1 Costa Rican Colon = 2.144 South Korean Won

1 British Pound Sterling = 1513.2831 South Korean Won

1 Omani Rial = 3181.1437 South Korean Won

1 Honduran Lempira = 48.7327 South Korean Won

1 Australian Dollar = 797.0465 South Korean Won

1 Chinese Yuan Renminbi = 172.4294 South Korean Won

1 Hungarian Forint = 3.7748 South Korean Won

1 Philippine Peso = 24.1568 South Korean Won

1 Kenyan Shilling = 11.5021 South Korean Won

1 Latvian Lat = 2016.565 South Korean Won

1 Egyptian Pound = 78.3752 South Korean Won

1 Botswana Pula = 100.4422 South Korean Won

1 Bulgarian Lev = 675.6061 South Korean Won

1 Canadian Dollar = 870.198 South Korean Won

1 Euro = 1338.1808 South Korean Won

1 Mexican Peso = 51.5279 South Korean Won

1 Brazilian Real = 212.7942 South Korean Won

1 United Arab Emirates Dirham = 332.0855 South Korean Won

1 Sri Lanka Rupee = 6.5399 South Korean Won

1 Algerian Dinar = 9.5047 South Korean Won

1 Indonesian Rupiah = 0.0818 South Korean Won

1 Lithuanian Lita = 413.1078 South Korean Won

1 Nigerian Naira = 3.1277 South Korean Won

1 Czech Republic Koruna = 48.5346 South Korean Won

1 Bolivian Boliviano = 176.8934 South Korean Won

1 Japanese Yen = 11.4346 South Korean Won

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said Thursday work was ongoing at North Korean nuclear and missile sites, but no imminent threat is apparent.

The outbreak came just as the country has eased some social distancing restrictions and is seeking to fully reopen schools and businesses.

UN diplomats said China and US have reached agreement on tougher sanctions, including blacklisting of people, entities

Both China and South Korea reported new spikes in coronavirus cases Sunday, setting off fresh concerns in countries where local outbreaks had been in dramatic decline.

South Korea warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus on Sunday as infections rebounded to a one-month high, just as the authorities were starting to ease some pandemic restrictions.

South Korea warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus on Sunday as infections rebounded to a one-month high, just as the authorities were starting to ease some pandemic restrictions.

Both China and South Korea reported new spikes in coronavirus cases on Sunday, setting off fresh concerns in countries where local outbreaks had been in dramatic decline. Former President Barack Obama, meanwhile, harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster,” while U.S. states began gradually reopening, even as health officials are anxiously watching for a second wave of infections. China reported 14 new cases on Sunday, its first double-digit rise in 10 days.

South Korea's capital closed down more than 2100 bars and other nightspots on Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at slaughterhouses, and Italian authorities worried...

At least 15 new infections in the country have been linked to a man who had visited three nightclubs before testing positive.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min was named one of the top five recruits in his unit as he finished three weeks of compulsory military training in South Korea on Friday.

South Korea reported 34 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest daily number in a month, after a small outbreak emerged around a slew of nightclubs that a confirmed patient had visited.

Ebates Korea will cease operations and its users will be directed to ShopBack Korea's beta site.

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Vitaly Petrov has been slapped with a five place grid penalty for the Korean Grand Prix for his part in the accident at the start of the Japanese Grand Prix

Some bars and restaurants are open – with distancing – and schools are starting back, but the country isn’t taking freedom for granted

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On a recent evening in Seoul, colleagues and students sat around plastic tables outside restaurants, their chatter interrupted only by the filling of tiny glasses with soju spirit.

They had something to celebrate. Last week, South Korea, once the hardest-hit country outside China, took a cautious first step into a post-coronavirus world, less than four months since it reported its first case.

South Korea's capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coronavirus wave as President Moon Jae-in urged the public to remain vigilant.

Twenty-six of the new coronavirus cases were domestically transmitted, including 14 in Seoul

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South Korea has reported 34 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily number in a month, after a small outbreak emerged around a slew of nightclubs that a confirmed patient had visited.

Of the new cases announced on Sunday, 26 were domestically transmitted infections and eight were imported cases, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.

South Korea was once a Covid-19 hotspot but used technology and testing to avoid a total lockdown.

Korea has made significant progress towards decentralising the management of employment and training programmes, but can still do more to create stronger links with employers at the local level, according to a new OECD report.

The Korean shipbuilding industry is one of the top global players, leading by value and second only to China by volume. However, the global economic crisis has dented its finances and it now faces serious challenges to set itself back on a solid footing.

Thanks to robust skills and investment in R&D, Korea is leading in the development of frontier technologies with potential to transform production processes, stimulate the entry of new firms, and the launch of ground-breaking products and applications, according to a new OECD report.

Korea tops a new OECD PISA survey that tests how 15-year olds use computers and the Internet to learn. The next best performers were New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Hong-Kong China and Iceland.

Korea tops a new OECD PISA survey that tests how 15-year olds use computers and the Internet to learn. The next best performers were New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Hong-Kong China and Iceland.