Asia

S. Korea’s Moon watches concert with Kim Jong Un’s sister

by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, United States (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in sat next to the…

‘Too soon’ to tell if Korean Olympic thaw will last: Mattis

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis cast doubt Sunday on whether North Korea's charm offensive at…

Hong Kong police probe deadly bus accident

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong police said Sunday they were investigating a deadly bus accident that left 19 people dead…

Kim Jong Un invites South’s Moon to Pyongyang: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited the South's President Moon Jae-in for a summit in…

Publisher detained in China ‘confesses’, blames Sweden

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) - Detained book publisher Gui Minhai has surfaced nearly three weeks after disappearing into police custody in China, confessing wrongdoing…

Scores of flights canceled as storm pummels US Midwest

  CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- A winter storm brought heavy snowfall to parts of the US Midwest on Friday,…

Taiwan quake death toll reaches 12 as rescuers pull more bodies from quake rubble

  HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- After hours of painstaking search efforts, Taiwanese rescue workers pulled two more bodies from the…

North and South Korea heads of state meet, shake hands

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong…

Kim Yo Jong: N. Korea’s political princess

by Jung Ha-won Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's increasingly influential sister…

Rescuers brave aftershocks to pull bodies from tilting Taiwan tower

by Michelle Yun Agence France Presse HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwanese rescuers Thursday braved aftershocks coursing through a dangerously leaning…

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