Court OKs arrest of stepfather in brutal child abuse case

(Yonhap)A man who stunned the nation for having allegedly abused his nine-year-old stepdaughter brutally for nearly four years was put behind bars on Monday...

Japan hasn’t decided to ease entry ban, foreign minister says

TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday it was not true the government had decided to ease an entry ban, which was...

S. Korea calls in Japanese ambassador, voices ‘deep regrets’ over Meiji...

(Yonhap)South Korea called in Japan's top envoy in Seoul and voiced "deep regrets" Monday after Tokyo failed to honor wartime forced labor victims at...

Macron rejects tearing down statues in France

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday that France would not seek to erase elements of its history or take down statues of controversial...

Air Force looking into alleged preferential treatment for serviceman

(Captured from Cheong Wa Dae website-Yonhap)Military authorities launched an investigation Monday into allegations that an enlisted Air Force serviceman has enjoyed preferential treatment thanks...

Fight the Power: the soundtrack of US anti-racism protests

NEW YORK - Anti-racism protesters have rolled out a creative batch of chants to soundtrack the ongoing US demonstrations, but both fresh music and...

Elderly COVID-19 patients surge in S. Korea

(Yonhap)South Korea is seeing a surge in the number of elderly patients infected with COVID-19, as small-scale, sporadic outbreaks continue to be reported in...

Trump addresses West Point grads but largely ducks controversies

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the new graduating class of the West Point military academy, praising the "righteous glory of the...

Fire at POSCO’s steel mill under control, no casualties reported

(Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters-Yonhap)SEOUL/POHANG -- Firefighters put out a fire that broke out at POSCO's steel mill in the southeastern part of the country...

China reports 57 new virus cases, highest daily count since April

BEIJING: China reported 57 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the highest daily figure since April, as concerns grow about a resurgence of...