KLM apologizes after airliner crew"s coronavirus toilet note sparks outrage in South Korea

South Korea's two state-owned banks said on Tuesday they had together decided to provide up to 1.7 trillion won ($1.38 billion) in fresh liquidity to Asiana Airlines which is struggling with the impact of the coronavirus......»»

South Korea's two state-owned banks said on Tuesday they will provide up to 1.7 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in fresh liquidity to Asiana Airlines , the country's second-largest carrier, as the industry struggles with the coronavirus crisis......»»

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon South Korea has successfully controlled its coronavirus outbreak. Since its peak on February 29, the daily number of new confirmed cases has been decreasing. S.....»»

As COVID-19 spreads around the world, some countries' timelines look different from others. With a combination of contact tracing, testing, and isolating cases, along with other physical distancing policies, places like South K.....»»

Apple Inc said on Thursday it would reopen its sole retail store in South Korea on April 18, marking it the first site to return to business after it closed all stores outside Greater China last month due to the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Getty Images Apple is re-opening a retail store in South Korea, making it the first store outside of China to re-open during the coronavirus.....»»

Kia Motors Corp told its labour union in South Korea that it wants to suspend operations at three of its domestic factories as the coronavirus outbreak weighs on exports to Europe and the United States, a union official said on Monday......»»

Reuters On Friday, South Korea r.....»»

Getty Images The South Korean CDC reported that 51 patients recovered from the coronavirus, tested negative, then positive again within a relatively short time. Jeong Eun-kyeong, the agency's director-genera.....»»

Factory activity contracted sharply across most of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed economic activity across the globe, with sharp falls in export power-houses Japan and South Korea overshadowing a modest improvement in China......»»

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South Korea has implemented aggressive contact-tracing apps to track a person’s detailed whereabouts......»»

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday that one of its chip factory workers in South Korea had tested positive for coronavirus, but its output has not been affected......»»

Ahn Young-joon/AP To evade a reporter's question on the United States' coronavirus testing capabilities, President Donald Trump tried to flex with a fun fact. "I know South Korea better than anybody," Trump sa.....»»

Flavio Lo Scalzo/Reuters More men were dying of the coronavirus than women, according to data from China, South Korea, and Italy. Scientists have a few ideas about why tha.....»»

South Korea's Kia Motors Corp is considering making face masks at its Chinese factory to help battle the spread of the coronavirus, a spokesman said on Wednesday......»»

Governments around the world are increasingly using mobile location data to help fight the spread of coronavirus.  South Korea has used cell .....»»

The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will hold a video conference on Friday to foster cooperation on the coronavirus pandemic, Seoul's foreign ministry said......»»

Noah Berger/Reuters There are still bright spots in markets reeling amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Wednesday note from JPMorgan.....»»

Coronavirus Cases Pass 200k After Record Jump In Confirmations As China, South Korea Report Sudden Resurgence: Live Updates With US equity futures limit-down again overnight, the novel coronavirus outb.....»»