Meet the New Congress January 1, 2021 Rep.-elect Young Kim brings empathetic approach to immigration: I have 'gone through the process' Rep.-elect Young Kim, who flipped a blue California House seat for the GOP, brings to Washington a keen understanding of the U.S. immigration system from her work as a longtime congressional staffer and her personal journey of becoming an American citizen.
MILITARY December 29, 2020 COVID-19 vaccine rollout to US troops overseas gets underway The U.S. military began inoculating American troops based overseas this week, focusing on military and civilian health care workers, first responders and command teams.
Coronavirus December 28, 2020 South Korea confirms first COVID-19 variant cases The infected were in Korea before the government instituted its travel ban from the U.K.
Coronavirus December 24, 2020 COVID outbreak in South Korea possibly linked to apartment ventilation system The coronavirus may have spread through the ventilation system at an apartment complex in South Korea where several residents from different households became infected, according to a study.
South Korea December 15, 2020 South Korea bans flying anti-Kim propaganda leaflets to North Korea by balloon South Korea’s parliament on Monday approved contentious legislation criminalizing the flying of propaganda leaflets by balloon toward North Korea, despite fierce criticism that the country is sacrificing freedom of expression to improve ties with the rival North.
South Korea November 13, 2020 South Korea begins fining people for not wearing masks The government began fining people who fail to wear masks in public.
South Korea September 29, 2020 South Korea says slain man tried to defect to North Korea South Korea said Tuesday that a government official slain by North Korean sailors wanted to defect, concluding that the man, who had gambling debts, swam against unfavorable currents with the help of a life jacket and a floatation device and conveyed his intention of resettling in North Korea.
South Korea September 28, 2020 South Korea’s Moon Jae-in says government failed to protect citizen killed by North South Korean President Moon Jae-in apologized on Monday for the death of an official killed by North Korean troops last week after critics accused the government of not acting to protect a citizen.
North Korea September 27, 2020 North Korea accuses South of crossing disputed boundary to find dead official North Korea has accused South Korea of crossing a disputed sea border in search of the body of a South Korean official killed by North Korean troops last week.
Kim Jong Un September 25, 2020 North Korea's Kim apologizes over shooting death of S. Korean North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologized Friday over the killing of a South Korea official near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary, saying he’s “very sorry” about the incident he called unexpected and unfortunate, South Korean officials said.
North Korea September 24, 2020 South Korean official, who may have tried to defect to the North, shot to death, burned: report A South Korean government official who may have tried to defect to North Korea was shot to death and then set on fire by Navy sailors from the communist country, a report said Thursday.