Australia passes tough new veto powers over foreign agreements

SYDNEY: Australia's parliament on Thursday passed legislation giving the federal government power to veto any agreement struck with foreign states, a move likely to...

Visiting care workers to get govt. subsidies

Seoul branch members of a coalition representing non-regular school workers stage a rally on Nov. 19 in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of...

Japan set to ban sales of new petrol cars in mid-2030s:...

TOKYO - Japan wants to ban sales of new petrol cars in around 15 years' time as part of efforts to reach carbon neutrality...

8 USFK service members, dependents test positive for COVID-19

A gate of a US military base in Yongsan on Nov. 22, central Seoul. (Yonhap)Six American service members and two dependents have tested positive...

Giscard d’Estaing: France’s modernising president

PARIS - Former president Valery Giscard d'Estaing, who has died aged 94, brought a wind of change to French politics during his seven-year mandate,...

Calls grow for tougher measures as hospitals near crisis

A typically crowded mall in Seoul appears empty on a Wednesday afternoon amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases. (Yonhap)Government officials said Wednesday that the...

In historic first, UK to introduce Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine next week

LONDON - Britain on Wednesday became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, announcing a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech's drug...

Moon names lawyer as new vice justice minister

This file photo shows Lee Yong-gu, named as new vice justice minister, speaking to reporters on March 17. (Yonhap)President Moon Jae-in has tapped a...

China’s #MeToo movement gets its moment in court

BEIJING - A sexual harassment case against a powerful Chinese media figure begins in Beijing on Wednesday, with his accuser calling it a major...

7 more soldiers test positive for new coronavirus

Soldiers from the 8th Corps' 102nd Armored Brigade disinfect a classroom at a high school in the eastern coastal city of Sokcho last Friday,...