The heir to South Korea’s Samsung empire appeared in court Monday as judges deliberate on whether to detain him over a controversial merger of two business units seen as a key step to his succession.
Inovio to Start a Phase 1/2 Study of its COVID-19 Vaccine in South Korea
Inovio (NASDAQ: INO) is partnering with the International Vaccine Institute and Seoul National University Hospital to run a phase 1/2 clinical trial of Inovio’s COVID-19 vaccine INO-4800 in South …
Asia Today: South Korea’s cases surpass 50 for 2nd day
South Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress …
North Korea – South Korea Relations: New Tension Arises Over Leaflets Being Passed Over Border
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has said Pyongyang could cancel a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement if the leaflets continue to reach North Korean territory.
South Korea joins global Black Lives Matter rallies
Activists in South Korea held a Black Lives Matter rally Saturday, joining other demonstrations spreading across the globe after the death of George Floyd.
South Korea’s waterparks open under new anti-virus measures
Only a handful of rubber floats tumbled down the giant slide at South Korea’s largest waterpark on Friday, its first day back in business since the coronavirus pandemic hit.
New cases in South Korea linked to door-to-door sales
As the global death toll nears 400,000, fears continue to mount over the growing number of cases in Latin America, particularly Brazil where almost 620,000 cases have been recorded and over 34,000 …
North Korea threatens to shut liaison office with South
North Korea on Friday threatened to permanently shut a liaison office with South Korea as it continued to condemn its rival for failing to prevent activists from …
South Korea: How to Fight Coronavirus
How did they manage to keep the death toll so low, and what can the rest of the world learn from South Korea? In January, a woman passenger had her temperature checked at Incheon International Airport …
Testing the Waters: South Korea’s Waterparks Open Under New Anti-Virus Measures
More visitors are expected to follow as summer gets under way, but new social distancing rules will make cooling off at Caribbean Bay in Yongin, southeast of Seoul, more complicated. Under government …