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SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday a summit between the United States and North Korea may be held at any time, citing possible signs of dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington.
MANILA, Philippines — A female passenger ended up in jail after she made a bomb joke aboard an aircraft bound for Manila at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban on Monday, the PNP Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup) reported.
Research shows a small set of high-frequency building blocks shaped the writing system through a principle of economy
Research shows a small set of high-frequency building blocks shaped the writing system through a principle of economy
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Experience Jehovah’s Witness classified as Grade 4 adds health dimension to criticism of Korea’s 36-month, prison-based alternative service
Easy Japanese is in the spotlight as a way to disseminate information to foreign nationals in Japan, especially at times of disaster, such as a recent powerful earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture.
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Naomi Osaka, of Japan, arrives to compete against Anastasia Zakharova, of Russia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
The family of 5 that had been trapped in the home during the floods said they had been ‘reborn’ as they returned to survey the damage around the property.
Japanese companies raised capital spending in the second quarter as profits surged, in the latest sign that the corporate sector is coping fairly well with the fallout from the Middle East conflict.
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Home prices fell for a fifth month in August, threatening to erode household wealth and curb consumer spending
Home prices fell for a fifth month in August, threatening to erode household wealth and curb consumer spending
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Former Spain head coach Robert Moreno was named interim head coach of the South Korean men's national soccer team Tuesday.
Leaders from the world's top economies should stand on a Pacific atoll to see the reality of record sea level rise, a top UN official said in Palau Monday.
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry is seeking over 1.25 trillion won (US$913.7 million) for next year's budget, including 1.11 trillion won earmarked for the "inter-Korean cooperation fund," it said Tuesday, amid efforts to revive long-dormant exchanges with North Korea.
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- Online shopping sales in South Korea moved up 7.3 percent in July from a year earlier led by stronger demand for food delivery services, data showed Tuesday.
Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping began talks Monday in Kyrgyzstan, where a dozen other heads of state also gathered for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which seeks to be a counterbalance to the West.
Boxes of clothing for export are pictured at a factory in Guangzhou, in China's Guangdong province, on April 1, 2025. Lower tariffs on "nonsensitive" products have been discussed in working-level U.S.-China talks. © Reuters
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON – China said it had serious concerns about Taiwan’s presence at the annual Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, warning of “consequences” after the democratically ruled island attended the group’s opening ceremony on Monday.
Baidu, a Chinese search and AI company, has upgraded its Hong Kong stock to a primary listing alongside its Nasdaq shares. © Reuters
Baidu, a Chinese search and AI company, has upgraded its Hong Kong stock to a primary listing alongside its Nasdaq shares. © Reuters
JEJU, South Korea, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- A Jeju police officer arrested for wrongfully closing a missing person case that may have contributed to the woman's death has claimed to have done so to avoid an increased workload, police said Tuesday.
MOSCOW – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that the war in Ukraine needed to end for humanity’s sake and that New Delhi would support every peace effort to stop the fighting.
University of the Philippines-School of Archaeology's Leee Anthony Neri presents the archological report on Kota Kalawi in Lanao del Sur.
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday questioned the Ombudsman’s characterization of him as a “mastermind” amid the ongoing preliminary investigation into the alleged flood-control anomalies.
MANILA, Philippines — Northbound Class 1 vehicles were diverted from parts of the North Luzon Expressway on Tuesday as water levels in the Pampanga River rose near San Simon, Pampanga, according to NLEX Corp.
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Olympic gold medallist says money to be directed to ‘emergency relief, transitional resettlement and post-disaster reconstruction’
Olympic gold medallist says money to be directed to ‘emergency relief, transitional resettlement and post-disaster reconstruction’
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Kim Yong-beom had drawn criticism over the rapid introduction of single-stock exchange-traded funds and ‘citizen dividend’ proposal
Kim Yong-beom had drawn criticism over the rapid introduction of single-stock exchange-traded funds and ‘citizen dividend’ proposal
A farmer spreads fertilizer in a rice field in Karnal in the northern Indian state of Haryana. (Photo by Reuters) © Reuters
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Smoke from forest and peatland fires burning across Indonesia has pushed air quality in parts of Malaysian Borneo to hazardous levels, leading to a surge in respiratory illness, closing hundreds of schools and forcing the cancellation of Independence Day celebrations.
Pattaya has faced a grim low tourist season, driven in part by the economic downturn triggered by the Iran war
Pattaya has faced a grim low tourist season, driven in part by the economic downturn triggered by the Iran war
Stray Kids took over the National Stadium in Japan on Aug. 29 and 30, selling 140,000 tickets for the weekend, JYP Entertainment said Tuesday.
Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Pref. – The industry ministry Monday asked the city of Hitachiomiya in Ibaraki Prefecture to accept a survey for selecting a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
Kathmandu: Rescuers are racing to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbs and increasingly desperate families search for missing loved ones.
South Korea will release a record 183,000 tons of key food products ahead of the Chuseok holiday later this month, the finance ministry said Tuesday, as part of its effort to stabilize consumer prices.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Russia to end the Ukraine war and for a cessation of hostilities during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on Monday.
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will release a record 183,000 tons of key food products ahead of the Chuseok holiday later this month, the finance ministry said Tuesday, as part of its effort to stabilize consumer prices.
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Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…