On the day of her death, the girl complained of stomach pain, and the couple thought she was experiencing her first period. When her condition didn't improve, the father said that he offered to take her to the doctor but that she didn't want to go. He said he had prayed for her and fasted instead. … [Read more...] about Religious couple given 5 years for not taking sick daughter to doctors
Third patient gets sick in mysterious way
A worker checks the temperatures of visitors with a portable thermal imaging camera at a makeshift dispensary for the new coronavirus infection set up at the dormitory of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul, on Tuesday. Korean universities are scrambling to find ways to quarantine Chinese students who are returning for the spring semester. [NEWS1]Korea confirmed Tuesday that another person, a 61-year-old Korean woman from Daegu, contracted the coronavirus through an unknown route, becoming Patient No. 31 - and possibly signaling a new and more dangerous phase of the outbreak.Like Patients No. 29 and 30, an elderly couple from Seoul who tested positive back-to-back Sunday, No. 31 had not traveled abroad recently nor had contact with known patients. They are technically Korea’s only three patients to have become infected through unknown routes, although presumably one member of the married couple infected the other.Patient No. 31 is also the … [Read more...] about Third patient gets sick in mysterious way
Ha Jung-woo denies drug rumors
Actor Ha Jung-woo denied rumors that he had been abusing the drug propofol on Tuesday evening, saying he had “visited a dermatologist for skin care” only and did not abuse any drugs. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office began an investigation into Ha after finding “circumstantial evidence” that he had received propofol treatments multiple times at a plastic surgery clinic in southern Seoul.Walkhouse Company, Ha’s agency, released a statement on Tuesday evening that said that Ha “has been receiving regular treatment for a facial scar.“He was introduced to a hospital in January 2019, after hearing that they had good laser machines. He received a message from the doctor saying that they would like to help Ha however they could.” Last week, cable channel Channel A reported that “a famous actor and a CEO of an entertainment agency is abusing the drug under the name of his younger brother, who is also an actor.”Ha … [Read more...] about Ha Jung-woo denies drug rumors
Pilot scheme for ride-hailing services to officially stop on April 1
According to the MoT, the pilot programme will be suspended to make sure it does not clash with Decree 10. Moreover, the ministry claimed this is a necessary move to control the boom of ride-hailing firms, which are making traffic management increasingly difficult. … [Read more...] about Pilot scheme for ride-hailing services to officially stop on April 1
UNESCAP and MPI launch women’s entrepreneurship programme
According to MPI data, female-owned enterprises and households account for less than 30 per cent of the total number of businesses in Vietnam, mainly operating in the field of commerce and services. About 60 per cent of women-owned enterprises are micro-sized (under 10 employees). In addition to the common constraints of the business sector, women-owned businesses also face major barriers stemming from social prejudice. … [Read more...] about UNESCAP and MPI launch women’s entrepreneurship programme
