Xi Jinping offers to help NK fight coronavirus
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (KCNA-Yonhap)Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday offered to help North Korea contain the...
Moon: S. Korea to lead post-corona era with ‘pace-setting’ economy
President Moon Jae-in presented an ambitious vision Sunday for South Korea to take the initiative in the post-coronavirus global economy on the basis of...
SMOKERS’ CORNER: GOD’S WRATH OR NATURAL SCIENCE?
Last week, Tariq Jamil, a prominent evangelist, was roundly criticised for insinuating that the deadly Covid-19 pandemic was because of the misdeeds of ‘immodest...
Tests show UVC lamps could light the way in virus fight
NEW YORK: Could a new type of ultraviolet lamp be used in stations, airplanes and schools to kill dangerous viruses, becoming a gamechanger in...
Ex-justice minister’s wife released from detention
(Yonhap)The wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk was released from detention early Sunday, 199 days after she was arrested in October on charges...
S. Korea reports 34 more cases of coronavirus after group infection...
- S. Korea reports 34 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 10,874- No additional deaths, virus death toll stays at 256- 42...
$70k for Zoom classes? Virus crisis leaves US students miffed
WASHINGTON: The cost of a university education in the United States has long been eye-watering, with a year costing tens of thousands of dollars.But...
US continues to seek defense cost deal with S. Korea: official
(Yonhap)The United States continues to seek a defense cost-sharing agreement with South Korea as neither side wants to see the alliance erode, a State...
Two more service members test positive for coronavirus
An Army officer and an enlisted service member have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases reported in the...
Drones spray Indian city after lockdown clashes
AHMEDABAD, India: Drones hovered over this pandemic-stricken city on Saturday spraying disinfectant on the streets, hours after security forces clashed with residents who defied...
