The U.S. State Department, Treasury, and Department of Homeland Security Issues, along with the FBI, issued an advisory on Wednesday about North Korean cyber threats that called particular attention …
Yemen’s war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat
Reuters/KHALED ABDULLAH A doctor stands by an old ventilator, during the installation of new ventilators, at the intensive care ward of a hospital allocated for coronavirus pat …
House Hunting in Malaysia: A Restored Rowhouse in Penang
Before the pandemic froze its housing market, the Southeast Asian nation was luring foreign investment with price incentives.
Returning Refugees Could Spread Coronavirus in Afghanistan, UN Warns
GENEVA – The UN refugee agency warns the return of tens of thousands of refugees to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran risks overwhelming the country’s medical system and spreading COVID-19. Pakistan …
Saudi Arabia Markets Dollar Bond to Plug Spending Gap
The kingdom is seeking to raise billions of dollars via a bond sale, joining other oil-exporting Persian Gulf states that tapped the debt markets last week to solve a funding shortfall caused by low …
High voter turnout in South Korea elections amid COVID-19 crisis
Fear of the coronavirus pandemic did not keep large numbers of South Koreans from heading to the polls to vote Wednesday in national parliamentary elections.
Democracy beats the coronavirus in South Korea as voters turn out for election in record numbers
Despite not having imposed a large-scale lockdown or business closures as other countries have, South Korea has managed to slow the rate of new infections to a couple dozen a day this week. South …
South Korea holds parliamentary elections despite coronavirus, high turnout reported
Millions of people headed to the polls in South Korea on Wednesday, making it the highest turnout reported in nearly three decades despite the coronavirus pandemic.
South Korea: How to run an election during a pandemic
South Korea’s unexpected high voter turnout in parliamentary elections show how the November elections in the United States could be handled. The country has imposed sanitary safeguards, distancing, …
South Korea shows the world how to hold elections during a pandemic
South Korea’s legislative elections, held, would not normally attract much attention in the United States outside of the foreign policy community. But this year might be different. The plucky South …