National Hyundai Plant In Alabama Pauses Manufacturing Due To Car Chip Shortage A global shortage of semiconductor chips has impacted the manufacturing of cars, electronics and appliances. Jaclyn Diaz
World As Workforce Ages, South Korea Increasingly Depends On Migrant Labor South Korea's population is shrinking and aging. Foreign workers help fill shortages on farms and in factories, but it's very hard for them to become citizens. Some say that will soon have to change. Anthony Kuhn
Politics Citing Pandemic Fears, North Korea Says It Won't Attend Tokyo Olympics Pyongyang will skip the games, shattering South Korea's hopes that the games might revive stalled peace talks between the bitter rivals. Scott Neuman
World North Korea's Network Of Prison Camps Funds Weapons Programs, Rights Group Says A South Korean human rights group sheds light on how North Korean prison camps help the country support its military operations through "mafia-type" tactics. Jaclyn Diaz
World North Korea Defector Swims To South, Evading Border Guards For 6 Hours The man's daring escape, and the failure of South Korean guards to detect him, is the second embarrassing breach of the heavily fortified DMZ in recent months. Scott Neuman
Health Coronavirus FAQ: Why Am I Suddenly Hearing So Much About KF94 Masks? There are N95s, reserved for health workers. There are KN95s, which you can buy easily ... except that quality may vary. And now South Korea's KF94's are getting a lot of buzz. Pranav Baskar
World Iran Reportedly Boosts Nuclear Fuel Enrichment To 20% The move is likely to increase tensions during President Trump's final weeks in office. Separately, Iran seized a South Korean oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, South Korea said Monday. Peter Kenyon
World 'God ... Let Us Survive': Remembering Korean War's Chosin Battle And Evacuation Seventy years on, war participants are drawing starkly differing conclusions from the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The decisive conflict's lasting legacy is still visible on the Korean Peninsula. Anthony Kuhn
World North Korean Former Gymnast Fled To South Korea By Jumping Fence The unnamed man defected to the South on Nov. 3, avoiding capture for 14 hours. He is seeking asylum in South Korea. Jaclyn Diaz
Health South Korean Study Shows No Evidence Recovered COVID-19 Patients Can Infect Others A study of patients who initially tested negative for the virus, but weeks later tested positive again, has found they do not appear to pass the disease to personal contacts such as family members. Richard Harris
