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South Korea’s Search for a COVD-19 Vaccine
By Kyle Ferrier
The threat of a second wave seems to have renewed the sense of urgency for producing a vaccine.

South Korea Pastor Tests Positive Amid COVID-19 Spike at Seoul Church
By Associated Press
Rev. Jun Kwang-hun had participated in a thousands-strong anti-government protests two days before testing positive, raising fears of a massive outbreak in Seoul.

COVID-19 Pushes South Korea Into Recession
By Troy Stangarone
Despite its capable handling of the pandemic overall, South Korea has not been able to escape the global economic fallout.

South Korea’s ‘New Deal’
By Dongwoo Kim
Seoul is already looking ahead to the post-COVID world.

K-pop Leads With ‘Contactless’ Concerts
By Layne Vandenberg
K-pop groups are proving that the art of the performance can have a virtual future, even beyond COVID-19 restrictions.

Beijing Expands Lockdowns as Cases Top 100 in New Outbreak
By Associated Press
Watching for a second wave, China acts to combat a resurgence of coronavirus cases.

COVID-19 Resurgence Threatens South Korea’s Success Story
By Associated Press
A spike of infections in Seoul has inspired second-guessing on whether officials were too quick to ease on social distancing.

South Korea’s Elderly Face Unique Challenges From COVID-19
By Jenna Gibson
Amid South Korea's struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the elderly face particular challenges -- and not just from the disease.

Agile Governance Crushing COVID-19: Taiwan and South Korea
By Mark Manantan
As leadership in global health governance remains in limbo, South Korea and Taiwan stand out with their nimbleness.

K-Quarantine: The Condemnation or Resurgence of LGBTQ Rights in South Korea
By Britt Robinson
The latest case cluster in South Korea introduces a new, complicating, dynamic to its previously successful response model: homophobia.

Homophobia Threatens to Hamper South Korea’s COVID-19 Fight
By Associated Press
A COVID-19 cluster linked to nightclubs sparked a backlash against the LGBT community. Now some at-risk Koreans are reluctant to come forward for testing.

Jumpstarting the US-Japan-Korea Trilateral Amid COVID-19
By Scott W. Harold
The U.S. should encourage trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan to fight the pandemic, with an eye toward saving the Tokyo Games.