South Korea March 8, 2021 Harvard professor ignites uproar over 'comfort women' claims Hundreds of scholars have condemned the article, with both North and South Korea expressing outrage at the claims.
OPINION March 8, 2021 Rep. Michelle Steel: International Women’s Day – Rewriting ‘comfort women' history worsens horrors of abuse Harvard Professor J. Mark Ramseyer wrote an article – “Contracting for Sex in the Pacific War” – about Korean comfort women that was criticized by individuals, organizations and groups around the world as factually inaccurate and misleading
Coronavirus February 22, 2021 Harvard Medical School study claims slavery reparations would have mitigated coronavirus spread Researchers from Harvard Medical School are claiming that slavery reparations would have helped limit the spread of COVID-19 for Black people in the U.S.
Hotels February 19, 2021 South Korea hotel apologizes for exposing nude sauna guests to outside world The operators of a hotel on South Korea’s Jeju Island are apologizing to guests after a honeymooning couple discovered that the windows in its second-floor sauna facilities — which were advertised as having mirrored, one-way glass— did not have mirrored, one-way glass at all.
North Korea February 17, 2021 North Korean defector in diving gear swims to South Korea, military says A North Korean man in diving gear swam to South Korea on Tuesday in an apparent bid to defect from Kim Jong Un's Hermit Kingdom, the South Korean military said Wednesday.
North Korea February 16, 2021 North Korea attempted to hack Pfizer for coronavirus vaccine information: report North Korean hackers tried breaking into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to access information on a coronavirus vaccine, South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday, according to a South Korean lawmaker and multiple reports.
Pets February 3, 2021 Georgia couple reunited with pet cat lost in South Korea for months A U.S. Army medic and his wife were able to find the cat thanks to Facebook groups for the Camp Humphreys community.
Coronavirus January 15, 2021 Mandatory lockdowns may not be any better at controlling COVID-19 than less restrictive measures, study finds Mandatory stay-at-home orders and business closures may not be more effective at controlling the spread of the coronavirus than less restrictive, voluntary measures, a new study found.
OPINION January 14, 2021 James Carafano: North Korea could spell trouble for Biden — here’s what he needs to do North Korea has been relatively quiet until recently, but that looks like it is changing. Keeping the Hermit Kingdom from becoming President-elect Joe Biden’s first crisis could well require learning some lessons from what the outgoing administration of President Trump got right.
South Korea January 13, 2021 South Korean sect leader acquitted of violating coronavirus rules after outbreak A South Korean court has acquitted a religious sect leader of charges that he deliberately disrupted the government’s anti-virus response early last year after thousands of his worshippers were infected with the coronavirus.
Kim Jong Un January 8, 2021 Kim Jong Un vows to improve North Korea's ties to outside world as economic problems persist North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is hoping to dramatically improve his country’s standing with the world as the Hermit Kingdom enters 2021 with an economy fractured by sanctions, natural disasters and coronavirus-related border closings.