South Korea

South Korea reports 376 more coronavirus cases, total 3,526

2:20 pm March 1, 2020

Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday the government was waging “all-out responses” to contain the novel coronavirus as the country reported 376 new cases, taking the total to 3,526. South Korea has the largest national total in the world outside China, after it saw a rapid surge in the number of coronavirus […]

US, South Korea postpone joint military exercises over virus

2:24 pm February 27, 2020

Seoul: The US and South Korean militaries on Thursday postponed forthcoming joint exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak as the Asian country reported 334 new cases, taking its total to 1,595. The decision to delay the training was made after Seoul declared its highest “severe” alert level over the virus, Combined Forces Command said, adding […]

Markets crash as virus alarm spreads globally

7:04 pm February 24, 2020

Mumbai: Indian stock benchmark Sensex on Monday sank nearly 807 points, the second biggest single-day fall this year, tracking sell-offs in global markets as coronavirus cases rose exponentially outside China. Starting off on a weaker note, the BSE gauge plunged to a day’s low of 40,306.36 after being caught in a panic selling as investors […]

Coronavirus cases top 500 on cruise ship off Japan

6:45 pm February 18, 2020

Yokohama: Another 88 people aboard a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said Tuesday, as those free of the disease hoped they were spending their last night on board before disembarking. The new cases take the total from the Diamond Princess to 542 — easily the biggest cluster outside the […]

Bong Joon Ho wins best original screenplay for ‘Parasite’, ‘Jojo Rabbit’ gets adapted Oscar

10:39 am February 10, 2020

Los Angeles: In a first for South Korea, master-director Bong Joon Ho earned the Academy Award for best original screenplay for his genre-defying “Parasite”, while filmmaker Taika Waititi bagged the Oscar in the adapted screenplay category. A visibly happy Bong went up on the stage and initially managed to say “Thank you, great honour,” as […]