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Economy hit as MERS keeps Koreans indoors, deters tourists

June 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Youkyung Lee AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For a South Korean tour agency, the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome feels like a bigger threat to business than a North Korean attack or nuclear reactor meltdown. Kim Chun Choo’s company, which has provided tour services for the last quarter century, is […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Asiana Airlines, China, Kim Chun Choo, Kim Travel, Korean Air Lines, Lee Ju-yeol, MERS, North Korean, SEOUL, Saudi Arabia, South Koreans, Taiwan, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26, World Health Organization, Yeonpyeong Island, japan

6th person dies of MERS virus in South Korea

June 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tong-Hyung Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A sixth person in South Korea has died of the MERS virus, as the government announced last week that it was strengthening measures to stem the spread of the disease and public fear. Sixty-four people in South Korea have been infected by Middle East Respiratory […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Education, MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, SARS, SEOUL, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Vol 34 No 25 | June 13 - June 19

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