South Korea

Defectors have been sending material such as rice and anti-North leaflets, usually by balloon

Tough social distancing rules will be considered if 50 daily infections persist for more than two weeks

Kim Yo Jong issued the warning in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA

Coronavirus total cases is 11,402 with 269 deaths

The number of confirmed cases in Bangladesh reached 40,321 after confirming 2,029 new cases

The symptoms of MIS-C are similar to toxic shock and Kawasaki disease

South Korean coffee-making robotic arm and serving robot can make 60 different types of coffee

The claim is misleading as health experts say more research is needed 'to give a definitive answer'

FC Seoul insisted the mannequins had "no connection to sex toys"

South Korea reported 13 new cases bringing the country’s total to 11,050 with 262 deaths

Officials have linked at least 119 cases of Covid-19

As of Wednesday morning, 119 cases nationwide had been linked to the Itaewon cluster

Govts around the world are struggling with question of how to reopen economies while still containing coronavirus

Of the new cases, 26 were domestically transmitted infections

Authorities still gathering evidence to support their theory that the particles are from “dead” virus cells

Football and golf will soon follow suit in a ray of hope for suspended competitions worldwide

Muslim federation asks people to maintain physical distance during prayers, to use sanitizer, face masks

North and South Korea exchanged gunfire a day after Kim Jong Un appeared in public

South Korea had extended its social distancing policy but with relief to religious and sports facilities

Excessive smoking, obesity, and fatigue were the direct causes of Kim's urgent cardiovascular treatment, reports

Around one million dogs are still eaten every year in South Korea, where the meat is part of traditional cuisine

'One can certainly get reinfected, but after how much time? We'll only know retroactively'

Experts say among the main possibilities are re-infection, a relapse, or inconsistent tests

Country has had nearly 11,000 infections and 225 deaths

People urged to follow strict social distancing until at least April 19

Virus may have been 'reactivated' rather than the patients being re-infected, say South Korean officials

South Korea used widespread testing, social distancing measures to bring the numbers down

South Korean striker will report to a marines boot camp on the island of Jeju on April 20 for his basic training

Spurs forward will spend two weeks in quarantine in line with South Korean government guidelines

United States Forces Korea declared a public health emergency, restricting movement of troops

North Korea fired two projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles

Yoon asks the public for continued voluntary efforts at social distancing

Ministers to discuss outbreak in their countries, ways to prevent further spread of the virus

Will support smallholder farmers who are most at risk of food shortage

Local commercial banks will allow loans to be rolled over for small businesses if they cannot afford to pay them off

President Moon Jae-is increasingly confident that South Korea will overcome the virus

Taking the tally of cases to 8,236, with 75 deaths in the country

204 patients were released from hospitals where they had been isolated, death toll reaches 73

As a total of 95 cases entered China from overseas so far

Around 200 nurses are working eight-hour shifts at the facility, nearly half of them volunteers

South Korea confirms 110 new cases, raises the total to 7,979

Six more people died, raising the toll to 66

242 new cases were reported compared with only 35, a day earlier

Rise in infections took its total to 7,513

Thirty-six more patients are discharged from quarantine after making full recovery, raising the combined number to 166

Following his sister's comments calling Seoul's condemnation of military drills by the North, a 'truly senseless act'

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun says face mask exports will be banned from Friday

President Moon says govt will inject more than 30 trillion won into the economy to address the 'grave' situation

Move comes as South Asian nation reports 31 deaths, over 5,000 cases of confirmed COVID-19

United States has 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect it against the nuclear-armed North