[Newsmaker] Plight of couriers continues amid pandemic

An alliance for the rights of parcel delivery workers stage a memorial march Saturday in central Seoul for delivery workers who died from overwork...

North Korean justice system treats people as ‘less than animals’: HRW

SEOUL - Torture, humiliation and coerced confessions are rampant in North Korea's pretrial detention system which treats people as worth "less than an animal",...

North Korea highlights antivirus effort in 80-day campaign

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) inspects flood relief in Gangwon Province on October 2, 2020. (Yonhap)North Korea said Monday staying vigilant against the...

Trump and Biden hit the trail in a charged election week

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and rival Joe Biden hit the ground Sunday in the swing states that will decide the US election, as...

Ruling party chief visits Celltrion developing COVID-19 antibody drug

Lee Nak-yon (second from left), chairman of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, is briefed on the latest developments from drugmaker Celltrion by its...

Trump sets hectic campaign pace as his party frets

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pushed on with a hectic series of rallies across the United States on Saturday, as he seeks to avert...

Nation’s first urban national arboretum opens in Sejong

The Sejong National Arboretum (Yonhap)SEJONG--The Sejong National Arboretum, the nation's first urban arboretum located in the center of the central administrative city, was opened...

Paris under curfew as Europe caseload soars

PARIS: Millions of Europeans on Saturday faced tough new coronavirus restrictions as governments try to combat spiralling infections.Paris and other French cities are under...

S. Korea voices ‘deep regrets’ over Suga’s offering to Yasukuni war...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Yaskuni Shrine on Sept. 19, 2020. (Yonhap)South Korea voiced "deep regrets" on Saturday over Japanese Prime Minister...

Missile strikes hit Azerbaijan cities after shelling of Armenia separatist capital

GANJA (AZERBAIJAN) - A missile strike levelled a row of homes in Azerbaijan's second city of Ganja Saturday, killing and badly injuring people in...