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S. Korean nuclear envoy returns home from U.S. visit

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  Noh Kyu-duk, special representative for the Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, talks to the media at the Incheon International Airport, Thursday. Yonhap South Korea's top nuclear envoy returned home Thursday after meeting with his U.S. counterpart and other officials in Washington to discuss efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea. Noh Kyu-duk, special representative for the Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, said he had "in-depth" talks with the U.S. keonhacai and that the visit was a "fairly productive" one. "We confirmed the U.S. stance that it remains committed to resolving the North Korea issues with urgency and as a priority," he told reporters at Incheon International Airport. During the four-day trip, he had a series of meetings with his U.S. counterpart, Sung Kim, and other administration officials, including the White House policy coordinator for Asia, Kurt Campbell. After the talks, the White House reiterated that t...
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New COVID cases hover around 1,800, with critical patients increasing

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  South Korea's daily new COVID-19 cases fell to slightly under 1,800, Friday, but the number of critically ill patients continued to rise, as the health authorities started to discuss special antivirus measures for the upcoming Chuseok holidays. Yonhap Daily new COVID-19 cases fell to slightly under 1,800, Friday, but the number of critically patients continued to rise, as the health authorities began discussions on special antivirus measures for the upcoming Chuseok holidays. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 1,793 more coronavirus infections, including 1,738 local ones, raising the total caseload to 246,951. Friday's tally compares with 1,811 on Thursday, 1,882 on Wednesday, 2,155 on Tuesday, 1,509 on Monday and 1,418 on Sunday, as daily cases have remained above 1,000 for 53 days in a row. The KDCA added that there had been 11 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 2,276. The number of patients with serious symptoms reached 409, s...
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New cases bounce back to near 1,600

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  New cases bounce back to near 1,600 Posted : 2021-09-07 09:38 Updated : 2021-09-07 09:38 Bottles of hand sanitizer are displayed for use at a park in Goyang, Sept. 5. AP-Yonhap South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rose to slightly below 1,600 on Tuesday while authorities strive to tighten their guard against the pandemic and raise the vaccination rate ahead of a major national holiday. The country added 1,597 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,563 local infections, raising the total caseload to 263,374, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The latest caseload was the highest for any Tuesday despite tough social distancing measures in place across the nation over the last two months. It is up from 1,490 on keonhacai and 1,375 on Monday, when new cases usually remain lower than other weekdays due to less testing over the weekend. Daily cases have stayed in the four-digits for the last 63 days amid the fast rise of the more transmissible ...
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