Former South Korean military dictator, Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90 EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979 military coup sparked massive democracy protests, died on Tuesday at the age of 90. Chun had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which was in … Read more
A former President has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that former South Korean President, Roh Tae-woo, who participated in a military coup then won the election that was the country’s first move toward democracy before he was imprisoned for corruption, has been pronounced dead. This online news platform reports that the former President … Read more
Popular pastor, David Yonggi Cho, has passed away. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a cofounder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God) in South Korea, Pastor David Yonggi Cho, is dead. It was gathered that the popular pastor died on Tuesday morning at the age of 85 after battling complications from a stroke. Prophet Joshua … Read more
The government of South Korea on Wednesday began the formal procedure to set the nation’s legal minimum wage for next year, the labour ministry said. Already, the labour circles have stepped up calls for a realistic wage increase. Minister of Employment and Labour Lee Jae-kap, sent a written request to the Minimum Wage Commission (MWC) … Read more
Childbirth, South Korea South Korea’s childbirth kept falling in January, fueling worry about the demographic cliff, statistical office data showed on Wednesday. The number of newborn babies was 25,003 in January, down 6.3 percent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. It was the lowest January figure since data began to be compiled in … Read more
South Korea’s health authorities on Friday unveiled plan to revamp the country’s COVID-19 social distancing rules, in an effort to impose fairer restrictions, give simpler messages on containment to the public. The nation’s current five-tier social distancing rules have faced growing criticism as they strictly ban specific businesses of small merchants, while exposing loopholes in … Read more
South Korea South Korea said Thursday North Korean troops shot a South Korean government official and set his body on fire after they found him on a floating object in waters near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary. According to Seoul’s announcement, the man disappeared from a government ship that was checking on potential unauthorized fishing … Read more
South Korea has reported its highest daily rise of COVID-19 since early March on Sunday, saying tougher social distancing rules may be needed as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and other gatherings. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 397 new infections as of midnight Saturday, the highest since … Read more
Thousands of members of a Protestant church linked to a coronavirus cluster in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday, as they accused the group’s firebrand conservative leader who has reportedly tested positive. The country’s “trace, test and treat” approach has been held up as a global model in how to … Read more
Samsung Electronics announced on Friday that it would temporarily move some of its smartphone productions from South Korea to Vietnam, as it has been forced to close its factory in the Asian country. The company’s spokeswoman said that the group had to suspend its operations at the factory in the Southern city of Gumi in South Korean … Read more
The founder and leader of Shincheonji religious group, which is at the center of the rapid rise in South Korean coronavirus cases, apologized “sincerely” to the country today at his first news conference since the nation’s outbreak. The group has faced mounting criticism after more than half of South Korea’s positive cases was linked to the … Read more
Kuwait Reports Total Of 56 New Cases A health ministry official in Kuwait announced 10 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number to 56. In comments made during a news conference broadcast on state television, the official called on citizens to avoid gatherings to stop the spreading of the virus. South Korea Shut Down Schools Again, … Read more
Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s largest automaker, suspended the domestic production of its flagship sport utility vehicle, Palisade SUV this weekend as a result of a supply disruption caused by the deadly virus outbreak in China. The deadly virus that first appeared in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has resulted in 259 deaths and spread … Read more
The Daewoosky Institute, reported on its website on Tuesday that Kim Woo Choong, the former leader of South Korea’s, second largest conglomerate Daewoo, has died as a result of a chronic illness. The Daewoosky Institute, an organisation for former employees and managers reported that Kim, who was once considered South Korea’s flagship manager, died at … Read more