China sends medics to North Korea amid claims in Japanese media Kim Jong Un is in a vegetative state

China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation. The trip by the Chinese doctors and officials comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean leader, with one Japanese media outlet claiming that … Read more

Chinese medical team dispatched to North Korea to advise on Kim Jong-un’s care 

China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation. The trip by the Chinese doctors and officials comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean leader. Reuters was unable to immediately determine what … Read more

Kim Jong Un’s death could force US and South Korea to take military action

Kim Jong Un’s death would cause a geopolitical meltdown that could see North Korea’s cold war with the West turn hot, experts have warned. A power vacuum left by the dictator could explode into an ugly civil war, which would spark ‘humanitarian suffering’ and a wave of refugees fleeing the violence. Military planners have forecast … Read more

South Korea puts world to shame on coronavirus

South Korea puts world to shame on coronavirus: East Asian nation reports just EIGHT new cases after two-month lockdown resulted in 234 deaths so far South Korea has confirmed 10,661 cases of the virus amid 234 deaths in nation Some 8,042 further patients have recovered and been released from quarantine Officials have warned of a potential … Read more

More than 100 recovered coronavirus patients in South Korea test positive again

South Korea reported today that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again.  It came as officials suggested they would soon look at easing strict recommendations aimed at preventing new outbreaks – and the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed two million on Monday.  South Korea reported only 25 … Read more

From Jodie Comer in Killing Eve to Michael Palin In North Korea: The best on demand TV this week

BBC iPLAYER & ALL 4 Killing Eve International hitwoman Villanelle and MI6 operative Eve did not exactly part on the best of terms at the end of last series, and things are not going particularly well for either of them at the start of Series Three.  Villanelle (Jodie Comer, above with Stefan Iancu) and Eve … Read more

Fifty-one recovered coronavirus patients test positive AGAIN in South Korea

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Fifty-one recovered coronavirus patients test positive AGAIN in South Korea

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Andorra orders 150,000 antibody tests from South Korea

Andorra (population 77,000) orders 150,000 antibody tests from South Korea – enough to test the entire population twice The Pyrenees micro-state plans to screen the entire population within weeks  Andorra’s health minister says the Korean-made tests are ‘absolutely reliable’  Antibody tests can detect who has developed immunity to the coronavirus  By Tim Stickings For Mailonline … Read more

Angelina Jolie talks about Maddox’s plan to return to university in South Korea amid Covid-19 crisis

Angelina Jolie took part in a written interview with DongA Ilbo Daily, where she talked about her son Maddox, 18, and his plan to return to his university in South Korea after the Covid-19 pandemic. The movie star, 44, also discussed her focus during the health crisis, which she said is on children’s education and making sure … Read more