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April 01, 2021 08:07 To prevent dirt from leaking out of a plant pot, place a coffee filter on the drainage hole. Copyright © Chosunilbo & Chosun.com

April 01, 2021 12:12 The government on Wednesday denied a claim by the Russian Embassy here that it is looking to approve the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V. "We have not been officially given any documents on Sputnik V, and we are not reviewing the relevant data," the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said. Russia's official TASS news agency on Tuesday quoted the embassy as saying, "The issue of registration of Russian anti-coronavirus medicines including Sputnik V is being considered by the Korean authorities. All documents that are needed for vaccine registration were referred to ...

Park Shin-ja Park Shin-ja, 80, a legendary Korean basketball player, will become the first Asian to be inducted into FIBA's Hall of Fame, along with Kenichi Sako of Japan. The international governing body of basketball announced Tuesday a list of inductees including nine players and three coaches. Another notable figure on the list is Canadian basketball icon Steve Nash, the current head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Copyright © Chosunilbo & Chosun.com

April 01, 2021 10:09 The debts of small businesses have surpassed W800 trillion as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, the Bank of Korea said Wednesday (US$1=W1,130). Their combined bank-loan balance stood at a record W803.5 trillion as of the end of December, up a whopping W118.6 trillion on-year. Out of 5.42 million small businesses, 2.38 million have an average debt of W337.6 million each. Their combined debt grew by W50-60 trillion a year between 2013 and 2016 but surged by W68 trillion in 2017 and 2019. Small business owners account for more than a quarter of all employed people in...