South Korea key for Europe to manage fallout from China-U.S. rivalry, report says Closer ties between the European Union and South Korea under President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol are imperative for managing China's rising power and the increasing rivalry between Beijing and Washington, former ambassadors and officials said. North Korea mobilises office workers to fight drought amid food shortagesNorth Korea's office workers and factory labourers have been dispatched to farming areas around the country to join a fight against drought, state media reported on Wednesday, amid concerns over prolonged food shortages. Global problems may exacerbate shortages in N.Korea's isolated economyNorth Korea's isolated economy will not be insulated from global economic headwinds caused by the Ukraine war and the COVID-19 lockdowns in China, analysts said, with recently resumed border trade taking a hit and inflation exacerbating food shortages. Covid-19 fears halt China-North Korea border rail crossingsFreight services suspended from Dandong, which has reported more than 200 Covid-19 cases. N.Korea halts rail crossings from Chinese border, where COVID is on the rise -YonhapCross-border freight train services between North Korea and China have been suspended after a series of COVID-19 infections in the Chinese border city of Dandong, the Yonhap news agency said on Friday. Millions of South Koreans Could Soon Get Younger (on Paper)South Korea has three ways of calculating age, often adding a year or two to the international standard. The incoming president wants to change that.