Alok Sharma defends South Korea trade trip after staffer had Covid

Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends decision to continue South Korea trade trip where he met local politicians after staff member in his private office tests positive for Covid He jetted to Seoul on Saturday October 24 for a series of trade meetings Two days previously he attended a meeting with staff from his private office … Read more

Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends South Korea trade trip after staff member’s Covid diagnosis

Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends decision to continue South Korea trade trip where he met local politicians after staff member in his private office tests positive for Covid He jetted to Seoul on Saturday October 24 for a series of trade meetings Two days previously he attended a meeting with staff from his private office … Read more

Huge fire engulfs entire 33-storey apartment block in South Korea

Huge fire engulfs entire 33-storey apartment block in South Korea, as firefighters race to evacuate hundreds of people inside A blaze has engulfed 33-storeys of a residential building in Ulsan, South Korea  Fire is said to have started on floor 12 before spreading through the building  Firefighters have been working to clear the 136-household block … Read more

British Army will have a ‘more persistent presence’ in Asia, suggests chief 

British Army will have a ‘more persistent presence’ in Asia as forces return to the region after withdrawing in the wake of 9/11, suggests chief British Army will have ‘more persistent presence’ in the Far East, forces boss said General Carleton-Smith said UK presence will reverse post-9/11 withdrawal Britain is seeking to expand military ties … Read more

The measures scientists say are needed to ease lockdown

Britain must follow in the footsteps of New Zealand, Hong Kong and South Korea if it wants to thwart a second wave of coronavirus and ease lockdown, scientists say. Researchers from the UK and Asia analysed the Covid-19 responses around the world and highlighted the three countries as shining examples of how to successfully squash … Read more

North Korea could conduct first submarine-launched ballistic missile test

North Korea could conduct first submarine-launched ballistic missile test within a year, South Korea warns South Korean official warned North Korea may soon launch the test missile  Comes amid long-stalled nuclear talks between the North and the United States North Korea has been pushing to for ability to launch missiles from submarines  By Ap Published: … Read more

Dozens of people are injured as Japan is battered by Typhoon Haishen

South Korea has hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen travelled northwards along the country’s east coast on Monday.  It comes a day after the powerful storm battered Japan’s southern islands with winds of 80mph and heavy rains, with four people are missing following a landslide. The storm, carrying top sustained winds of up to 112 km … Read more

How the West was lost: JOHN MICKLETHWAIT reveals coronavirus is making China all powerful again

London and Seoul are about the same size — big cities, with busy streets, crowded public transport and a racy nightlife. South Korea’s capital is the home of K-Pop music and the Oscar-winning film Parasite. Both cities were surprised by the Coronavirus earlier this year. Both coped as best they could. But the results could … Read more

Kim Jong-un holds cob of corn as he inspects typhoon damage

Kim Jong-un inspected typhoon damage with a cob of corn in his hand on Thursday – scotching the latest rumours that he is gravely ill or dead. North Korea’s supreme leader gave an upbeat verdict on the storm damage as he examined rice paddies and bean crops in the coastal province where Typhoon Bavi made … Read more

Angelina Jolie reveals son Maddox, will be studying online for his second year at Yonsei University

Angelina Jolie reveals son Maddox, 19, will be studying online due to the pandemic as he begins his second year at Seoul’s Yonsei University By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 23:00 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 17 August 2020 Angelina Jolie has revealed her son Maddox’s study plans amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Her eldest … Read more