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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean troops have been spotted in commercial satellite imagery preparing for a likely military parade, accordin...

By Josh Smith (Reuters) - A senior board member of Afghanistan’s central bank is urging the U.S. Treasury and the International Monetary Fund to take ...

One story lost in the focus on Afghanistan’s fall is the huge number of remaining refugee spots this year.

Nearly 400 evacuated Afghans arrived on Thursday in Seoul, where the government said it was amending the law to allow long-term stays for those who worked on South Korean projects in Afghanistan before the Taliban seized power this month. Immigration is a contentious issue in South Korea, where man…

North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), the isolated state’s rubber-stamp parliament, will meet on Sept. 28 to discuss economic policy and other issues, state media reported on Thursday, as the country faces mounting economic crises. On the agenda are “modification and supplementation” of th…

This verbatim hockey drama considers issues of masculinity and the peculiar ownership that fans feel toward a team and its players.

U.S. Raised Prospect of Using South Korea Bases for Afghan Refugees, Seoul Says  U.S. News & World Report

U.S. Envoy Says No Hostile Intent Toward North Korea, Calls for Talks  U.S. News & World Report

By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan underscores the need for South Korea to quickly secure wartime operational control of its troops from the United States, a leader of the ruling Democratic Party s...

When a road trip goes awry

By Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Former South Korean K-pop star known as Seungri was sentenced to three years in prison and fined nearly $1 million on...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn (WJHL) — Bill Haslam says he is concerned. The former Tennessee Governor, who’s been out of the public spotlight since he left office in January 2019, says the deep divi…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Bill Haslam says the last thing Tennessee needs is a former governor chiming in from the sidelines. But in a recent interview with News Channel 11, the former two-term Rep…

North Korea intends to strengthen cooperation with Russia to counter the United States, and peace on the Korean peninsula will not be possible until American troops are withdrawn, Pyongyang’s ambassador to Russia told TASS news agency. Ambassador Sin Hong-chol’s comments come after senior North Kor…

Homes Flooded, Fields and Roads Damaged as Heavy Rain Hits North Korea  U.S. News & World Report

SEOUL (Reuters) - For the first time in South Korea, a nursing assistant who suffered paralysis after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine was recognised as a...

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GATE CITY, Va. (WJHL) — A Southwest Virginia lawmaker says he’s bracing for a tough fight to get stimulus money for our area. Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City) said Monday the Virginia General…

Here’s one of Team USA’s best bets for winning gold in Tokyo. At 21 years old, Brody Malone is a member of the U.S. men’s gymnastics team. He’s also a Tri-Cities Original wh…