Seoul courts close after prison officer catches coronavirus

A prison officer working at a detention center just outside of Seoul has tested positive for the new coronavirus on Friday, prompting the judiciary...

Press group blasts probe into Mexico journalist murder

MEXICO CITY - The investigation into the murder of a Mexican journalist who worked for AFP as a freelancer was blighted by "negligence... and...

What to know about Kawasaki disease

Doctors investigate possible link between COVID-19 and rare children's diseaseBy Bahk Eun-jiFears are mounting after a growing number of hospitals in the United States...

Typhoon forces 140,000 from homes in virus-hit Philippines

MANILA - Tens of thousands of people crammed into evacuation centres while trying to follow social distance protocols Friday, as a powerful typhoon hammered...

[Graphic News] Pay TV subscribers in S. Korea up 3.4% to...

The number of pay TV subscribers in South Korea reached 33.6 million last year, up 1.1 million, or 3.4 percent, from the previous year,...

HIRA hosts OECD meeting to share COVID-19 response knowhow

By Bahk Eun-jiThe Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) shared that Korea's effective and quick response to the COVID-19 outbreak was due to...

Brexit talks head to brink with key disagreements unresolved

BRUSSELS: Britain and the European Union’s talks about their future relationship are stumbling toward the brink, with few signs of progress being made ahead...

Moon vows efforts to beef up remote learning system

(Yonhap)President Moon Jae-in pledged every effort Friday to support teachers nationwide who are busy providing students with online classes amid the continued spread of...

Infections of high school senior, mother traced to instructor who visited...

An Incheon high school senior, who attended a private academy class taught by a instructor who lied about his occupation after his visit to...

Petrobras books steep loss amid ‘worst crisis in 100 years’

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras reported a steep net loss for the first quarter of the year Thursday and warned...