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Shadowy Church Is at Center of Coronavirus Outbreak in South Korea @ 2020-02-22T00: Back Hot News
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THE SNOWBALLING OUTBREAK AMONG THE CHURCH』S FOLLOWERS IS TESTING SOUTH KOREA』S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY TAMED A DEADLY OUTBREAK OF MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME IN 2015. EXPERTS ON SOUTH KOREAN RELIGIOUS SECTS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH SAID ITS PRACTICES MADE ITS MEMBERS UNUSUALLY VULNERABLE TO CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
WITH CORONAVIRUS CASES SOARING, THE GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH KOREA SAID ON FRIDAY THAT IT HAD FAILED TO KEEP THE VIRUS OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND MUST NOW FOCUS ON CONTAINMENT.
"TODAY SOUTH KOREA BEARS NO MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE COSTS MOST DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATIONING OF U.S. FORCES ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA. AS THESE COSTS RISE, SOUTH KOREA"S SHARE IS SHRINKING. MOREOVER, THESE NARROWLY DEFINED COSTS ARE ONLY ONE PART OF THE PICTURE. AMERICA"S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOUTH KOREA"S DEFENSE IN THIS HIGHLY TECHNOLOGICAL AGE—INCLUDING SOME ADVANCED CAPABILITIES SEOUL STILL NEEDS TO ACQUIRE—FAR EXCEED THE COST OF U.S. "BOOTS ON THE GROUND" AND CONSTITUTE A FAR LARGER BURDEN FOR THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER THAN MEETS THE EYE," THEY WROTE.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — A FORMER NORTH KOREAN DIPLOMAT WHO FLED HIS EMBASSY POSTING HAS BECOME THE FIRST DEFECTOR TO RUN FOR SOUTH KOREA』S PARLIAMENT, SAYING ON WEDNESDAY THAT HE WAS MOTIVATED BY SEOUL』S FORCED REPATRIATION OF TWO NORTH KOREAN FISHERMEN WHO WANTED TO DEFECT TO THE SOUTH.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - SOUTH KOREA』S CAPITAL BANNED LARGE PROTESTS AND PROHIBITED GATHERINGS OF A RELIGIOUS GROUP THAT HAS BEEN A HOTBED FOR CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS, AS THE OUTBREAK CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
CONSUMERS IN SOUTH KOREA ARE INCREASINGLY TURNING TO CONTACTLESS SERVICES AS INFECTION CASES FROM NO RELEVANCE TO CHINA SURGES IN THE COUNTRY AND CAUSES PANIC ABOUT THE DANGER OF THE MYSTERIOUS NEW EPIDEMIC.
WASHINGTON (CNN)PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BEMOANED THIS YEAR"S ACADEMY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST PICTURE, "PARASITE," ON THURSDAY BECAUSE IT"S A SOUTH KOREAN FILM.
EXPORTS TO CHINA, WHERE THE VIRUS IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED, SLID 3.7 PERCENT YEAR-ON-YEAR IN THE 20-DAY PERIOD, THE KOREA CUSTOMS SERVICE DATA SHOWED. CHINA IS SOUTH KOREA』S BIGGEST TRADING PARTNER AND TAKES IN A QUARTER OF TOTAL OVERSEAS SALES.
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN SOUTH KOREA HAS DOUBLED IN JUST 24 HOURS, TO 104 FROM 51, THE KOREA CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAID THURSDAY. MANY OF THE NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS ARE LINKED TO A CHRISTIAN SECT IN DAEGU, A CITY IN SOUTHERN SOUTH KOREA.
TOKYO -- IN SOUTH KOREAN SOCIETY, THERE ARE SAID TO BE LINES THAT CAN"T BE CROSSED, AND LINES THAT SHOULDN"T BE CROSSED.
THE BURGER, WHICH WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BIG MAC, IS MADE WITH PORK AND FLAVORED WITH A SWEET SAUCE. FIRST CREATED BY MCDONALD'S TO WIN OVER KOREAN CUSTOMERS, THE BULGOGI BURGER HAS BECOME AN ICONIC MENU STAPLE IN SOUTH KOREA.
SEOUL - SOUTH KOREA REPORTED 15 NEW CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS WEDNESDAY, INTENSIFYING CONCERNS OF AN OUTBREAK FOLLOWING A LULL IN REPORTED SOUTH KOREAN INFECTIONS.
PHOTO: SOUTH KOREA"S PRESIDENT HAS PLEDGED ALL POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE TO DAEGU"S FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.
SOCIALLY CRITICAL NARRATIVE … SOUTH KOREAN NOVELIST CHO NAM-JOO.PHOTOGRAPH: JUN MICHAEL PARK
NOW THAT THE SOUTH KOREAN BLOCKBUSTER PARASITE HAS TAKEN HOME THE OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE, MANY AROUND THE WORLD ARE EAGERLY SEARCHING FOR MORE EXAMPLES OF SOUTH KOREAN COOLNESS. THEY SHOULD LOOK TO THE SOUTH KOREAN ECONOMY, WHICH OFFERS VALUABLE LESSONS FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE GROWTH.
TOKYO — JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA HAVE AGREED TO HOLD DIALOGUE ON EXPORT CONTROLS ON MARCH 10 IN SEOUL, JAPAN'S TRADE MINISTRY SAID ON FRIDAY.
SEOUL—GROWING UP IN KIM JONG IL』S NORTH KOREA, JI SEONG-HO HAD NO EXPOSURE TO DEMOCRACY. HIS FIRST TASTE CAME IN 2007 WHEN HE SAW A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GIVE A SPEECH AT A LOCAL MARKET, A YEAR AFTER THE DOUBLE-AMPUTEE ESCAPED TO SOUTH KOREA USING HOMEMADE CRUTCHES.
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA (REUTERS) - THE MALLS AND RESTAURANTS IN DAEGU WERE EMPTY AND STREETS EERILY QUIET ON FRIDAY AFTER THE NUMBER OF CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN SOUTH KOREA DOUBLED OVERNIGHT TO 204, ALMOST ALL OF THEM IN AND AROUND THE FOURTH LARGEST CITY.

 

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