Industrial production in South Korea fell a seasonally adjusted 1.2 percent on month in October, Statistics Korea said on Monday.
Hong Kong Suspends Classes; South Korea Measures: Virus Update
Vaccines are likely to begin rolling out in the U.S. before the end of December, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, said. The U.K.
China, Japan and South Korea have pressing interests in common
Relations between China and its East Asian neighbours, Japan and South Korea, have been put on a more positive footing following Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visits during which he held talks with …
Year-end parties banned in South Korea
South Korea on Sunday banned year-end parties as coronavirus cases surge around the world due in part to colder temperatures.”Year-end events and parties hosted by hotels, party rooms, guest houses …
Japan and South Korea see surge of suicides among young women, raising new questions about pandemic stress
There are no comprehensive studies of suicide rates and lockdowns, but the data from East Asia has added to the debate.
North Korea toughens rules of entry to sea to fight virus
North Korea says it’s further toughening restrictions on entering seawaters as part of elevated steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic, two days after South Korea said the North had banned sea fishin …
South Korea agency says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un ordered executions, locked down capital
Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed and locked down Pyongyang to guard against COVID-19 and its economic damage, South Korea says.
North Korea executed people, shut capital as part of frantic efforts to fight coronavirus, South Korea agency says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down the capital, Pyongyang, as part of frantic efforts to guard against the coronavirus and …
Kim Jong Un ordered executions amid frantic efforts to control coronavirus, South Korea lawmaker says
South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered at least two people executed, a lawmaker said.
Japan, South Korea, industry oppose EU plan to cut shipping emissions
Japan, South Korea and a fleet of international shipping groups have warned the European Union against its plan to add greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector to Europe’s carbon market.