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South Koreas instant noodle exports touched an all-time high in the first half of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday.

It has been eight years in the making, and the 32nd Olympic Summer Games finally kicked off in Tokyo on Friday, with a sobering, toned-down opening ceremony held at the National Stadium without spectators during the global coronavirus pandemic.

US Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman on Thursday held talks with key officials here, underscoring close coordination between the allies to induce North Korea back to the stalled denuclearization talks.

South Korean, US and Japanese envoys on Wednesday stressed cooperation in their approach toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and other global issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum on Wednesday urged a major umbrella labor group to cancel its protests scheduled for later this week as authorities struggle to contain the countrys fast-spreading fourth COVID-19 wave.

Samsung Electronics on Monday announced the global launch of a commercial version of its Micro LED display “The Wall” where customers can customize the size of the display even larger than 1,000 inches.

More than 90 percent of Koreans in their 20s and 30s use fintech platforms for money transfers instead of going to bank branches, a survey showed on July 12.

South Korean table tennis legend Ryu Seung-min tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Tokyo and is now in isolation facility.

South Korea could extend the ban on private gatherings of five or more people under effect in greater Seoul area to the rest of the country, as the country looks to overcome its worst-ever COVID-19 wave to date.

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South Koreas daily coronavirus cases continued to spike to just shy of a record high Thursday as the country implements stronger virus curbs in regions outside of the broader Seoul area to slow down the nationwide spread of the virus.

K-pop - mainstream pop music from South Korea - has a distinct recipe for creating global hits.