China stutters back to work as virus deaths soar
BEIJING: Millions of people in China were returning to work on Monday after an extended holiday designed to slow the spread of the new...
China reports 97 new coronavirus deaths on mainland on Sunday, toll...
BEIJING: The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 908 as of the end of Sunday, the National Health Commission...
China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
BEIJING: The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak soared past 800 in China on Sunday, according to official figures, overtaking the global toll...
Coronavirus effects shut world’s biggest car factory
SEOUL: The most productive car factory in the world fell quiet on Friday as South Korea's Hyundai suspended operations at its giant Ulsan complex,...
[Diplomatic circuit] Korean content companies eye investment opportunities in the Philippines
(123rf)A delegation of South Korean content companies visited the Philippine capital last week to research investment opportunities there.The Feb. 4-7 trip to Manila was...
South Korea, US tune stances on inter-Korean economic cooperation
Alex Wong, US deputy assistant secretary of state for North Korea, arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in central Seoul on Monday for...
[Diplomatic circuit] ‘Push for green energy pays off’
With alarm bells ringing louder than ever, warning the world of the grave impact of climate change, countries are increasingly turning to Denmark to...
Epidemiologists ask to dial down ‘virus paranoia’
A health official disinfects the inside of a building in central Seoul district on Monday. (Jung-gu District Office)Epidemiologists and preventive medicine specialists on Monday...
3rd evacuation of Wuhan planned, Chinese relatives of Koreans to be...
(Yonhap)The South Korean government plans to airlift some 150 Korean nationals and their immediate family members from Wuhan, China, on Tuesday. The government’s coronavirus...
LPGA cancels Thailand tourney amid virus fears
The Honda LPGA Thailand tournament scheduled for Feb 20-23 in Pattaya has been cancelled because of concern about the coronavirus, the LPGA has announced.The...
