April 15, 2022 Chinese cities restrict access as COVID-19 infections rise; South Korea moves to lift most regulations While Shanghai is easing COVID-19 rules for some of its 25 million residents, anti-virus controls in the country are spreading as infections rise.
April 5, 2022 North Korea to bring 'unimaginable disaster' on South Korea if attacked, official says North Korea has clarified that it is prepared to use its nuclear capabilities on South Korea, should Seoul launch a "preemptive strike” attack.
April 3, 2022 North Korea threatens retaliation after 'preemptive strike' comment from South Korean official North Korea is not pleased with a comment made by a senior South Korean official and has warned the country may face a “serious threat,” an official said.
March 28, 2022 North Korea's Kim vows to develop more powerful means of attack North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after the country's first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years.
March 22, 2022 South Korea COVID-19 deaths strain hospitals, crematoriums Health officials in South Korea have instructed crematories to burn more bodies per day and funeral homes to add more refrigerators to store the dead as families struggle with funeral arrangements amid a rise in COVID-19 deaths.
March 20, 2022 North Korea fires artillery into sea days after missile launch North Korea fired suspected artillery pieces on Sunday, following a failed missile launch just a few days prior.
March 17, 2022 South Korea omicron deaths surge Officials in South Korea tried to calm public fears amid concerns about a faltering pandemic response as daily COVID-19 cases and deaths reached record highs Thursday.
March 16, 2022 North Korean missile explodes in air in failed launch A North Korean missile exploded after liftoff in a failed weapons launch on Wednesday as concerns rise that the country is preparing to institute its longest-range missile in recent years.
March 15, 2022 North Korean launch apparently ends in failure, South Korea's military says North Korea’s latest weapons launch on Wednesday apparently ended in failure, South Korea's military said, amid speculation that the North could soon launch its biggest long-range missile in its most significant provocation in years.
March 10, 2022 How South Korea's election of Yoon Suk Yeol may affect relationship with US Elected in one of the narrowest presidential races in South Korea’s history, Yoon Suk Yeol, the country’s former top prosecutor, is a political newcomer with the conservative People Power Party who has sometimes been compared to former President Trump.
