded
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(LEAD) New virus cases in 600s for 3rd day amid extended social distancing scheme
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S. Korean PM departs for Iran amid tension over seized Tehran funds
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Jeju stuck in dilemma over tourism recovery and spread of COVID-19
News Focus
National
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Sino-U.S. tensions, tighter China-N.K. ties feared to weaken denuke efforts
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Defense cost-sharing deal signals tighter, more stable S. Korea-U.S. alliance
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Legislation on compensating virus-hit small biz picks up steam
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Anger mounts over deepfake porn targeting Korean female celebs; more than 330,000 sign petition
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Biden's pick for Asia policy likely to seek stronger regional alliances to check China
