Xi thanks Bill Gates for virus pledge

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has written a letter expressing thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the organisation's "generosity" and support...

Seoul city to ban rallies in central Seoul, close Shincheonji Seoul...

(Yonhap)Seoul’s city government said Friday it will ban rallies in the center of the city and close down the facilities of the Shincheonji Church...

Tourists brave sub-zero temperatures for a night at Sweden’s ice hotel

JUKKASJAERVI (SWEDEN) - High above the Arctic Circle and nestled in the snow-dusted forests of northern Sweden, gaggles of tourists gathered on a February...

China, Russia supply combined 53,000 tons of refined oil to N....

(Reuters)China and Russia supplied around 53,000 tons of refined oil to North Korea last year despite tough sanctions restricting trade with Pyongyang, a United...

Fears growing over coronavirus pandemic

Korea reports 1st death of coronavirus patientBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government said Thursday that it had confirmed 53 new cases of COVID-19 (nCoV-2019) infection, reporting...