Two cases involve foreigners, a Myanmar sailor in Vietnam and a South Korean technician in Laos. Laotian authorities are not worried, but have boosted checks. In Vietnam, after four cases were reporte …
US envoy to South Korea posts video shaving off his controversial moustache
Harry Harris visits a barbershop to remove his moustache months after his facial hair became the subject of a colonialist row …
Harry Harris: US envoy to South Korea shaves off controversial moustache
Mr Harris has been ambassador to South Korea since 2018, during a time of strained relations. South Korea is a key military and economic partner. The US stations 28,500 troops in …
South Korea Confirms a Defector Swam Back to the North
North Korea is accusing him of bringing Covid-19 across the border. A South Korean news outlet says the 24-year-old man was wanted for questioning over a rape accusation.
Samsung Primed for 5G Foray as U.S., China Brawl Over Huawei
The West’s fight with China about 5G network equipment has handed an opportunity to South Korea’s Samsung Electronics.
Laos: Health authorities say there are no worries on Covid-19 second wave
The National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has confirmed that it is carefully monitoring 109 passengers on the same flight with a South Korean national who has been confirmed …
South Korea Says Defector Likely Swam Back to North Korea
A defector was suspected of evading South Korean border guards by going through a drainage ditch and swimming back to North Korea, in a crossing that escalated tensions on the peninsula and led …
North Korea locks down border city over suspected virus case
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under total lockdown after a person was found there with suspected COVID-19 symptoms, saying “the vicious …
North Korea Reports 1st Suspected Case Of Coronavirus
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong under lockdown after a person suspected to have the coronavirus returned from South Korea, according to state news agency KCNA.
North Korea declares emergency in border town as first suspected COVID-19 case reported
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally …