South Korea
North Korea rejects talks ahead of US envoy's arrival in Seoul
North Korea ridiculed South's “nonsensical” calls for revived negotiations between US and Pyongyang when it lost its relevance as a mediator
China, South Korea report new cases in double digits
A recent report said testing found only a few cases without a link to Beijing market and the steps taken mean the risk of spread is low
South Korea urges North not to send leaflets amid high tensions
Earlier Monday, North Korea said it had manufactured 12 million propaganda leaflets to be floated toward South Korea
Coronavirus cases surge in US, but slow in China, South Korea
World Health Organization reported largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours
North Korea blows up liaison office shared with South Korea
Since early June, North Korea issued a series of vitriolic condemnations of South over activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets
North Korea cut off communication with South over anti-Pyongyang leaflets row
South Korean government said it would push for legal bans on launching leaflets, but the North said South Korean response lacks sincerity
Asia's factory pain deepens as China's recovery fails to lift demand
Japan’s factory activity shrank at fastest pace since 2009, while South Korea saw manufacturing slump at sharpest pace in more than a decade
Vizag gas leak: LG Chem transport Styrene Monomer inventory to South Korea
The company would continue to work with government agencies to ensure all possible support for bereaved families and victims
South Korea sends delegation to probe Vizag gas tragedy
LG Polymers, where the gas leak occurred, is a unit of South Korea’s biggest petrochemical maker, LG Chem
South Korea raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16
Previously, teenagers aged 13 or older were held to be legally capable of consenting to sex, resulting in controversial cases in the country