Tag: East Asia

WASHINGTON —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in ...

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA —  Malaysian authorities said Saturday that they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 people believed ...

TOKYO —  Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —  Hundreds of people were rescued or evacuated after a fire broke out at a large commercial ...

SEOUL, South Korea —  South Korean investigators on Friday attempted to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —  A South Korean court has approved a detention warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —  South Korea's joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol ...

South Korean authorities say at least 179 people died when a passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after skidding off ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a key policy-setting meeting of the country's ruling party ...

TOKYO —  Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social ...