South Korea’s battle to contain a new outbreak of the coronavirus has been complicated by a political and religious fight between President Moon Jae-in’s administration and some of his fiercest …
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un delegates some powers to sister Kim Yo Jong, South Korean intelligence says
Kim Jong Un has reportedly given his sister, Kim Yo Jong, partial authority to oversee “general state affairs” in order to ease the North Korean leader’s workload, according to South Korean …
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, now ‘de facto second in command’
Ruler cedes some powers to sibling, according to Seoul, who will be responsible for relations with US and South Korea …
Asia Today: Seoul surge appears to spread around South Korea
South Korea has added its most new virus cases in months, driven by a surge around the capital that appears to be spreading nationwide …
Coronavirus live news: rightwing rally linked to South Korea surge; Ardern hits back at Trump
Another 1,204 fatalities in Brazil push continent’s toll higher; Russian vaccine trial to involve 40,000 people; UK’s second city Birmingham faces lockdown …
South Korean coronavirus infections fan out nationwide from church cluster
Novel coronavirus infections have spread nationwide from a church in the South Korean capital, raising fears that one of the world’s virus mitigation success stories might yet suffer a disastrous …
Fight With South Korea Outbreak Church Fuels Rebound for Moon
South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating rose for the first time in three months after he took on a church at the center of a new coronavirus wave — a jump similar to one in March when he …
South Korea Producer Prices Rise 0.2% In July
Producer prices in South Korea were up 0.2 percent on month in July, the Bank of Korea said on Friday – following the 0.5 percent …
South Korea Sees North’s Kim Jong Un Giving More Power to His Sister
Kim Yo Jong will be directing “overall state affairs,” including relations with the U.S. and South Korea, according to the South’s National Intelligence Agency.
Conservative church claims South Korea’s government is persecuting them by blaming members for coronavirus spread
In the beginning days of the coronavirus pandemic, the South Korean government first pointed fingers at the Shincheonji Church of Jesus for igniting the virus’ spread in the country.