Moon’s approval rating hits 17-month high on coronavirus response: poll
(Yonhap)President Moon Jae-in's approval rating rose to a 17-month high last week on the back of positive assessment of the government's handling of the...
Top oil producers agree on ‘historic’ cuts amid coronavirus crisis
VIENNA: Top oil-producing countries agreed Sunday on "historic" output cuts in a bid to boost plummeting oil prices due to the new coronavirus crisis...
Self-isolators without coronavirus symptoms allowed to vote
(Yonhap)Self-isolators will be allowed to cast ballots in the upcoming parliamentary elections if they do not show symptoms of coronavirus infection, authorities said Sunday."People...
Voter turnout in early voting hits record high despite coronavirus pandemic
Voter turnout in early voting of next week's parliamentary elections reached a record high Saturday, the election watchdog said, as people cast ballots in...
US Supreme Court to hear appeal on abortion during virus crisis
WASHINGTON: Abortion rights advocates on Saturday called on the US Supreme Court to urgently intervene to force Texas to reinstate the right to abortion,...
USFK contractor tests positive for COVID-19, total infections at 22
(Yonhap)An American contractor working at a key US military base south of Seoul has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the US Forces Korea...
Kim Jong-un’s sister promoted to key politburo member
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a political bureau meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, discussing anti-coronavirus measures and electing his sister...
