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HWACHEON, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hwacheon County in Gangwon Province is stepping up to commercialize mountain trout. As prospects look grim for next year’s Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival due to COVID-19 pandemic, the county is attempting for a breakthrough by developing and distributing food products made with mountain trout. The county has currently finished development of semi-dried mountain trout for commercial sale, as well as recipes designed by famous Korean chefs. The county also joined hands with conglomerates to develop high-utility canned mountain trout tha...

18 Army soldiers, officers test positive for COVID-19 | Service members are seen at Seoul Station in the capital on Nov. 17. (Yonhap) Eighteen Army soldiers and officers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, including 14 from the same unit in the city of Paju, north of Seoul, the defense ministry said Tuesday. More cases could come from the Paju base as testing was still under way for all 400 unit members. The collective infections began after two soldiers first tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return from holiday. One officer and 11 other soldiers were confirmed to have been...