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Video games are dividing South Korea
Arguments over whether game addiction is real have led to feuds between government departments and a national debate over policy.
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Christmas tree made of cigarette butts in Seoul
Activists from the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement built a Christmas tree out of cigarette butts to call for a ban on the use of plastic for cigarette filters. Filters made with plastic are the second most littered single-use plastic product, according to the European Union.
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The North Korea-South Korea World Cup Qualifier Was Played In A Silent, Violent Haze
On Tuesday, North Korea hosted South Korea in the two countries’ first-ever competitive match in Pyongyang against one another. However, there were no reports on the game from inside the 50,000-seat Kim Il-sung stadium until Thursday. That’s because North Korea held the match under a media blackout, prohibiting journalists and also any fans from attending. Upon returning to Seoul, South Korea’s national team opened up about the game, and painted a picture of eerie silence as well as on-field violence.
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Samsung confirms one coronavirus case at phone factory complex in South Korea
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Saturday (Feb 22) that one coronavirus case had been confirmed at its mobile device factory complex in the southeastern city of Gumi, causing a shutdown of its entire facility. Samsung Electronics, the world's top smartphone maker, said it plans to close the complex until the morning of Feb 24.
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics closes mobile device plant after coronavirus case confirmed: Yonhap
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and LG Innotek (011070.KS) have shut their factories in South Korea after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus, the companies said on Sunday. Samsung’s mobile device factory in Gumi, close to Daegu, where most of the South Korean virus cases have been confirmed, will be closed until Sunday evening for disinfection work while the floor where the infected employee worked will reopen on Tuesday afternoon, a company statement said.
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S Korea sect leader faces coronavirus murder probe
The leader of a religious sect in South Korea could face a homicide investigation over some of the country's coronavirus deaths. The city government of the capital Seoul has asked prosecutors to charge Lee Man-hee, the founder of the Shincheonji Church, and 11 others. They are accused of hiding the names of some members as officials tried to track patients before the virus spread.
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Coronavirus Is Boosting Nintendo Switch And PlayStation 4 Sales In South Korea, Report Says
Coronavirus or COVID-19 is a major concern for the whole world right now. Talking about the video game industry, the majority of the game developers have withdrawn from the annual conferences like E3, Gamescom and even GDC. Recently, we’re seeing more and more game studios implementing the “work from home” policy which is probably a step in the right direction.
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How South Korea Is Composting Its Way to Sustainability
Automated bins, rooftop farms, and underground mushroom-growing help clean up the mess.
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North Korea Launches Multiple Projectiles in Weapons Test, South Korea Says
The test was the country’s second in a week and came as its main rival, South Korea, grappled with a large coronavirus outbreak.
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South Korea has tested 140,000 people for the coronavirus. That could explain why its death rate is just 0.6% — far lower than in China or the US.
The US and South Korea announced their first cases of the coronavirus on the same day: January 20. More than six weeks later, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tested around 1,500 people for the virus. South Korea, meanwhile, has tested about 140,000. The nation is capable of conducting as many as 10,000 tests per day and has built drive-thru testing clinics that can detect coronavirus cases in just 10 minutes
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Can the U.S. return to sports soon? South Korea might offer clues
While it's still too early to know when our pro teams will be back on the field, what's happening now halfway across the world could provide the blueprint.
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South Korea to implement Green New Deal after ruling party election win
South Korea is on track to set a 2050 carbon neutrality goal and end coal financing after its ruling Democratic Party won an absolute majority in the country’s parliamentary elections on Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in’s party won a landslide 180 seats in the 300-member National Assembly, up from 120 previously, in a huge show of faith in his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The election was one of the first nationwide polls to take place since the start of the pandemic, but the threat of Covid-19 did not deter voters from casting their ballot, with a record turnout.
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Moon proposes cooperation with North Korea on COVID-19
President Moon Jae-in said Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up new opportunities for stalled inter-Korean cooperation, which he began promoting following the Panmunjeom Declaration announced after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un two years ago. Marking the second anniversary of the inter-Korean summit, Moon evaluated the "improvement in and challenges of" inter-Korean relations during the past two years.
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South Korea records no new domestic cases of Covid-19 for first time since February
South Korea has reported no new domestic coronavirus cases for the first time since February, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The KCDC reported four new infections, all imported cases, taking the national tally to 10,765. The death toll rose by one to 247, while 9,059 have been discharged.
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North and South Korea in rare exchange of gunfire
North and South Korea have exchanged gunfire in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) which divides the two countries. Seoul's military said shots from the North hit a South Korean guard post in the central border town of Cheorwon. It said it returned fire and delivered a warning announcement. There are no reports of injuries.
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South Korea ready to kick off football season – with the world watching on
The K-League starts on Friday with players having labelled water bottles and told that excessive spitting is prohibited
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Institut Pasteur Korea Finds COVID-19 Treatment Candidate 600 Times Stronger than Remdesivir
Institut Pasteur Korea announced on May 14 that nafamostat, an acute pancreatitis treatment and a blood anticoagulant component, has antiviral effects against the new coronavirus.Institut Pasteur Korea has been conducting drug recreation research since February to discover candidates for COVID-19 tr
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Football club apologises for 'sex dolls' in stands
A company that produces sex toys gave the club 30 mannequins to fill some of their empty seats.
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Korean soccer team hit with record fine, may face stadium expulsion over sex dolls in stands
Further discipline may be on the way for a Korean soccer team that placed sex dolls in the stands.
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