US Embassy in Seoul halts routine visa services
US Embassy in Seoul (Yonhap)The US Embassy in South Korea suspended routine visa services as part of efforts to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
Wealthy flock to private jets as pandemic spreads and airlines tank
HONG KONG - With commercial airlines engulfed by the maelstrom of the coronavirus pandemic one sector of the industry favoured by the wealthy is...
S. Korean teen death not linked to virus: officials
KCDC Vice Director Kwon Jun-wook speaks to reporters on Thursday. (KCDC)A teenage pneumonia patient who died Wednesday morning in Daegu was coronavirus-negative, health officials...
Seoul capital area on edge as infections continue to soar
While the number of new coronavirus cases reported in South Korea remained below 100 for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, cases in the...
ECB brings €750bn bazooka to virus fightback
FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank on Wednesday unexpectedly said it would spend €750 billion on "emergency" bond purchases, as it joined other central banks...
Seoul expands travel advisory to all countries
(Yonhap)South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday it has issued a travel advisory for all countries previously not affected by its travel warnings prompted by...
Trump calls COVID-19 ‘Chinese virus’
By Jung Min-hoU.S. President Donald Trump has branded COVID-19 the "Chinese virus," deepening Washington-Beijing diplomatic tensions over the outbreak.After speaking about recession risks Monday...
‘Putting us in danger’ – athlete Olympic concerns grow
TOKYO: Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi said athletes were being forced to take health risks as competitors started to speak out about holding...
