No mask mandate at South Korea’s schools, airports – but still on buses, trains
Indoor masking will only remain “highly recommended” by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
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South Korea’s military dodgers seek new ways by using local military brokers
Besides volleyball player Jo Jae-sung, professional athletes in the fields of soccer, horse riding and bowling are under investigation.
Pre-entry negative Covid-19 tests required for all China arrivals in South Korea
The toughened rule is part of the country’s efforts to prevent an influx of confirmed patients flowing into the country, as it saw a rapid spike in cases from China.
Recovering South Korean drug users at rehab call for more help
Stigma remains a major obstacle, with many people perceiving a history of drug use as a “deadly social faux pas.”
South Korea reports first death from ‘brain-eating amoeba’
This is the first known infection from the disease in South Korea.
Covid-19 reinfections, spread of BN.1 variant growing
South Korea added 59 more deaths from Covid-19 as of December 21 midnight, bringing the total to 31,549.
Once ‘drug-free’, South Korea is reaching tipping point
Experts point to inadequate prevention and rehabilitation efforts as the reason behind a marked increase in drug offences, especially among the young.
Making big waves: How K-pop swelled into cultural superpower
Not only is K-pop a tool behind the country’s national branding, but it can also be an olive branch.
BTS has most No. 1 on Billboard’s ‘Hot 100’ this decade
Apart from the Hot 100, BTS is also the first-ever K-pop act to have entered the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1, as well as the first foreign-language album in over a decade…
RM to be third BTS member to kick off solo venture
While it will be RM’s first solo album, the musician has previously teased a snippet of his musical personality through collaborations.