Health officials in South Korea declared the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus infections after reporting a number of newly confirmed cases, especially in the Greater Seoul area.
South Korea politician slams John Bolton for divulging secrets
A junior South Korean politician condemned former White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday, saying his new memoir has made negotiation with North Korea even more difficult.
North Korea is about to drop cigarette butts, trash, and 12 million propaganda leaflets onto South Korea in its latest psychological-warfare move
According to state media, the propaganda leaflets express “the wrath and hatred” of the North Korean people.
South Koreans can now store their driving license on their smartphones
We use our smartphones for pretty much everything these days, so why not add official identification to the mix? That’s what three telcos in South Korea have done, leveraging an existing …
South Korea church hit by COVID-19 says members to give plasma for research
Around 4,000 recovered COVID-19 patients from a religious group at the centre of South Korea’s largest outbreak will donate plasma for research, an official said on Tuesday, a day after local …
Global report: South Korea has Covid-19 second wave as Israel ponders new lockdown
New infections in and around Seoul; Spain reports 36 new outbreaks; New Zealand strengthens borders …
Global K-pop fans emerge as political force, but some in South Korea worry
Some tech-savvy followers of K-pop music have emerged as increasingly active players in American politics, but in the birthplace of the genre, South Korean fans are wary that their favourite artists …
South Korea says Bolton’s memoir on Trump-Kim summit is distorted
Accounts by former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton of discussions between leaders of the United States and the two Koreas in his upcoming book are inaccurate and distorted, South Korea said …
Singapore, South Korea ink digital partnership deal
It aims to tackle bilateral cooperation in new emerging digital areas. Singapore and the Republic of Korea have launched negotiations on a new Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement (KSDPA), …
Why Is North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong Attacking South Korea (and Not Kim Jong-un)?
North Korea’s leaders are once again causing raised eyebrows around Asia and much of the globe. This time it is led by Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-Jong, rather than Kim Jong-un. She is clearly …