Indonesia is poised to become a Battleground for the manufacture of electric vehicle batteries as two global giants, China’s CATL and South Korea ‘s LG Chem, are investing billions of dollars in supply chains, tapping into the resource-rich Southeast Asian nation’s abundant reserves of nickel, a crucial raw material. Indonesia owns about one-quarter of the world’s nickel reserves, with the …

The North Korea expressed sorrow that a South Korean man had been shot dead to avoid the spread of coronavirus, the national security advisor of the South said, in the midst of increasing public and political indignation. The apology emerged in a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae from the United Front Department of the North, which manages cross-border …

South Korea relaxed its difficult social distancing campaign in the heavily populated metropolitan area of Seoul for the next two weeks, with new cases of regular novel coronavirus stubbornly lingering within triple digits. The government lifted a ban on on on-site dining after 9 pm, but restaurants and cafes are now expected to limit the names of the seats and …

Here’s an unexpected strong typhoon that lashed South Korea after crashing into southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that left four people missing in a landslide. Half a million people were powerless after Typhoon Haishen roared past the southernmost main island of Kyushu in Japan, ripping off the roofs and dumping half a meter of water in just …

For the first time, private tuition centers shut down and traffic was lighter in the capital of South Korea, the first working day of stricter social-distancing laws intended to avoid a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks. South Korea took the unusual step of limiting the activity of restaurants , coffee shops and so-called cram schools in the metropolitan area of …

South Korea ordered doctors in the Seoul region to return to work as they began a three-day strike in protest against multiple government measures, including one to increase the number of doctors coping with health emergencies such as coronavirus. Trainee doctors staged simultaneous walkouts, and thousands of additional doctors were scheduled to launch a three-day strike. The strikes come as …

South Korean authorities announced the largest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on August 23, suggesting that stricter social distancing rules could be required as outbreaks continued to spread from a church in Seoul and other gatherings. In view of this, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) recorded 397 new infections, up from 332 …

North Korea is jumping on the return of a defector from the South to point the finger at Seoul for the presence of coronavirus in the country after months of denying it had any cases. Pyongyang placed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong, claiming it had found a suspected Covid-19 infection in a defector who had returned across …

Three hundred drones took to South Korea’s evening sky over the Han River to provide advice on coronavirus prevention via a coordinated show of light featuring photos of hand-washing and social space. Last Saturday (July 4) a swarm of pinpoint lights raised into the air in military-like formation before rearranging themselves to form the picture of a white face mask, …

In an effort to find a vaccine for the treatment of the coronavirus (Covid-19), Indonesia is conducting a clinical trial of the vaccine. Head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Laksana Tri Handoko said LIPI was involved in clinical trials of vaccines in Indonesia. The clinical trial will be carried out with Kalbe Farma and South Korea. Handoko said …