ONLINE DANCE COMPETITION PROMOTING KOREAN TOURISM TO LIVESTREAM ON SATURDAY

• The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will conduct the final round of its IYKoongChallenge online dance competition Saturday in company of the Korean Tourism Organization.
• The event will be livestreamed in real time through the KTO’s YouTube (www.youtube.com/Imagine...

SOUTH KOREA’S ECONOMY FAST-TRACKS ON BACK OF IMPROVING EXPORTS

• The South Korean economy is witnessing its long-awaited recovery on improving exports, the finance minister said Wednesday.
• Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki also promised the government's efforts to continue to sustain an economic recovery into the fourth quarter and next year....

BERLIN DECIDES TO KEEP ‘COMFORT WOMAN’ STATUE; JAPAN EXPRESSES REGRET

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• Berlin decides to keep ‘Comfort Woman’ statue; Japan expresses regret.
• The statue was installed by a South Korean civic group in Berlin’s Mitte district.
• The Mitte district has permitted the installation...

SOUTH KOREA’S DELECTABLE KIMCHI EXPORTS SWELLING EXTRAORDINARILY

• South Korea’s kimchi exports for the first three quarters of this year swelled to 38.5 percent from a year ago.
• The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs took this occasion to declare on Nov. 23 that South Korea’s kimchi exports for the first three quarter...

‘POKEMON GO’ EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO RISE IN COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN JAPAN

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• ‘Pokemon Go’ event canceled due to rise in COVID-19 infections in Japan.
• A real-life ‘Pokeman Go’ event was initially scheduled on Nov.22 in Kyoto prefecture.
• The operator of the smartphone game, N...

SOUTH KOREA COVID-19 CASES TO SWEEP PAST 400 AS WINTER AND ASYMPTOMATIC TRIGGERS CO-EXIST

• South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 case numbers feared to escalate to 400 in four weeks should the current infection rate continue, health authorities said Monday, due to increased close contact among people and the winter season forcing people to stay indoors.
• The rapid do...

JAPAN PM TELLS SOUTH KOREAN LAWMAKERS HIS HOPES IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF BILATERAL TIES

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• Japan PM tells South Korean lawmakers his hopes in the improvement of bilateral ties.
• Suga reiterated its intention to make the first reconciliatory move.
• Since 2018, bilateral ties between Japan and South Korea have rema...

JAPAN CITY SENT A LETTER TO BERLIN FOR THE REMOVAL OF ‘COMFORT WOMAN’ STATUE

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• Japan city sent a letter to Berlin for the removal of ‘Comfort Woman’ statue.
• The statue was set up on public land in the Mitte district of Berlin.
• Japan Foreign Ministry had issued a document in German to exp...

JAPAN ISSUED DOCUMENT IN GERMAN TO EXPALIN THE ‘COMFORT WOMAN’ STATUTE IN BERLIN

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• Japan issued a document in German to explain the ‘comfort woman’ statue in Berlin.
• The statue was erected by a pro-South Korean civic group despite Tokyo’s objection.
• The document was posted on Oct. 21 o...

ENTRY BAN TO BE LIFTED BY JAPAN FOR CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, 6 OTHER COUNTRIES

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• Entry ban to be lifted by Japan for China, South Korea, Taiwan, 6 other countries.
• Japan still continues to suspend visa waiver agreements with other countries.
• Japanese nationals and foreign residents returning from ove...

SPC GROUP OPENS HANOK-STYLED BASKIN-ROBBINS OUTLET IN SEOUL

• SPC Group said Thursday it launched a new Baskin-Robbins store in a newly built hanok, familiarly called a traditional Korean house, in Samcheong-dong, one of the most visited tourist areas in Seoul, famous for its umpteen galleries, restaurants and shops as well as its hanok village.

SOUTH KOREA COVID-19 CASELOADS REEMERGE IN THREE FIGURES WITHIN SPAN OF 42 DAYS

• South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases sprang back to a level hitherto unseen in over a month Friday, due to pool of infections traced to senior care homes and social gatherings, as well as double-digit increases in imported caseloads.
• Korea’s cases multiplied to 15...

ONE CONFIRMED CASE OF MOSQUITO BORNE JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS IN S KOREA

• South Korea on Thursday pronounced one sure-shot case and two doubtful cases of the Japanese encephalitis, all three of them originating from Gyeonggi Province. 
• According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a woman in her 60s was identified with the mosqui...

SOUTH KOREA’S NEW CONFIRMED CASELOADS BACK IN THREE FIGURES

• South Korea's new coronavirus cases shot up to over 100 on Thursday mainly due to a new infection due to gathering of people in the southeastern port city of Busan amid a further lessened social distancing scheme
• The country multiplied to 110 COVID-19 cases, including 95 lo...

TRILATERAL SUMMIT BETWEEN JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AND CHINA MAY NOT HAPPEN THIS YEAR

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• Trilateral summit between Japan, South Korea, and China may not happen this year.
• Japan gave notice to South Korea citing the condition and reason for not attending the summit.
• Japan and South Korea are under a feud over...

K-POP CLASS ACT BTS DESTINED TO HONOR CALL OF MILITARY SERVICE

• As a pop sensation, there is arguably nothing classier on the planet.
• BTS, a boy band from South Korea, have entertained several millions of fans, have earned undreamed of pounds in album sales, and on their march to fame and glory, they toppled a few records such as topping th...

BTS EARNS RECOGNITION WITH 2020 VAN FLEET AWARD FOR ENHANCING US-S.KOREA TIES

• South Korean K-pop boy band BTS earned itself the 2020 Van Fleet Award for its stellar contribution to enhancing strong ties between South Korea and the United States, South Korea's leading business lobby group said Thursday.
• The two other awardees include the famed Korean ...

SINGAPORE ON JAPAN’S TRAVEL NATION LIST, SOUTH KOREA TOPS ON VISITING NATION LIST OF SINGAPOREANS

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• Japan is intending to eliminate a prohibition on abroad travel to China and 11 different nations one month from now, the Yomiuri paper revealed.

The 11 different nations and regions incorporate Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapo...

SUGA WON’T VISIT SOUTH KOREA IF THE ASSETS SEIZED FOR WARTIME LABOR IS NOT LIQUIDATED

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• Suga won’t visit South Korea if the assets seized for wartime labor is not liquidated.
• Without the guarantee, Suga might not attend the trilateral summit with China and South Korea.
• Since 2008, Japan, South Korea, a...

JAPAN’S NEW PREMIER AND SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT HAD THEIR FIRST TALKS OVER PHONE

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• Japan’s new premier and South Korean President had their first talks over phone.
• This was the first talk between the leaders after nine months amid a diplomatic feud.
• The countries had problems with export controls...