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Koreans airlifted from Milan to Incheon International Airport board a chartered bus Wednesday afternoon to go to a quarantine facility for two weeks. From Wednesday, all arrivals from abroad, except certain visa holders, are required to be isolated for two weeks upon entry into Korea. [NEWS1]A group of 26 Korean residents of Madagascar evacuated the African country amid the global coronavirus pandemic Tuesday on a civilian chartered flight shared with passengers of multiple nationalities. The passengers departed from Madagascar’s capital of Antananarivo Tuesday on an Ethiopian Airlines chartered plane to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, according to the Korean Embassy in Madagascar. The 100-seat civilian chartered plane, arranged by the Korean Embassy, flew out a total of 97 passengers including American, Japanese, German, British, Australian and Norwegian nationals. Initially, there were not enough Korean passengers to operate a chartered flight, but Korean Ambassador to … [Read more...] about Koreans share planes out of Madagascar, Cameroon

Director Jeong Seung-O poses for a photo at a JoongAng Ilbo studio in central Seoul. [KWON HYEOK-JAE]Four sisters who have returned to their hometown to move their father’s grave are immediately kicked out by their uncle, who demands that they bring their youngest brother Seung-rak along with them. “Aren’t we offspring too?” yells the youngest sister Hye-yeon. But eventually, complying to their patriarchal uncle’s demands, they begin a long trip back to Seoul to find their brother. That is how the film “Move the Grave” begins. One family’s story openly mocks the deeply-rooted discrimination against women that still exists in many households today in the name of tradition. The film picked up the CGV Arthouse Upcoming Project Prize at last year’s Jeonju International Film Festival, the Competition 1-2 Award at the 35th Warsaw International Film Festival and the Netpac Award from The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema. “I … [Read more...] about Patriarchy takes center stage in ‘Move the Grave’: Jeong Seung-O’s own family inspired his debut full-length film

Small businesses just aren’t feeling the love.While the government has made all sorts of promises and has been throwing around big numbers, on the ground, those in desperate need of immediate assistance haven’t noticed the support.One businessman who spoke with the JoongAng Ilbo on Tuesday said that he applied for a 10 million won ($8,100) loan from the government 10 days ago.He is still waiting.The 62-year-old man, who had a career at a conglomerate before retiring and starting his own business in 2016, said that his business had been growing steadily until the coronavirus outbreak.Now he spends his days checking the computer and making calls to see if any progress has been made on the funding.Like most small business owners these days, he is in a precarious position. In the first quarter, sales at his company dropped 70 percent on year.He makes 40 to 50 calls a day in his battle for financial support from the government, but he never gets through because the line is … [Read more...] about Small business owners wait ages for promised support

“We would rather put out there preventions, hydroxychloroquine, things such as that which an international supplier I have come off a call and I’m confident we will have a significant supply of hydroxychloroquine, which will be available, if doctors wish to use them with patients who are in hospital. Those are the terms. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Australia to get controversial virus ‘miracle drug’ soon

Hyundai Motor is working with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to boost sales of hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles and beef up the city’s hydrogen infrastructure.Korea’s largest automaker signed an initial agreement Wednesday with the capital city to install more hydrogen fueling stations and replace Seoul’s commercial vehicles with hydrogen-powered ones.The agreement would expand on Seoul’s original goal of supplying more than 4,000 hydrogen-powered cars and setting up more than 15 fueling stations by 2022, which the city announced during a forum in October. The company said the latest agreement does not cover the number of new vehicles or refueling stations that would be ultimately produced.Hyundai Motor also hopes to expand from its original goal of providing more hydrogen-powered choices for regular automobiles, as well as targeting the commercial vehicle market.Hydrogen has been touted by some as the next-level energy source as global authorities have … [Read more...] about Hyundai Motor pushing hydrogen in Seoul