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WEB4 days ago · Credit delinquencies soar among young Koreans amid rising rates, inflation. The number of people in their 20s falling into credit delinquency — missing loan repayments — has increased, largely due to high interest rates, soaring prices, and difficulties in finding jobs, according to an opposition lawmaker, Monday.
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WEBKoreaTimes. -2. -1. 0. +1. +2. The popular veteran K-pop girl group KARA will release a new song in July, marking its return 1 year and 8 months after the release of its 15th-anniversary special album 'Move Again' in November 2022, its agency RBW said. First deaf priest in Asia earns doctorate in theology in US.
Korea identifies 1st Omicron cases - The Korea Times
WEBDec 1, 2021 · Five cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 were reported in Korea, Wednesday, the first infections here by the variant which is believed to be more transmissible than the Delta variant and potentially resistant to current vaccines. The government said it would conduct genome sequencing on all people who test positive for COVID-19 after coming here from abroad to check for the Omicron ...
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WEBVandalism cuts short iGoBart's exhibition. Dutch influencer Bart van Genugten, who runs the YouTube channel iGoBart, decided to end his ongoing exhibition early, Sunday, after discovering that visitors had defaced his giant map of Seoul.
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Koreans move out of pandemic's shadow after nearly 3 years of …
WEBNov 4, 2022 · When Korea confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on Jan. 20, 2020, few expected the respiratory virus to be around for this long, or to disrupt people's daily lives this severely. At the peak of social distancing restrictions, private gatherings of more than two people were prohibited in the evenings, while restaurants and bars were forced to close at 9 p.m. As of Oct. 28, which marks ...
Korea set to shift to new response measures against Omicron spread
WEBJan 24, 2022 · The Korean government will soon shift to a new response system to deal with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. President Moon Jae-in called for swift action Monday to fend off the highly-transmissible variant, according to health authorities, Monday. The President also asked the public to refrain from visiting their families and relatives during the Lunar New Year holidays, warning that ...
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WEBTop 10 Stories. 1 2 Koreans caught stealing bag containing 22 million won in Turkey ; 2 Korean players not pleased with fans' booing of coach at World Cup qualifier
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WEBFTC to introduce stricter measures against platform firms . The nation's antitrust watchdog plans to revise key fair trade regulations to impose stricter oversight on online platform companies, which continue to exert unfair and excessive market influence, Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Han Ki-jeong said, Monday.
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