Author: John Yoon
South Korea Reconsiders a Rite of Manhood: The Draft
Military conscription has become less popular. The rules have loosened. But experts still worry about the threat from the North.
Airlines in Japan and South Korea Try Novel Ideas to Lure Fliers
How about inexpensive passes good for a month of domestic flights? Or popular in-flight meals to on-the-ground customers?
Asia-Pacific Countries Rush to Buy Merck Covid Pill
The home treatment, molnupiravir, is said by the company to potentially halve the risk of hospitalization and death from the virus.
Australia Accelerates Plans to Lift Pandemic Travel Bans
Travel bans will begin to lift in November for citizens and permanent residents, depending on vaccination rates.
A Family’s Yearlong Quest to Return to Hong Kong During the Pandemic
The Bordias have been trying to return to Hong Kong, their home of 13 years, from India, where they traveled early in the pandemic. But their journey has become a game of transoceanic Whac-A-Mole.
South Korea’s Covid Surge Threatens Its Reopening Plans
Cases have remained high even as vaccinations expand. Health officials say more people are ignoring social distancing rules as pandemic fatigue accumulates.