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 …
Pandemic Pushes South Korea Into Recession as GDP Contracts 3.3% in Q2
Gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by a seasonally adjusted 3.3% in the June quarter, the central bank said on Thursday, after declining 1.3% in the previous quarter and much worse than a 2.3% …