New COVID-19 cases down for 3rd day; deaths at over 3-month high South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases declined for the third straight day Saturday but remained above the 100,000 level for the fifth day in a row amid the fast spread of the Omicron variant.

N. Korea moves toward pre-pandemic normalcy after declaring victory in COVID-19 fight North Korea has lifted a face mask mandate and eased antivirus curbs as the communist state moves toward normalcy after declaring victory in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, state media reported Saturday.

Three Chinese corporate giants leaving NY stock exchange Three state-owned Chinese corporate giants announced plans Friday to remove their shares from the New York Stock Exchange, adding to a growing financial separation between the biggest global economies in the midst of a dispute over scrutiny of company audits.

Korean ‘jang,’ Japanese miso soup turn historic animosity into tasty friendship While maintaining diplomatic ties often proves to be a complicated matter for presidents, ministers and industrial leaders of all nations, the task can be less burdensome and sometimes even joyful at a certain down-to-earth level. Such a breakthrough took place in the Jangwi-dong neighborhood […]

Ukraine, Russia trade blame for risk of nuclear disaster at frontline plant Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Friday of risking nuclear disaster by shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces in a region expected to become one of the next big front lines of the war.

New York scraps word ‘inmate’ in state law New York has amended several state laws to remove the word “inmate” and replace it with “incarcerated person” to refer to people serving prison time.

With Alibaba stake cut, SoftBank’s Son cools toward China tech SoftBank Group’s decision to sell down its Alibaba Group Holding stake for a $34 billion gain may be aimed at shoring up cash reserves, but it also underlines how CEO Masayoshi Son has cooled on China tech.

Naver raided over allegedly abusing market dominant position in dealing with real estate market info provider Prosecutors raided the office of Naver, Korea’s largest internet portal giant, Friday over its alleged abuse of its market dominant position in dealing with a real estate market information partner in the past.

Yoon, US senator meet to discuss alliance President Yoon Suk-yeol met with U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) on Friday and discussed strengthening the bilateral alliance.

Ruling party politicians’ visits to flood-damaged areas cause stir The questionable attitudes of some ruling party politicians visiting areas damaged by this week’s torrential rains and flooding have stirred up criticism from around the country, saying that such visits are not sincere and only for show