samsung halts phone factory due to coronavirus infection

Samsung halts phone factory due to coronavirus infection

A Samsung mobile factory in South Korea has halted operations due to a coronavirus infection, while its Vietnamese facility is said to work at full capacity.
south korea reports eighth covid 19 death 60 new cases

South Korea reports eighth COVID-19 death, 60 new cases

South Korea on Tuesday (Feb 25) reported its eighth death from the novel coronavirus and 60 more cases -  its smallest increase in four days.
vietnam has not banned flights linking with rok for covid 19 official

Vietnam has not banned flights linking with RoK for COVID-19: official

By now, the Ministry of Transport has not decided to suspend the air routes between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in face of the complicated development of the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Northeast Asian country, a high-ranking official said on February 23.
ministry ready to protect vietnamese in rok amid covid 19 fears

Ministry ready to protect Vietnamese in RoK amid COVID-19 fears

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has adopted a number of measures to protect Vietnamese citizens living in the Republic of Korea (RoK), which reported a huge rise in the number of confirmed new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases over the last few days.
south korea reports 169 new covid 19 cases three more deaths

South Korea reports 169 new COVID-19 cases; three more deaths

South Korea raised its alert on COVID-19 to the highest level on Sunday (Feb 23) after reporting three more deaths and 169 new infections.
south korea reports 142 more covid 19 cases total 346

South Korea reports 142 more COVID-19 cases, total 346

South Korea on Saturday (Feb 22) reported 142 more cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the nationwide total to 346.
first vietnamese born woman runs for roks legislative elections

First Vietnamese-born woman runs for RoK’s legislative elections

Nguyen Ngoc Cam, aged 44, becomes the first Vietnamese-Korean chosen by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DP) to run for the 21st parliamentary elections scheduled for this April.
covid 19 no ban on flights to rok japan

COVID-19: No ban on flights to RoK, Japan

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has imposed no ban on flights to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, CAAV Director General Dinh Viet Thang has said.
north korea cancels marathon over virus travel firm

North Korea cancels marathon over virus: Travel firm

North Korea has cancelled the Pyongyang Marathon - its biggest tourist money-spinner of the year - because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, a leading tour company said Friday (Feb 21).
coronavirus threatens north korea chaos analysts

Coronavirus threatens North Korea chaos: Analysts

North Korea's self-imposed isolation in the face of the coronavirus epidemic raging in neighbouring China is its only method of protection from an outbreak that would wreak havoc given its crumbling health system, analysts say.
vietnam and south korea reach for 100 billion trade turnover in 2020

Vietnam and South Korea reach for $100 billion trade turnover in 2020

Vietnam and South Korea will promote export-import activities, in addition to calling for South Korean investment capital and technology transfer in order to realise the $100 billion bilateral trade turnover target in 2020.
fewer covid 19 cases in china as deaths abroad increase

Fewer COVID-19 cases in China as deaths abroad increase

China on Thursday (Feb 20) touted a big drop in new virus infections as proof its epidemic control efforts are working, but the toll grew abroad with deaths in Japan and South Korea.
south korea reports first covid 19 death as infected cases reach 104

South Korea reports first COVID-19 death as infected cases reach 104

South Korea reported its first death Thursday (Feb 20) from COVID-19 as the number of infections nearly doubled to over 100 - almost half of them from a cluster centred on a religious sect.
south korea reports 31 new cases of covid 19 bringing total to 82

South Korea reports 31 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total to 82

A cluster of COVID-19 infections centred on a church in the South Korean city of Daegu leapt to 39 cases on Thursday (Feb 20), as the country's total spiked for the second successive day.
lg to stop producing television panels and smartphones

LG to stop producing television panels and smartphones

South Korean manufacturer LG has just made the decision of stopping the production of television panels and smartphones on its home soil and will move capacity abroad to stem losses.