Asian nations are watching the 2024 US election with trepidation, worried a Trump comeback could upend the geopolitical landscape once more.
North Korea’s gross domestic product expanded 3.1 per cent in 2023 from a year earlier, ending a three-year streak of contractions, according to South estimates.
The FBI has issued a warrant for one of the ‘Andariel’ hackers, with a reward of up to US$10 million for information leading to his arrest.
The plan emerged as Tokyo aims to acquire ‘counterstrike capabilities’ of attacking targets in enemy territory directly in an emergency, amid Beijing’s military build-up and provocative activities in waters near Japan.
North Korea has sent about 500 balloons laden with trash into South Korea’s air space over the past 24 hours, officials in the South said.
The targets include a half-dozen people and five firms in China, accused of supporting Pyongyang in defiance of United Nations actions.
Will Kamala Harris or Donald Trump win the US presidency in November? It doesn’t matter, Pyongyang says – the result will be the same.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical is investigating 80 deaths possibly linked to its fermented red yeast rice pills that are made using mould.
Asia is home to four of the safest cities in the world – and four of the most dangerous for travellers, according to a new ranking.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to engage with Wang Yi, but will also face partners’ questions about the direction of US policy in a tumultuous election season.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s already-low approval ratings have been hit by the scandal involving his wife.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the North Korean balloons were flying north of Seoul after crossing the border.
Nippon Steel has positioned the purchase of US Steel as a potential counterweight to China, arguing the purchase would give it sufficient scale to compete with Chinese counterparts.
Among the areas of concern highlighted by Pacific island nations was Japan’s release of treated radioactive water.
China is a major producer of rare metals, which are crucial for hi-tech products such as batteries and semiconductors.
The Japanese government will introduce a new pre-clearance system from January, starting with tourists from Taiwan.
With North Korea’s Moscow ties growing, Kim Jong-un assures a visiting Russian military delegation of Pyongyang’s unwavering support.
The country reported a 39 per cent week-on-week surge in infections from July 1 to 7, with Okinawa the hardest hit.
In late May, North Korea floated numerous balloons carrying waste toward South Korea, in response to activists sending political leaflets to the North via their own balloons.
North Korea has been slowly easing its harsh pandemic-era curbs, but still hasn’t reopened its borders to foreign tourists, except for a few Russians who visited earlier this year.