S. Korea to kick off homegrown Aegis destroyer development project in...

(Yonhap)South Korea is set to begin basic designing of an indigenous Aegis-equipped destroyer in a move to enhance the Navy's defense capabilities, the arms...

Hundreds of troops deployed as angry US anti-racism protests spread

MINNEAPOLIS - Hundreds of troops deployed to the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul early Friday after a third night of rioting over police...

One soldier tests positive for coronavirus, total infections at 53

(Yonhap)An Army soldier has tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections among military population to 53, the defense ministry...

Indonesia rolls out public shaming for virus violators

BENGKULU, Indonesia: Indonesian officials are forcing social distancing violators to recite Koran verses, stay in "haunted" houses and submit to public shaming on social...

S. Korea struggling to contain cluster-traced virus spread in greater Seoul...

(Yonhap)South Korea reported more than 50 new virus cases for the second consecutive day Friday, all in the Seoul metropolitan area due to logistics...

‘Water is life’: Covid-19 exposes chronic crisis in Navajo Nation

THOREAU, United States: Amanda Larson pulls up at a water station a few miles from her home in the Navajo Nation and her three...

Samsung Group heir summoned again over succession-related allegations

(Yonhap)South Korean prosecutors called in Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong again Friday as part of an investigation into a controversial merger between two Samsung...

Don Don Donki accelerates Hong Kong expansion

Japanese discount retailer Don Don Donki is to open up to three more stores in Hong Kong imminently, including a flagship in Causeway...

US deaths top 100,000 as countries reimpose distancing measures

WASHINGTON - The US coronavirus death toll passed 100,000, as some countries reimposed social distancing rules following a resurgence of cases that raised the...

Moon’s adviser says antagonizing China will start new Cold War

(Yonhap)WASHINGTON -- South Korea's alliance with the United States is more important than its strategic partnership with China, but antagonizing Beijing will start a...