The apparent defection would be the latest in a recent string of high-profile escapes from the isolated country and a potential blow to leader Kim Jong Un. ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait defects to the South
Ryu Hyun-woo, who was North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait when he fled, is one of the highest-level regime officials to defect in recent years, and a potential source of embarrassment for the ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea diplomat ‘defects to South Korea’: Reports
For most North Koreans, it means either a dangerous escape across the highly fortified border to the South, or trying to cross over the border to China from where they risk being ... ( read original story ...)
S.Korea shares post record closing high on chip boost, U.S. stimulus hopes
SEOUL, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares closed at a record high on Monday, driven up by chip giants, as investors hoped that a massive stimulus ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea completes development of K808 command post variant
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 25 January that Hyundai Rotem has completed development of a command post variant of ... ( read original story ...)
Latest North Korea defection may show Kim Jong-un’s power base ‘drifting’
North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait fled for South last year, says fellow defector ... ( read original story ...)
Kitten becomes first pet infected with Covid-19 in South Korea after catching the virus from its owners
The kitten was infected at the International Prayer Centre, a missionary school in the southern city of Jinju where more than 100 people have been infected with Covid. (Stock photo). ( read original story ...)
Suu Kyi in Line to Get Vaccine Early as Myanmar Readies Rollout
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi alongside health workers will be among the first to receive Covid-19 vaccine this week as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to stem the coronavirus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Military Sues Rakhine Media over Theft Allegations
Development Media Group in Sittwe has been targeted by the military before for reporting on the conflict with the Arakan Army. ( read original story ...)
A Mosque in Myanmar Is Providing Free Meals During COVID. All Faiths Welcome.
In a rare show of interfaith harmony in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, a mosque is cooking up and delivering free meals to the needy from different faiths, as the pandemic batters the economy in one of ... ( read original story ...)