A cyclone was bearing down on India and Bangladesh, disrupting responses to the virus. Taiwan’s president began a new term with high approval ratings for her handling of the pandemic.
North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles, South Korea says
North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles in a new military test Thursday. South Korean military officials say the projectiles were fired into the waters between South Korea and Japan. It’s …
Professor experimented with cats illegally, South Korea animal activists say
A South Korean pet rescue group has charged a professor at an elite university of illegally experimenting with cats in a laboratory.
South Korea’s central bank needs to cut policy rate to near zero: government think-tank
A South Korean state-run think-tank said on Wednesday the central bank should cut benchmark interest rates to near zero to support an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Biopharma IPO points to South Korea rebound after coronavirus
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 …