Qingdao: Numerous ‘hotbeds of instability’ are emerging around the world, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said Thursday. Speaking at a meeting of defense chiefs from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in China, he warned th…

Pyongyang: North Korea has inaugurated a significant new beach resort in the eastern coastal region of Kalma, with leader Kim Jong Un heralding it as one of the year’s major achievements, state media reported Thursday. Kim officially opened the 4-kilo…

Busan: South Korea on Thursday decommissioned the country’s first nuclear reactor, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) said. The decommissioning marks the end of an era for Unit 1 of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant, located in the southeast…