North Korea recently placed Pyongyang and northern Jagang province under lockdown over virus concerns. Earlier this month, it imposed lockdown measures in other areas where officials found unauthorized goods and foreign currencies that were brought in, Ha cited the NIS as saying. North Korea has also banned fishing and salt production at sea to prevent seawater from being infected with ...

The last two presidents of the United States have been greeted with missile tests by North Korea within weeks of taking office. Similarly, experts see the same happening with Joe Biden. Kim Jong Un is likely to let his missiles do the talking with Biden. Kim Jong Un is one of the few prominent world leaders yet to congratulate Joe ...

The state at the center of Australia’s longest coronavirus lockdown has gone almost a month without registering any new case. This is an enviable record as USA and many other European countries grapple with surging infections or renewed lockdown. The US recorded the highest number of cases in one day last month. Australia saw one of the world’s longest and strictest ...

The leader of a notorious online sex abuse group in South Korea was earlier today sent to prison and now faces 40 years. Cho Ju-bin, a 25-year-old college graduate, ran a group that blackmailed women and girls into filming sexual content. They would then post this content in pay-to-view chat-rooms on messaging app Telegram. Cho was in charge of the ...

Scotland became the first country in the world to make tampons and menstrual pads available for free. The country will make the tampons and pads available at all public buildings, including schools and universities. The vote from the Scottish parliament came unanimously in favor of a Period Products bill on Tuesday. This made them the first to pass a law ...