US sends surveillance plane to air base in Japan: aviation tracker

(Air Force of the United States-Yonhap)The United States has deployed a surveillance aircraft to one of its air bases in Japan, an aviation tracker...

US man, 30, dies from virus after attending ‘Covid party’

NEW YORK: A 30-year-old man from Texas died from the new coronavirus after attending a "Covid-19" party hosted by an infected person, a doctor...

New virus cases rebound to above 60; imported cases at 4-month...

(Yonhap)South Korea's new virus cases bounced back to above 60 on Monday as imported cases increased by the largest number in nearly four months...

Ten million kids ‘may never return to school’ after virus

LONDON: The coronavirus pandemic has caused an "unprecedented education emergency" with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never...

[News Focus] Number of de facto jobless under 30 hits all-time...

A citizen fills out an application for unemployment benefits at a regional office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor in Seoul earlier this...

Uniqlo to open 24th store in Australia in September

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo will open a new store in the country at Bondi Junction this September, taking its store count in Australia...

Pope joins criticism of Turkey turning Hagia Sophia into mosque

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday joined an international chorus of condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia landmark back into...

S. Korea, US may cancel summertime combined exercise due to COVID-19:...

(Yonhap)South Korea and the United States appear increasingly likely to scale back or even call off a major combined exercise again due to the...

Up for grabs: Tokyo art exhibit invites theft

TOKYO: The Tokyo art exhibit opened to enthusiastic visitors, but many of those circulating weren't just there to soak in some culture -- they...

S. Korea reports 35 new virus cases, number down for 4th...

(Yonhap)South Korea reported 35 more cases of the new coronavirus Saturday, the fourth consecutive day that the number has declined.The new cases raised South...