Kim Jong-un’s sister disappears from public view

Kim Jong-un‘s sister has been out of public view for more than a month – prompting fears that her rise to prominence has gone too far for North Korea‘s liking.  Kim Yo-jong has been described as her brother’s ‘number two’ after representing the regime at official events and wielding influence over the secretive state’s policies.  … 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

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

Katie Holmes dons Beatles T-shirt on solo NYC stroll… after announcing she’s voting for Joe Biden

Dawson’s Creek alum Katie Holmes scraped her hair into a top bun and dressed down in wide-leg blue jeans and Birkenstock sandals to go grocery shopping in Manhattan on Sunday. The Ohio-born 41-year-old wore a T-shirt featuring the obscure cover of The Beatles’ 1988 unofficial release in South Korea, Back-Track. Katie made sure to protect … Read more

North Koreans ordered to hand over pet dogs to be killed for meat as country hit by food shortages 

Kim Jong-un has declared that pet dogs are a symbol of capitalist ‘decadence’ and ordered that dogs in Pyongyang be rounded up – and owners are fearful that their beloved pets are being used to solve the nation’s food shortages. Dictator Kim announced in July that owning a pet is now against the law, denouncing … Read more

Coronavirus: Asymptomatic patients shed just as much of virus

COVID-19 patients with and without symptoms are equally contagious: Asymptomatic people have just as much virus in their noses, mouths and lungs as those who cough and run fevers, study finds Researchers looked at 303 patients isolated at a treatment center in Cheonan, South Korea The viral loads of asymptomatic coronavirus patients were very similar to … Read more