Shooter at Texas naval air station ‘neutralised’
WASHINGTON: The US Navy said on Thursday an active shooter at its Corpus Christi naval air station in Texas had been "neutralised," with one...
Lew Byong-hun, ROK-US Forces’ 1st deputy commander, dies at 96
Lew Byong-hun (South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff)Lew Byong-hun, the first deputy commander of the Combined Forces Command jointly operated by South Korea and...
S. Korea reports 12 new cases of coronavirus infection
South Korea's new coronavirus cases slowed Thursday, but health authorities are still fretting over further community spread tied to entertainment facilities and a hospital.The...
Harvey Norman executives take pay cut as crisis worsens
Harvey Norman has told shareholders the business will not pay an interim dividend and that its executive team and non-directors will forgo 20...
Virus pushes Pakistan’s transgender dancers out of their homes
ISLAMABAD: Before the virus shutdown, dancer Adnan Ali had carved out a comfortable living performing at parties for newlyweds and newborns, avoiding the financial...
Universal employment insurance road map ready this year: minister
Labor Minister Lee Jae-kap speaks Thursday during a press briefing at the government complex in Seoul. (Yonhap)The government will prepare a road map for...
S. Korea to introduce disposable cup deposits
South Korea is set to introduce deposits for disposable cups at coffee shops and fast food outlets, starting 2022, in its latest efforts to...
Kikki.K appoints voluntary administrators amid ‘perfect storm’
Australian-born stationery business Kikki.K has been placed in voluntary administration, leaving the fate of 450 employees and 65 stores uncertain.
In Asia, Kikki.K...
Japan newborn gets liver stem cells in world first
TOKYO - Doctors in Japan have successfully transplanted liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells into a newborn baby, in a world first that...
Moon vows to shore up economy, lay foundation for future
(Yonhap)President Moon Jae-in on Thursday pledged to quickly roll out the “Korean New Deal” saying that the country can emerge from the COVID-19 crisis...
