At least 15 refugees drown after boat sinks off Bangladesh
At least 15 people drowned and dozens are unaccounted for after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank off southern Bangladesh early Tuesday, officials said.Some...
Tearful Thai general says ‘don’t blame army’ for soldier’s rampage
An emotional army chief on Tuesday urged a nation in mourning over a mass shooting "not to blame the army" after a soldier gunned...
Artillery shells uncovered at construction site
On Tuesday, South Korea’s military searches a construction site in Seoul's southwestern Guro district after discovering artillery shells there Monday. (Yonhap)South Korea’s military was searching...
NK needs $107m in humanitarian assistance: UN
Food rationing in North Korea (Yonhap)The United Nations is seeking to raise $107 million in humanitarian aid for North Korea, where nearly half of...
Fewer students think Korean unification needed: survey
(Cheong Wa Dae)More students think the reunification of the two Koreas is unnecessary and the Korean Peninsula is not peaceful, a survey showed Tuesday,...
Coronavirus information center opens for foreigners
(Yonhap)Seoul has launched an information and consulting center on the new coronavirus exclusively for foreigners, with translation services available in eight languages, the Seoul...
Trump uninterested in meeting Kim Jong-un before November election: report
US President Donald Trump and North Korea`s leader Kim Jong-un pose before a meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on Feb...
Opposition party leader in hot seat over remark on Gwangju movement
By Kim RahnMain opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) head Hwang Kyo-ahn has been under fire for a remark that critics say downplayed the May...
Korea advises against traveling to Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and three others
South Korea on Tuesday strongly advised its nationals to refrain from traveling to Singapore and five other Asian countries, in addition to China, which...
Korea expands strict quarantine screenings to Hong Kong, Macau
South Korea said Tuesday it will apply strict quarantine screening to entrants from Hong Kong and Macau, in addition to those who arrive from...
