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DP'S presidential nomination race gets 1 person tighter

A presidential contender from the ruling party on Monday bowed out to support former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, hinting at the possibility of more convergences to defeat the frontrunner, Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung.

2021.7.5

Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, left, holds talks with Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri in Tehran Sunday, kicking off a three-day visit. The two held a joint press conference after the talks. [NEWS1]

Prime minister visits Iran, expresses support for nuclear deal negotiations

Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Seoul supports constructive Iranian nuclear deal negotiations as he kicked off a three-day visit to Tehran Sunday, two days after Iran released the seized Korean oil tanker and its captain.

2021.4.12

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Smart factory

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun wears a virtual reality (VR) headset to experience a VR smart factory during his visit to Open Lab in LG’s Science Park in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Wednesday.

2021.3.17

Blaming the previous government

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun apologized for causing “deep disappointment and a sense of betrayal” over the “shocking” allegations about Korea Land and Housing Corp. (LH) employees involved in real estate speculation in...

2021.3.10

Vice Health Minister Kang Do-tae announces that the current social distancing scheme will be extended for another two weeks, through the Lunar New Year holiday, in a press briefing at the government complex in central Seoul Sunday. [YONHAP]

Social distancing measures maintained for 2 more weeks

Current social distancing regulations, including a ban on gatherings of five or more people, are extended for another two weeks as a precaution ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

2021.1.31

A testing center near Seoul Station sits relatively empty on Sunday, amid a continuous drop in cases throughout the country. A total of 392 infections were reported from the night before. [YONHAP]

KDCA assures 'no changes' in vaccine plan after AstraZeneca warns of shortfall

Though British drug maker AstraZeneca has cut back Covid-19 vaccine deliveries across Europe, health authorities in Korea assure the country will have no issues receiving doses from the company within the first quarter of the year.

2021.1.24

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun warns against misinformation surrounding the safety of Covid-19 vaccines at a health meeting on Friday, in response to a survey that showed seven out of 10 people said they would wait to get shots. [YONHAP]

Covid cases continue to drop but public anxiety remains high

Daily Covid-19 cases in Korea continued on a downward trend Friday, with 513 infections reported from the previous day, but public anxiety about future outbreaks remains high.

2021.1.15

Park Yong-maan, Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry chairman, right, speaks during the business community’s New Year’s event held at the business group’s headquarters in central Seoul on Thursday with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, left, attending. [YONHAP]

Business welcomes 2021

Park Yong-maan, Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry chairman speaks during the business community’s New Year’s event held at the business group’s headquarters in central Seoul on Thursday with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun attending.

2021.1.7

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl enters the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on Tuesday after the Seoul Administrative Court issued an injunction to temporarily lift his suspension. [YONHAP]

Injunction gives Yoon his job back, at least temporarily

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl returned to his job Tuesday, after a local court issued an injunction temporarily halting Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae’s order suspending him.

2020.12.1

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announces stricter social distancing measures to curb a third wave of coronavirus cases at a press conference at the government complex in central Seoul Sunday. [NEWS1]

Distancing measures raised nationwide, Seoul kept at Level 2

The government announced Sunday afternoon that it will maintain the current Level 2 social distancing measures in the greater Seoul area, while expanding bans on some facilities, and implement Level 1.5 nationwide starting Tuesday.

2020.11.29