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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...
OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU IN SOUTH KOREA MAKES THE PRICE OF EGGS SOAR BY 27%
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- Outbreak of bird flu in South Korea makes the price of eggs soar by 27%.
- On Monday, sales prices of a carton of 30 eggs averaged 7,456 won.
- In January, the consumer prices, in general, rose 0.6 percent on-year.
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...
S. KOREA ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES FOR 2 MORE WEEKS
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- S. Korea announces extension of social distancing measures for 2 more weeks.
- The measure has been taken to prevent infections around the Lunar New Year holiday.
- The Greater Seoul area will continue to maintain Level 2.5 m...
CHINA’S BIG HOLIDAY SEASON AMIDST LUNAR NEW YEAR TRAVEL BUG SO FAR SO GOOD
- An eerie calm prevailed over Beijing’s main train station as efforts to dissuade Chinese from traveling for Lunar New Year appeared to be on course. Passenger strength at the station was less than seen usually in past years.
- It was with Thursday which commenced the roughl...
CHINA FOREARMED WITH COVID-19 TESTS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY SEASON
- China has decided to enforce strict COVID testing implementations during the Lunar New Year holiday season, when teeming millions of people are waiting to travel, as it fights the worst spell of new infections since March 2020.
- China plans to enforce stringent COVID testing req...
CHINESE PROVINCE OF 37 MILLION PROCLAIMS EMERGENCY TO REIN IN CORONAVIRUS
- Chinese province of more than 37 million proclaimed an ‘emergency state’ on Wednesday to iron out a handful of Covid-19 cases, as the country shifted gear to decisively contain infections.
- China had impressively reined the coronavirus under control since its entry i...
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...
Despite Surging Sales In Vietnam, Virus Fear Lurks
In January 2020, the retail sales in Vietnam’s commercial capital Ho Chi Minh City surged 11.2% to an estimated value of US $4.8 billion. However, outbreak of Coronavirus in February cut the joy of Vietnamese economists short.
According to official government data, the revenue in ...
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
JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS DELAY RESTARTING OF FACTORIES IN CHINA
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- Travel to China banned or restricted by most major manufacturers
- Extended Lunar New Year holidays may get extended following hesitation to restart operations
Japanese manufacturers are considering delaying the restart of ...