Guards say Iran successfully launches first military satellite

TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced they had successfully launched the country's first military satellite on Wednesday, a programme that the US alleges is a...

Military to ease restrictions on off-installation visits over coronavirus

(Yonhap)The military will ease restrictions on enlisted service members' off-installation travel, the defense ministry said Wednesday, amid signs of a slowdown in the spread...

Trump says ‘We don’t know’ about North Korean leader’s health

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he doesn't know about the health condition of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un amid reports he may be...

Europe races to shield virus-hit firms from bargain hunters

FRANKFURT AM MAIN - Fears that cash-rich corporate raiders could use the coronavirus crisis to swoop on weakened European firms were perhaps best exemplified...

Almost all university students want tuition refunds over COVID-19: poll

(Yonhap)Almost all university students in South Korea are demanding a refund of their tuition fees for the spring semester, a poll said Tuesday, citing...

Coronavirus patient indicted for spitting at ‘wild ambulance driver’

By Park Si-sooA coronavirus patient in her 20s will stand trial for spitting at an ambulance driver who took her to a hospital. Daejeon...

Starbucks Philippines shuts down all stores due to COVID-19

Following its temporary closure of stores in Luzon last week, Starbucks Philippines has now extended the shutdown to Visayas and Mindanao. In social-media posts,...

Indonesia bans annual holiday exodus to combat virus spread

Indonesia banned an annual ritual of citizens traveling in large numbers to their hometowns and villages ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr...

S. Korea voices deep disappointment over Abe’s offering to controversial war...

(AP-Yonhap)South Korea voiced "deep disappointment and regret" Tuesday over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ritual offering to a war shrine seen as a symbol...

Korea reports nine more cases of new coronavirus, total now at...

South Korea reported another single-digit increase in new virus cases Tuesday in a clear sign of a slowdown in the spread of COVID-19, bringing...