Masked fans have hopped, sang and shouted cheers in baseball stadiums in South Korea as authorities began bringing back spectators to professional sports games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
North Korea Declares Emergency After Suspected Covid-19 Case
The country locked down a city near its border with South Korea. It was the first time North Korea has admitted that it might have a coronavirus case.
North Korea’s Kim says COVID-19 ‘could be said to have entered the country’: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo meeting after a person suspected of having COVID-19 returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border this month, state …
How do other Southeast Asian countries deal with COVID-19 vs. the Philippines?
Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore followed the steps of China and South Korea when it comes to handling COVID-19 cases in their country. In the Philippines, the Police Regional Office 7 in Cebu City …
Analyst: North Korea provocation could occur after U.S. election
North Korea could attempt some kind of military provocation after the U.S. presidential election in November, a South Korean analyst said Friday.
Laos reports first new COVID-19 case in 102 days
The new case is a South Korean man, who is a staff of a hydropower project in Laos, the Lao Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday. The 32-year-old patient travelled from Japan and transited …
Asia Today: South Korea to let fans watch sports live again
South Korea says it will allow baseball fans to return to the stands beginning Sunday as health authorities outlined a phased process to bring back spectators …
Coronavirus: South Korea falls into recession as exports slump
South Korea has fallen into recession as the country reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Asia’s fourth-largest economy saw gross domestic product (GDP) fall by a worse-than-expected 2.9 …
South Korea’s Most-Wanted Man Seized in New York
Yoo Hyuk-kee faces charges of embezzlement from the shipping company that ran a South Korean ferry that sank, killing more than 300 people. Prosecutors say embezzlement helped lead to unsafe …
Global report: South Korea goes into recession as Australia flags huge deficit
United States nears four million Covid-19 cases; Trump blames BLM protests for spread; Hong Kong sees more than 110 new infections …