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On the second day of the climate forum held in the run-up to the P4G Summit, South Korea's finance minister said the country will utilize its strengths in the IT sector to make its manufacturing industry smarter and greener. "As for the concrete means, we plan to invest 3.8% of our GDP by 2025 in Green New Deal projects, including green infrastructure, renewable energy, and green mobility." Under the session's theme "Green New Deal: Clean Transition to the Green Economy" he also said the government is working to establish large-scale private investments under the Korean Green New Deal...

This will allow about 2-million people to get their first shots by the end of next month. The government aims to have 80-percent of these elderly citizens vaccinated by mid-June. As of Friday, 1.5 million of those aged 75 and older which accounts for 43-percent of the age group had received their first shot. The rollout of the first shots of the Pfizer vaccine had been temporarily halted because of an unstable supply. The resumption became possible as the country received 436-thousand doses on May 6th and another 438-thousand last Wednesday. More doses are set to arrive on Sunday. "438-th...

They can receive up to ten-million Korean won, or about 8,800 U.S. dollars. Previously, government compensation for vaccine side effects were limited to cases where a causal link was proven. Those eligible can sign up for the aid at their local public health centers. Meanwhile, the government aims to resume its rollout of first shots of the Pfizer vaccine starting Saturday. The rollout had been temporarily halted because of unstable supply. The resumption will allow about 2 million people to get their first shots before the end of June. Around 3.7 million people, including elderly citizens a...

Exports are forecast to lead South Korea's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest economic assessment by the Korea Development Institute on Thursday the country's economy is projected to grow 3.8 percent by the end of this year and grow 3-percent more in 2022. The state-run think tank said exports of goods such as semiconductors, cars, and petroleum products all saw an increase in the first half of this year and the service sector is also showing signs of rebounding. It also forecast that consumer prices will go up 1.7 percent this year mainly due to the ri...