Shares in one of South Korea’s largest conglomerates jumped after it announced plans to list its biopharmaceuticals division, as investors looked to a potential rebound in the country’s capital market …
South Korea police probe reports of vandalized Maseratis, Bentleys
An increasing number of luxury vehicles are being reportedly vandalized in South Korea in wealthy neighborhoods amid perceptions of rising socioeconomic inequality in the country.
South Korea Restarts Schools After Virus Spread Slows
After an unprecedented five-month break, South Korean students are returning to their classrooms as government health officials declared that the country may have avoided a “second wave” of infections …
Group fitness class led to 112 coronavirus cases in South Korea, study warns as societies reopen
The swift spread of coronavirus from a group of dance fitness instructors in South Korea offers a cautionary tale as countries worldwide and parts of the U.S. begin to slowly reopen during the …
North Korea launches short-range projectiles toward Japan, South Korea says
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired two short-range missiles toward Japan Thursday. Japan’s prime minister called it a threat to Japan and the international community. Ramy Inocencio reports …
Two sisters own a tea shop in Dallas, but they’re riding out the coronavirus pandemic in South Korea
When Jahee and Minji Son opened their artisanal tea shop last year, they didn’t know they’d have to temporarily close their storefront just months …
The Latest: China reports 7 new virus cases, South Korea 13
Texas is allowing most facets of daily life to reopen under what Republican Gov. Greg Abbott calls the second phase of one of the nation’s swiftest reboots.
The Latest: China reports 7 new virus cases, South Korea 13 | Raleigh News & Observer
China has reported seven new coronavirus cases, a day after President Xi Jinping announced his country would provide $2 billion to help respond to the outbreak and its economic fallout.
South Korea’s BTS boyband management apologises over bar visit
The manager of South Korea’s popular boyband BTS has apologised on behalf of one of its members who went to a bar in April, contrary to government advice, just as the country is trying to contain a …
Shrinking South Korea oil storage capacity rattles Asia refiners
The country, the world’s fifth-largest oil importer, is fast running out of commercial storage space, leaving some of Asia’s biggest refiners scrambling for alternatives as the coronavirus pandemic …