The long-delayed bridge will formally open on Thursday, according to China’s state-run Xinhua news agency. Published On 14 Oct 202614 Oct 2026 China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu River Bridge to traffic on Thursday, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reports. China completed its side of the bridge in 2014, hoping to…
I have personally experienced, both at work and in my private life, extraordinary advances in information and communication technology over the past several decades. Encompassed in those decades was a broad range of “equipment” or machines, whose benefits I enjoyed along the way. In the 1970s, the typewriter was my main tool as an international…
THE Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for measures to retain highly skilled scientists in Ghana to strengthen the country’s capacity in nuclear science, technology and other specialised fields. She said retaining experienced professionals was crucial to sustaining research, ensuring public safety and supporting Ghana’s long-term ambitions, including nuclear power…
Kim Ji-yong, nominee to lead the newly established Serious Crime Investigation Agency, answers questions from lawmakers at his confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap Kim Ji-yong, nominee to lead the newly established Serious Crime Investigation Agency (SCIA), emphasized political neutrality and independence at his parliamentary confirmation hearing Wednesday, vowing to pursue…
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missiles targeting Riyadh and Dhahran, with falling debris injuring at least four people, and damaging homes in the capital. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Saudi-backed government says its offensive to retake Houthi-held territory is advancing. Published On 14 Oct 202614 Oct 2026 Share Houthi missiles intercepted over Saudi Arabia as battles intensify on…
A scene from “Doctor X: Mafia in White” / Courtesy of SBS The Korean medical drama “Doctor X: Mafia in White” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s non-English TV series chart, the streaming platform said Wednesday. The SBS drama, starring Kim Ji-won, accumulated 4.6 million views during the latest tracking week ending Sunday, according to…
Protesters in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province clashed with police over emergency and governor’s rule put in place over the local government’s alleged failure to crackdown on Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan fighters. Police fired on protesters, injuring at least five people. Published On 14 Oct 202614 Oct 2026 Share Violence in Pakistan over emergency rule in Imran Khan…
The Saudi Aramco logo is seen at an oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 12, 2019. Reuters-Yonhap CAIRO — A limited fire broke out Tuesday in an administrative building at Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil facilities, that was targeted in an attack in the country’s Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy…
An 87-year-old man, identified as Yaw Gahornu, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a nine-year-old girl at Ofankor, a suburb of Accra. According to a press release issued by the Accra Regional Police Command on October 12, 2026, the man was convicted after being tried before the Gender-Based Violence…
Nam Woo-hyun of K-pop boy band INFINTE / Courtesy of BILLIONS Nam Woo-hyun, the vocalist of boy band INFINITE, could easily have marked his 10th year as a soloist by returning to the ballads that launched his solo career. Instead, the title track of his new album casts him as a devil, a character he…
