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S. KOREA OFFERS FREE VIDEO CALLS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
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- S. Korea offers free video calls during the Lunar New Year holiday.
- The ICT ministry gave the order to encourage virtual family meetings amid pandemic.
- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. agreed to not charge fo...
KEC REPORTS HEAVY TRAFFIC ACROSS S. KOREA DUE TO LUNAR NEW YEAR
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- KEC reports heavy traffic across S. Korea due to Lunar New Year.
- Gyeongbu Expressway connecting Seoul to the southeastern port city of Busan was congested.
- The government has kept in place a nationwide ban on private gath...
S. KOREA PM CAUTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS’
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- S. Korea PM cautions about COVID-19 in the Lunar New Year holidays’.
- The coming holiday week is said to be crucial for the country’s fight towards the 3rd wave of the coronavirus.
- The PM in a press briefing as...
KDCA ANNOUNCES COVID-19 INOCULATION TO BEGIN ON FEB. 26 IN SOUTH KOREA
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- KDCA announces COVID-19 inoculation to begin on Feb. 26 in South Korea.
- The date remains so if final approval for the use of AstraZeneca's vaccine is made this week.
- KDCA reported that the country added 303 more COVID...
SOUTH KOREA GOVT. PLANS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HANDOUTS TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
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- South Korea govt. plans to provide emergency handouts to small business owners.
- The government plans to do so by early February, around the Lunar New Year holiday.
- The government will provide US$8.6 billion in relief fund...
CHINESE PRESIDENT SAYS CORONA VIRUS RESTRICTIONS IS BAD FOR ECONOMY
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- President Xi Jinping states that the restrictive measures have gone overboard
- Governments have been asked to meet social and economic targets
- Chinese policy makers are preparing for a disappointing first quarter