Scramble to track Cambodia cruise passengers after infection
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: Health authorities scrambled on Monday to track hundreds of passengers who disembarked from a cruise ship in Cambodia last week after a...
Cruise ship evacuations stepped up; 1,775 dead: Virus update
Beijing may delay a high-profile political meeting for the first time in decades because of the coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 71,000...
US evacuates from Japan virus ship as China death toll climbs
YOKOHAMA, Japan: The US flew home its citizens from a coronavirus-infected cruise ship in Japan Monday, with other nations preparing to follow suit as...
US peach farmer wins $265 mln damages over Bayer, BASF herbicide
WASHINGTON - A US jury has awarded $265 million to a Missouri farmer who blamed herbicide from chemical giants Bayer AG and German rival...
Number of foreign nationals in Korea surpasses 2.5m
Foreign nationals lined up at Seoul Immigration Office (Yonhap)The number of foreign nationals in South Korea reached a record 2.5 million in December, government...
Hwacheon ice fishing festival closes after overcoming warm weather
(Yonhap)HWACHEON -- This year's Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, a popular winter event hosted by the Gangwon Province county of Hwacheon, northeast of Seoul, drew...
S. Koreans on cruise ship to face two-week quarantine upon return
A South Korean flag hangs outside a cabin of the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship at the Yokohama port in Japan. (AP-Yonhap)South Koreans aboard...
Ministry denies report on military intel-gathering equipment
(Yonhap)The defense ministry denied a new report Monday that the military failed to detect signs of a North Korean rocket launch last year as...
[Newsmaker] Chinese students in Korea advised 14-day self-isolation
The government said Monday that it will advise Chinese students enrolled in Korean universities to suspend attending classes and to stay in isolation for...
