[Newsmaker] Calls grow for probe of abuse allegations after triathlete’s suicide

Photos of Choi Sook-hyun, a 22-year-old triathlete who committed suicide late last month, when she won the gold medal at a national-level competition in...

Singapore airport adopts contactless toilets and robot cleaners

Singapore’s Changi Airport is trialling and implementing a range of new anti-virus measures as it prepares for a gradual resumption of flights in the...

Labor and business far apart on minimum wage demands

Participating members of the Minimum Wage Council are in discussion during the 4th plenary session held Wednesday in Seoul. Labor representatives proposed a 16.4...

Ruff deal: Animal shelter braces for surge as expats abandon Qatar

DOHA - When stray puppy Izzy was rescued from a stretch of wasteland in Qatar, she was so dehydrated she could barely stand and...

Number of NK refugees in Q2 hits all-time low

North Koreans at Pyongyang station (Reuters-Yonhap)A total of 12 North Korean refugees arrived here between April and June this year, the lowest figure since...

EU opens borders to ‘safe’ countries including Thailand

The European Union agreed Tuesday to reopen its borders to 15 countries excluding the virus-stricken US, as the pandemic accelerated globally with more than...

EU approves lifting of entry ban on S. Korea, 13 other...

(Yonhap)BRUSSELS/SEOUL -- The European Union (EU) has approved a guideline recommending its member states reopen their borders to 14 countries, including South Korea, after...

EU to open borders to ‘safe’ countries as pandemic accelerates

BRUSSELS: The European Union will reopen its borders to a select list of "safe countries" to be confirmed Tuesday, as the WHO warned the...

Korea, EU agree to strengthen ties, COVID-19 response

President Moon Jae-in holds a teleconference summit meeting with President of the European Council Charles Michel and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen...

China passes Hong Kong security law: reports

HONG KONG: China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday, multiple local media outlets in the city reported Tuesday, in...