Asia Pacific
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan settle border dispute that sparked deadly clashes
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, two ex-Soviet Central Asian states, said on Friday that they had resolved a decades-old border dispute that had sparked ...North Korea destroys family reunion centre in ‘inhumane act’, Seoul says
BY KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the ...China’s marriage rate drop to record low, upswing of divorces
China last year saw a one-fifth decline in marriages, the latest sign of persistent demographic challenges as Beijing works to encourage births ...North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to further develop nuclear forces
By HYUNG-JIN KIM AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses ...China imposes tariffs on US energy, autos in trade war retaliation
By Isabel Kua with Danny Kemp in Washington and Daniel Rook in Mexico City Reuters China said Tuesday it would impose tariffs ...Trump says US may feel ‘pain’ in trade war with Mexico, Canada, China
By Jarrett Renshaw, Daphne Psaledakis and David Lawder Reuters President Donald Trump said the sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may ...China, Canada and Mexico vow swift response to Trump tariffs
By Aurelia END with Beiyi SEOW in Washington and Michel COMTE in Ottawa AFP President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on ...DeepSeek, Chinese AI startup roiling US tech giants
By Agatha Cantrill, with Peter Catterall in Beijing AFP Chinese startup DeepSeek, which has sparked panic on Wall Street with its powerful ...North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles, vows tough stance on U.S.
By Hyunsu Yim Reuters North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The country’s ...South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe
BY KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained in a massive law enforcement operation at the ...