Tag: South Korea
South Korea to import viral drug to treat COVID-19
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved a request by the country’s health authorities to import Gilead Sciences Inc’s anti-viral drug remdesivir...
South Korea’s GDP contraction to worsen
South Korea’s economic contraction will worsen in the current quarter, the central bank forecast Tuesday, as the coronavirus outbreak hits consumer demand and economic...
South Korea’s coronavirus drug by Celltrion positive in animal trials
South Korean pharmaceutical firm Celltrion announced on Monday positive results from a pre-clinical study of a new antiviral treatment for COVID-19.
It reported a 100-fold...
South Korea’s government to limit the number of students going back...
South Korea’s government will inspect working conditions at distribution centres and toughen guidelines on the number of students allowed to attend classes in the...
South Korea jails man for 4 months for breaking quarantine rules
A South Korean man was jailed for four months on Tuesday for breaking coronavirus quarantine rules, authorities said, in the country’s first such prison...
South Korea, China, Japan hold virtual meeting on coronavirus
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and China’s Premier Li Keqiang meet in Tokyo
South Korea, China and Japan will hold a...
South Korea raises the age of consent from 13 to 16
South Korea has raised the age of consent for sex to 16 from 13 as it seeks to strengthen protection for minors following accusations...
Government of South Korea raises age of sex consent from 13...
South Korea has raised the age of consent for sex to 16 from 13 as it seeks to strengthen protection for minors following accusations...
South Korea shuts down 2,100 nightclubs and bars as new Coronavirus...
South Korea has shut down more than 2,100 nightclubs including hostess bars and discos after dozens of coronavirus infections were linked to club goers...
Tottenham striker, Son Heung-min finishes military training in South Korea
Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min was named one of the top five recruits in his unit as he finished three weeks of compulsory military...
