The U.S. and South Korea are analyzing North Korea’s launch of several projectiles overnight. The South Korean military says they were launched from North Korea’s east coast and flew several miles …
Asia Today: 23 new cases in South Korea, zero in China
South Korea has reported 23 fresh cases of the coronavirus, mostly from the densely populated Seoul area where authorities shut down thousands of nightclubs, bars and karaoke rooms in a desperate atte …
South Korea just flexed its contact-tracing power: After partiers with the coronavirus went to nightclubs, it found and tested 46,000 exposed people
After partygoers at Seoul nightclubs seeded a coronavirus outbreak, South Korea tested roughly 46,000 of their contacts and found 161 infected people.
Agile Governance Crushing COVID-19: Taiwan and South Korea
As leadership in global health governance remains in limbo, South Korea and Taiwan stand out with their nimbleness.
South Korea’s advanced virus-tracking raises privacy fears
In South Korea, streams of personal data are being used to fight the coronavirus. But that’s proving controversial for those who may be as concerned about their privacy as they are their health. Using …
How South Korea turned an urban planning system into a virus tracking database
When a man in Seoul tested positive for the new coronavirus in May, South Korean authorities were able to confirm his wide-ranging movements in and outside the city in minutes, including five bars and …
Drive to succeed: the endless golf dominance of South Korea’s women
When South Korea’s domestic women’s golf tour held its premier event last week — without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic — no fewer than three of the world’s top 10 players took part.
The Latest: South Korea reports 20 new virus cases, China 4
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause …
COVID-19: South Korea reports 20 new coronavirus cases as social distancing measures eased off
South Korea was reporting around 500 new cases a day in early March but has since managed to stabilize infections with aggressive tracing and testing.
Bullied South Korea apartment workers killing themselves, reports say
Employees of South Korea’s vast apartment complexes who have been bullied are resorting to suicide, according to local press reports.