Health May 05 Korean baseball season begins in empty stadiums The new baseball season has begun in South Korea with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher’s mitt echoing around empty stadiums.
World Apr 21 South Korea downplays concerns over Kim Jong Un’s health South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea on Tuesday following unconfirmed media reports that leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile health after surgery.
World Mar 21 N Korea test fires missiles; Seoul slams it as inappropriate North Korea on Saturday fired two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea’s military said, as it continues to expand military capabilities amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration and a crippling global health crisis.
Health Mar 13 Asia scrambles to prevent virus from coming back China, South Korea and Japan announced expanded border controls this week that mimic many of the bans and restrictions placed on China in the early days of the outbreak.
World Mar 02 North Korea fires presumed short-range missiles into the sea The launches came two days after North Korea’s state media said leader Kim Jong Un supervised an artillery drill aimed at testing the combat readiness of units in front-line and eastern areas.
Health Feb 25 In effort to stop virus’ spread, countries limit travel Police manned checkpoints in quarantined towns, governments issued travel warnings and more flights were suspended Tuesday as officials desperately sought to stop the seemingly inevitable spread of a new virus.
Health Feb 24 WATCH: WHO addresses spread of COVID-19 in Europe, Mideast The number of people sickened by the novel coronavirus has topped 79,000 globally.
Health Feb 22 Infections climb in South Korea as world fights virus South Korea reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a church and a hospital, and the death toll in Iran climbed to six in the wake of a new virus that…
Health Feb 20 South Korea reports 1st virus death The death was the ninth confirmed from the virus outside mainland China. Other deaths have occurred in France, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines and Taiwan.
Arts Feb 19 ‘Parasite’ director says he’s happy that a story about wealth inequality found fans Bong told reporters that the movie's story has not only "funny, comic" elements but also "bitter, painful natures" of the disparity between the haves and have-nots in modern society.