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Workers wearing protective suits fumigate an art hall with antiseptic solution as a precaution against the spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome in Seoul, South Korea, in June 2015.

South Korea Holds Onto Patient Data From Prior Coronavirus, Worrying Privacy Groups

Privacy advocates warn the government has kept the information from 2015 MERS patients beyond a justified emergency period.

What it means to the region after U.S. bases in Asia strengthen missile defenses

Plans to upgrade U.S. missile defenses in South Korea have residents worried, and could complicate relations between South Korea and its neighbors.

Military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, are seen in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.

Seoul: North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing back

A person who crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea on New Year's Day was likely a defector who had made the trip in the other direction in late 2020, the military said Monday.

In this photo provided on Saturday by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang.

North Korea's Kim vows to build up military and maintain anti-virus measures

In a speech at a key political conference, Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his military capability, maintain draconian anti-virus measures and push hard to improve the economy.

People celebrate the New Year's Eve on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris on Friday.

As the world marks a new year, celebrations are muted by omicron

In many places, New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.

Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus, their Big Hit Entertainment agency said. Members of the group are seen here at a news conference to introduce their single "Butter," in May. They are, from left to right: V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin, and J-Hope.

3 members of K-pop sensation BTS have tested positive for COVID-19

Nearly half of the seven-member band have now tested positive, after returning to South Korea from abroad earlier this month.

Palestinian scout bands parade through Manger Square at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, during Christmas celebrations, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Friday.

Once again, COVID means scaled-back Christmas celebrations around the world

From Bethlehem and Frankfurt to Boston, the surging coronavirus put a damper on Christmas Eve for a second year, forcing churches to cancel or scale back services and disrupting travel plans.

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives at a hospital in Seoul, on July 20, 2021. The government says it will grant a special pardon to Park, who is serving a lengthy prison term for a series of corruption charges.

South Korea pardons a former president imprisoned on corruption charges

The South Korean government says it will grant a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, 69, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes.

Japan's puzzling COVID lull

COVID cases in Japan fell more than 99% from the last peak. Unlike previous infection waves, and countries in similar situations, it's largely staying there. Experts are struggling to explain why.

Our 11 most-read global pandemic stories of 2021

From India to Israel to white-tailed deer in Iowa harboring the coronavirus, our top COVID stories of the year reveal the ever-changing nature of the world's health crisis.

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