Asia Pacific
South Korea and Japan to drop trade dispute as leaders seek common ground
Japan and South Korea agreed to drop an almost four-year-old trade dispute on high-tech materials on Thursday, an emphatic sign they aim ...Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact
Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental ...North Korea’s Kim demands more farmland to boost food production
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said ...Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China
An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude shook Tajikistan at 8:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) on Thursday at a depth of 10 km (6 ...North Korea fires long-range missile after warning U.S., South Korea over drills
North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japan’s west coast on Saturday, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to ...Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua say images show abducted NZ pilot in good health
Separatists in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released images that they say show a New Zealand pilot taken hostage last week is ...New Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc
New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history on Tuesday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused ...New Zealand’s Auckland braces for ex-cyclone Gabrielle impact
Residents of New Zealand’s biggest city were urged on Sunday to prepare for the impact of a storm that buffeted Australia’s Norfolk ...North Korea shows off largest-ever number of nuclear missiles at nighttime parade
Nuclear-armed North Korea showcased its missile production muscle during a nighttime parade, state media reported on Thursday, displaying more intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) than ...China balloon soaring over U.S. deflates hopes for diplomatic thaw
The political uproar over a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting over the United States did not just derail a planned visit to ...














