Moon names new Presidential Security Service chief
(Yonhap)President Moon Jae-in will replace the director of the Presidential Security Service, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday, as he has just entered his fourth...
TOPIK canceled worldwide due to pandemic
The Korean language proficiency test slated for later this month in over 60 countries worldwide has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, its...
Typhoon forces risky evacuations in virus-hit Philippines
MANILA: A powerful typhoon hit the central Philippines Thursday, forcing a complicated and risky evacuation for tens of thousands of people, many of them...
N. Korea silent on proposal for joint event marking 20th summit...
(Screenshot captured from KCTV-Yonhap)North Korea has not yet responded to calls from South Korean nongovernmental organizations to hold a joint event to commemorate the...
Moon, Xi seeking to hold summit in Korea this year
Two leaders highlight 'fast-track entry system' as outcome of effective COVID-19 cooperationBy Do Je-haeChinese President Xi Jinping reconfirmed his willingness to visit Korea this...
Babar Azam named new ODI captain as Amir, Wahab lose central...
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday handed more responsibility to prolific batsman and T20 skipper Babar Azam by naming him as the...
Wisconsin high court overturns state’s stay-at-home orders
WASHINGTON - Wisconsin's Supreme Court overturned the state's stay-at-home orders on Wednesday, as regions across the US grapple with the increasingly partisan decision of...
Itaewon-linked chain transmissions grip greater Seoul area
(Yonhap)Chain infections coming from nightspots in the neighborhood of Itaewon were reported in the capital area Thursday, raising fears over what health authorities called...
Gov’t tracking hidden virus cases tied to Itaewon outbreak
South Korea's health authorities again urged those who visited Itaewon in Seoul, the site of yet another cluster infection, to receive coronavirus tests amid...
Boeing scores deals to deliver missiles to Saudi, Thailand
WASHINGTON: Boeing has been awarded two contracts worth more than $2 billion for the delivery of more than 1,000 air-to-surface and anti-ship missiles to...
