6.9-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS
JAKARTA: A 6.9-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported, but there was no tsunami warning issued and no immediate...
Top Chinese official to arrive in S. Korea
File photo showing South Korea`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha (right) with China`s Yang Jiechi. (Yonhap)A top Chinese official will arrive in South...
Pakistan province pushes crackdown on publishers
LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - Publishers in Pakistan's most populous province could soon face prison if they fail to win approval from government bureaucrats before printing...
S. Korea’s new virus cases top 300, more stringent measures in...
(Yonhap)South Korea's virus fight is reaching a critical phase as its daily new virus cases surpassed 300 for the first time since early March...
US sanctions Syrian leader’s ‘henchman,’ media advisor
WASHINGTON - The United States announced fresh sanctions on Thursday against several senior political, military and financial figures in the Syrian regime as part...
Seoul bans rallies with 10 or more people
(Yonhap)Seoul Metoropolitan government said Thursday that it will ban all rallies of 10 or more people until Aug. 30. The new rule will come...
Trump urges Goodyear tire boycott over ban on political garb
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged consumers to avoid buying Goodyear tires and even threatened to swap out those on his...
Former US forces chief in Korea named to lead fraternity group
Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command from 2016-2018 (Yonhap)Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of the 28,500-strong US Forces Korea from 2016-2018,...
Two players in US Open bubble enter quarantine from tracing
NEW YORK - Two players within the US Open bubble have been dropped from the ATP and WTA Western and Southern Open and sent...
Two Army enlistees test positive for new coronavirus
(Yonhap)Two draftees who joined a miliary boot camp for their mandatory service earlier this week tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry...
