Military to dispatch hundreds of officers to support antivirus work

People wait in line to get tested at a coronavirus test center in downtown Seoul on Sunday. (Yonhap)The defense ministry said Thursday it will...

Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ cut short after virus case

SINGAPORE: A "cruise to nowhere" off Singapore was cut short Wednesday after a passenger tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said, a blow to...

Moon asks lawmakers to hold hearings on new Cabinet nominees

This composite file photo shows (from L to R) Rep. Jeon Hae-cheol of the Democratic Party, Korea Health Industry Development Institute chief Kwon Deok-cheol,...

Big data ‘turbocharged’ repression in China’s Xinjiang: rights group

BEIJING - Muslims in China's Xinjiang were "arbitrarily" selected for arrest by a computer programme that flagged suspicious behaviour, activists said Wednesday, in a...

E-scooters to be allowed at Han River parks

Electric scooters (Yonhap News TV)Electric scooters and other personal transporters will be allowed to use bicycle lanes at Han River parks starting this week,...

US Army sacks commanders over Texas base crime wave

WASHINGTON - The US Army announce Tuesday it was removing or suspending 14 commanders and unit leaders at Fort Hood after a slate of...

Prime minister declares all-out fight against virus spread in in Seoul,...

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun presides over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters held at the provincial government office of Gyeonggi...

UK-EU strike Northern Ireland pact as Brexit talks near climax

LONDON: Britain and the European Union on Tuesday announced a pact to regulate complex arrangements for Northern Ireland after Brexit as both sides readied...

Prosecutor, lawyer charged with corruption in Lime fund fraud case

Kim Bong-hyun, owner of Star Mobility, is taken out of a detention room at Nambu Police Station in Suwon, south of Seoul, on April...

Hong Kong to impose new virus restrictions to battle fourth wave

HONG KONG - Hong Kong will ban evening dining at restaurants and close fitness centres, the city's leader said Tuesday, as part of new...