Others thought it would be during a 1990s famine or when national founder Kim Il-sung died in 1994. And when the death of his son, Kim Jong-il, thrust a little-known 20-something into power in 2011, …
Bodies of S Korean trekkers, local guides recovered in Nepal
Rescuers in Nepal have recovered the bodies of the last of four South Korean trekkers and their Nepali guide who died in an avalanche in January …
Old explosive from Nepal’s insurgency kills 4 children
An old explosive device left during Nepal’s decadelong communist insurgency has killed four children in a mountain village, official said Friday.
Report: NATO task force no longer reporting Taliban attacks in Afghanistan
Special Inspector General John Sopko criticized the move, saying the decision eliminated “one of the last remaining metrics SIGAR was able to use to report publicly on the security situation in …
US refuses to release data on Taliban attacks in Afghanistan — watchdog
A US watchdog has said the NATO-led mission to Afghanistan has withheld information on the number of Taliban attacks in 2020. President Trump is keen on the success of a peace agreement between the US …
US-Led Mission in Afghanistan Accused of Withholding Key Security Data
Assessing the security situation in Afghanistan is getting increasingly difficult now that Western military officials have started withholding some data on militant attacks across the country, …
South Korea’s Health Minister on How His Country Is Beating Coronavirus Without a Lockdown
February. The nation had the world’s second highest number of coronavirus cases after China, owing to a cluster of infections that arose from the Shincheonji Church in the city of Daegu, some 150 …
Electoral Triumph Spurs Green New Deal in South Korea
Citizens say they are ready for a renewed emphasis on making peace with North Korea and creating a greener future less dependent on fossil fuels.
Trust, testing and tracing: How South Korea succeeded where the US stumbled in coronavirus response
Later that evening, you get a text message letting you know whether you’re COVID positive. The daily new case count in the entire country has mostly stayed in the single digits for a few days straight …
Myanmar dismisses fresh war crimes allegations by U.N. rights envoy as ‘biased’
“We found that her investigation has no balance and was biased,” government spokesman Zaw Htay told a press conference on Friday. Yanghee Lee, special rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, said in h …