‘Do not gather in enclosed spaces,’ urges government
(Yonhap)The government said Monday that mass gatherings could play a “pivotal role” in spurring greater community transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, as...
S. Korea applies tougher health check to arrivals from all European...
South Korea expanded its special quarantine procedures to arrivals from all European countries Monday over concerns about imported cases of the new coronavirus.The special...
Japanese man sentenced to death for murder of 19 at care...
YOKOHAMA, Japan: A Japanese man was sentenced to death on Monday for the stabbing murder of 19 disabled people at a care home, in...
S. Korea reports 74 new virus cases, total now at 8,236
(Yonhap)South Korea reported 74 new cases of the new coronavirus Monday, slightly down from 76 new cases a day earlier, bringing the nation's total...
Iran reports 113 new coronavirus deaths, says virus fight ‘severely hampered’...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani...
Aussies chide Tom Hanks over his quarantine Vegemite diet
GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) - Quarantined US actor Tom Hanks has prompted a wave of gentle ribbing from his Australian hosts concerned about his fervid...
US welcomes Moon’s proposal for G-20 video conference
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (Cheong Wa Dae)The US has welcomed South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s proposal for leaders of the Group of 20...
‘Fukushima’s radioactive water discharge is important to Koreans’
By Bahk Eun-jiShaun Burnie, a senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace Germany, has been working in Fukushima since 1997 to stop the operation of the...
