Afghanistan VP lightly wounded in deadly Kabul blast
KABUL: Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries Wednesday when his convoy was targeted in Kabul in an explosion that killed at least...
PM warns National Foundation Day protestors
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun (Yonhap)Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun lashed out at conservative groups for planning to hold rallies on National Foundation Day early next...
South Korea’s tattoo artists seek legalisation
SEOUL: South Korean tattooist Doy counts Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and members of K-Pop band EXO among his celebrity clients, but his delicate, detailed...
FM Kang to attend ASEAN meetings this week
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha speaks during a virtual Group of 20 nations’ ministerial forum last week. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)South Korean Foreign Minister Kang...
Trump tours swing states to stem election slide
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump tours five swing states this week, starting with Florida and North Carolina Tuesday, in hopes that promises of a...
[News Focus] Seoul faces virus compensation challenge
The Sarang Jeil Church Pastor Jun Kwang-hoon (Yonhap)The government has repeatedly warned that it would take stern action against the “bad apples” that impede...
Egypt joins countries trying plasma treatment to fight pandemic
CAIRO: Mohamed Fathi, an Egyptian man who has recovered from Covid-19, winced as he watched tubes running down his arm to donate blood plasma,...
Poll shows anger and fear rising among Koreans after resurgence of...
(Yonhap)South Koreans are struggling with stronger feelings of anger and fear following the recent surge in new coronavirus cases after mid-August, a poll showed...
EU hobbled over Navalny sanctions response
BRUSSELS - European countries have threatened sanctions on Russia over the alleged nerve agent attack on opposition leader Alexei Navalny, but a concerted decision...
S. Korea to mass-produce antibody treatment of COVID-19 this month
(Yonhap)South Korea plans to mass-produce an antibody-based therapy for COVID-19 later this month, health authorities said Tuesday. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety...
