South Korea

Friday will see the delayed start of football's K-League.

Officials warned that a return to normal would take time as overseas demand for exports remained limited.

Samsung Electronics shares closed down 0.2 percent in Seoul at 50,000 won.

The North Korean leader has not made a public appearance since presiding over a Workers' Party politburo meeting on April 11.

Trump declined to say if he had direct knowledge from North Korea that Kim was fine.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Trump had asked for test kits.

Samsung Electronics shares were trading up 1.7 percent on Tuesday, having fallen nearly 20 percent from a record high in January.

Globally, the virus has killed more than 3,100 people and infected over 90,000.

Scores of events -- from K-pop concerts to sports seasons -- have been cancelled or postponed over the contagion.

The BTS concerts are the latest events to be cancelled or postponed as the outbreak has spread in the world's 12th-largest economy.

The decision to delay the training was made after Seoul declared its highest "severe" alert level over the virus.

None of the three people with fevers had any history of travel to Wuhan.

Two more people had died, both of them connected to a second cluster around a hospital -- taking the toll to seven.

On Monday, South Korea reported 161 more cases, taking its total to 763 and making it the world's worst hit country outside China.

A total of 100 new cases were confirmed, 85 of them connected to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus

Several South Korean presidents have ended up in prison after leaving office -- often as a result of investigations started by political rivals.

The premium smartphone market has also grown fiercely competitive with buyers waiting longer before upgrading to new models.

Li Keqiang visited a bank in Chengdu a day before Tuesday's trilateral summit with the leaders of South Korea and Japan in the southwestern city.

There is no sigh yet of finalising the text of any agreement between US and China.

Their world tour -- which ran from August last year -- drew a total audience of more than two million

Kim criticised the appearance of the buildings constructed by Southern companies.

Police also in a statement said the singer had been suffering from "severe depression".

BigHit Entertainment released a statement on Twitter confirming the band members will go on a break.

Samsung Q2 earnings dragged by weak smartphone sales, chips business remains strong.

Filipino President, Rodrigo Duterte requested a kiss on the lips from a young Filipino woman at an event in Seoul, South Korea.

Hastily arranged meeting with South Korea seemed to demonstrate North Korea's urgency to secure a summit with Trump.

The June 12 summit, planned for Singapore, offers a historic chance for peace on the Korean peninsula.

Protests by employees of a "chaebol," the family-controlled big businesses that dominate the South Korean economy, are rare.

Korean Air heiress apologises before police questioning.

US president hailed as peacemaker as North Korea makes more nuclear concessions.