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US expert refutes N. Korea’s zero COVID claims

A US public health expert has refuted North Korea’s repeated claims of zero COVID-19 infections, saying that Pyongyang could potentially be dealing with domestic transmission. “It’s really not very conceivable that they aren’t having transmission in North Korea,” epide

2020.03.21 15:24
NK fires projectiles in third weapons test this month

North Korea fired what appeared to be two ballistic short-range missiles into the East Sea on Saturday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may have overseen the third weapons test this month after previous rounds on March 2 and 9. The

2020.03.21 12:50
Life expectancy gap between Koreas is 11 years: CIA

North Koreans born in 2020 can expect to live about 71 years on average, whereas their South Korean neighbors have an average life expectancy of about 82 years, the Central Intelligence Agency said in its latest World Factbook. Boys and girls in the North have life expectancies of 67 and 75 years,

2020.03.19 15:39
US rejects side deal on labor costs for USFK workers

The US State Department on Monday reiterated its earlier stance opposing a South Korean proposal to separately discuss labor costs for United States Forces Korea. Korean workers at the US military here were notified that they would be put on unpaid leave amid stalled talks on sharing costs for 28,50

2020.03.17 14:22
S. Korea, US resume talks on defense cost-sharing

South Korea and the US will resume talks Tuesday in Los Angeles to discuss the upkeep of 28,500 American troops in Korea and 9,000 Koreans working alongside at the US military here, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Friday. Jeong Eun-bo, Korea’s chief negotiator, is expected to push for a p

2020.03.15 15:47
US lawmakers call for avoiding unpaid leave for USFK workers

Two members of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday called on Washington to find a way to avoid putting South Korean civilians, employed by the US military in Korea, on unpaid leave. On Feb. 28, the US military said it had started notifying nearly 9,000 Korean employees that they could be

2020.03.12 15:33
Military asked to delay joint drills amid virus fears

The US military asked the South Korean military to postpone their joint drills in the US because of the novel coronavirus that has killed 32 people and sickened nearly 1,000 there. Korea has reported 60 deaths with about 8,000 infections. Korea’s Army had planned to send 50 officers including

2020.03.11 15:35
Dozens of foreign diplomats flee Pyongyang amid coronavirus fears

Dozens of diplomats posted in Pyongyang, North Korea shuttered offices and left the country Monday, following weeks of the country’s tight quarantine restrictions on diplomatic missions to contain the novel coronavirus. The North, which has not reported a single infection, is enforcing strong

2020.03.10 15:26
NK fires projectiles in second weapons test this month

North Korea fired multiple short-range projectiles into the East Sea on Monday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Three of them flew approximately 200 kilometers and reached a peak altitude of 50 kilometers, from Sondok in South Hamgyong Province along the North’s eastern

2020.03.09 16:21
[Feature] From mask factories to hospitals, military wages virus war

From mask factories to hospitals, South Korea’s 600,000-strong military is making its presence felt on every battle front of the country’s war against the coronavirus. Soldiers, officers, and military doctors and nurses have joined the government’s efforts to suppress COVID-19, wh

2020.03.08 16:33

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