Tag: South Korea

Outside mainland China where it originated late last year, the outbreak has spread to some 28 other countries and territories, with a death toll of around two dozen

The church at the centre of the outbreak is a branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a religious movement founded in 1984 by South Korean Lee Man-hee, who has about 500,000 followers

Hundreds of people are believed to have attended church services with ‘Patient 31’ in recent weeks

Growth attributed to a visit by Pope Francis to South Korea in 2014

Coalition urges South Korea not to 'betray' North Koreans for sake of better ties

Vietnamese authorities called off an attempt to deport the defectors on Nov. 28 after they protested and refused to go

North Korean defectors arrive in the South empty handed and they will more than likely remain poor

There are 300,000 Christians in North Korea who face extreme levels of persecution

The flag was flown by the Imperial Japanese army and navy up until the end of World War II

Support for the Catholic president is at 39 percent, it was 84 percent immediately after his election in May 2017