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Park to focus all attention on MERS

President Park Geun-hye will focus all her attention this week on containing the MERS virus that has killed six South Koreans, a Cheong Wa Dae official said …

S. Korea gears up for ASEAN meetings

Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun will fly to Kuala Lumpur this week for preparatory meetings ahead of key annual talks with Southeast Asian countries, the …

S. Korea to install MERS detection devices at joint industrial zone

The Unification Ministry said Monday it plans to install devices to detect the MERS virus at the joint industrial zone in North Korea later in the day to …

S. Korea, Japan to hold talks on world heritage

South Korea will press Japan this week to drop its bid to have some early industrial sites linked to wartime atrocities registered as UNESCO’s world …

Jordan celebrates 69th anniversary of independence

The Jordanian embassy on May 29 celebrated the 69th anniversary of its independence day, which marks the country’s liberation from British colonial rule in …

Assembly expected to approve Korea-China FTA

South Korea’s National Assembly is expected to approve the free trade deal with China in the coming months, lawmakers and experts said, hinting that …

Top hospital new source of MERS outbreak
Top hospital new source of MERS outbreak

Samsung Medical Center, one of South Korea’s top hospitals, was identified as a source of infection of the Middle East respiratory syndrome as health …

Cities join fight against MERS

The Ministry of Health and municipalities vowed Sunday to strengthen their mutual efforts to combat the fast-spreading Middle East respiratory syndrome amid …

Asia on high alert over possible MERS spread
Asia on high alert over possible MERS spread

South Korea’s failure to effectively contain the Middle East respiratory syndrome early on is damaging its national image as critics slam it for …

Parties to form special MERS committee

South Korea’s main parties agreed Sunday to make bipartisan efforts to contain the Middle East respiratory syndrome and assuage mounting public fear. The …

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