COVID-19 cases above 100 for 4th day
A man receives a document certifying negative COVID-19 testing at a screening clinic at the National Medical Center in Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap)New daily...
Newly discovered primate in Myanmar ‘already facing extinction’
PARIS: In a rare find, scientists have identified a new species of primate, a lithe tree-dweller living in the forests of central Myanmar with...
[Newsmaker] Top prosecutor surges to No. 1 in presidential poll
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl (Yonhap)Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl emerged as the favorite to win the next presidential election, outpacing two seasoned politicians from the...
SpaceX ready to take four astronauts to ISS Saturday
WASHINGTON - Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket Saturday, bound for the International Space Station...
S. Korea warns against ‘hasty’ expectation about vaccine results
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Pfizer logo. (Reuters-Yonhap)South...
Electrifying growth of renewables despite pandemic
PARIS - The coronavirus pandemic may have dealt a blow to energy demand but growth of renewables in the electric power sector has continued...
Moon administration cut special activity spending by 40%: finance minister
Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae (left) and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl (Yonhap)Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said Tuesday the incumbent government has...
Indonesian footballers pay coronavirus penalty
Hit by a coronavirus-sparked match freeze and huge pay cuts, Indonesia's out-of-work footballers have been forced to take up menial jobs like selling street...
S. Korea to continue consultation with Japan on wartime forced labor...
National Intelligence Service Director Park Jie-won makes his way to attend a parliamentary Intelligence Committee meeting on Sept. 25. (Yonhap)South Korea will continue close...
Supreme Court to hear attack on Obamacare as Covid-19 pandemic widens
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's lame-duck administration makes a last try in the US Supreme Court Tuesday to demolish the "Obamacare" health program, which...
