[From the scene] Back to school – at home
(Yonhap)A sense of excitement and anxiety was missing from the classroom on the first day of the new spring semester. Middle school English teacher...
Locked-down Spain celebrates Holy Week with music and humour
MADRID - In the week leading to Easter Sunday, hundreds of colourful processions featuring penitents in cone-shaped hoods and centuries-old religious floats traditionally flood...
UNICEF raises NK aid budget by $3m to $22.5m
(Yonhap)The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it has set this year's budget for North Korea aid projects at $22.5 million, up about $3...
WHO head defends handling of coronavirus pandemic against Trump criticism
The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agency's handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, in response to...
Asian equities mostly rise as dealers eye slowing infection rate
HONG KONG: Asian markets were mostly in positive territory Thursday following another strong day for Wall Street as traders buy into optimism that the...
Moon vows W210b funds for COVID-19 vaccine R&D
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting with representatives of government bodies, universities, research institutions, hospitals and pharma companies on prospects for COVID-19 vaccines...
Rival candidates slammed for ‘biased’ views on homosexuality
By Jung Da-min Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition United Future Party (UFP) and former presidential spokeswoman Ko Min-jung of the...
