S. Korea raises standard median income by 2.68% for 2021
(Yonhap)South Korea marked up its standard median income by some 2.68 percent on-year for 2021 as it moves to better provide for the socially...
‘Observe SOPs, take care of the needy’: Pakistani leaders wish nation...
As the country celebrates Eidul Azha amid declining coronavirus cases on Saturday, Pakistani leaders took to Twitter to wish the nation on the occasion...
Latam airline to lay off 2,700 crew
RIO DE JANEIRO: Latin America's biggest airline, the Brazilian-Chilean group Latam, said Friday it was laying off at least 2,700 crew to cope with...
Central, southern regions gripped by contrasting weather conditions
(Yonhap)Sharply contrasting weather conditions are unfolding across the Korean Peninsula, with the central regions drenched by heavy downpours and the southern regions gripped by...
Massive protests in Russia’s far east rattle Kremlin
KHABAROVSK (RUSSIA) - Locals say a struggle for democratic freedoms is unfolding in the far eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk, where the arrest of...
Prosecutors charge key suspects in suspected hedge fund fraud
Lime Asset Management Co. former executive Lee Jong-pil (left) and CEO Won Jong-junProsecutors have indicted the chief executive officer of an asset management company...
Boston Marathon bomber wins death penalty appeal
NEW YORK - A US appeals court overturned the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday and ordered a lower court...
Unification minister promises support for NGOs’ efforts to expand cross-border exchange
Unification Minister Lee In-young (Yonhap)Unification Minister Lee In-young said on Friday that he will provide necessary support for aid organizations in their efforts to...
India’s virus deaths exceed Italy’s as floods hamper battle
NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus death toll passed 35,000 on Friday, overtaking that of Italy, as floods affecting millions and killing almost 350 hampered the...
S. Korea’s first military satellite successfully reaches orbit
Anasis II (Defense Acquisition Program Administration)South Korea's first military communications satellite successfully reached its final position in the geostationary orbit Friday, 10 days after...
