Toyota halts production lines at plant again
Nagoya – Toyota on Wednesday revealed that production lines at the Fujimatsu plant of wholly owned unit Toyota Auto Body...
Nagoya – Toyota on Wednesday revealed that production lines at the Fujimatsu plant of wholly owned unit Toyota Auto Body...
J-League second-division side Ventforet Kofu claimed a vital point in the Asian Champions League group stage Wednesday in a 3-3...
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- Gyeongnam FC eliminated Bucheon FC 1995 in a playoff match in South...
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- Eulji Education Foundation on Wednesday withdrew its plan to...
(ATTN: ADDS details in last four paras, photo) SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea...
The Philippine government and the country’s communist insurgents have agreed to restart peace negotiations after a six-year hiatus, with the...
In a further shutdown of diplomatic missions, North Korea has been closing down its embassies in Bangladesh and the Democratic...
A US Osprey military transport aircraft carrying eight people crashed off Japan's southwestern island of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture on...
Two unmanned maritime helicopters were deployed in Weihai, a coastal city of Shandong province, on Wednesday. The drone-like sea helicopters...
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday handed an eight-month prison sentence to an executive at a nonprofit group for mediating...
The head of a Japanese nonprofit organization was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in jail for mediating overseas organ transplants...
Washington DC , November 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel, the West Bank, Belgium, North...
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The South Korea football governing body announced Tuesday forward Hwang Ui-jo will...
(ATTN: ADDS defense chief's remark in last para; ADDS photo) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean...
Japan and Vietnam have officially established a comprehensive strategic partnership, pledging a broad expansion of security and economic ties on...
Vietnam and Japan have officially upgraded relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” during a visit by the Vietnamese president to...
Hamas on Monday handed over the fourth batch of Israeli hostages held in Gaza to the Red Cross, and more...
Aerial view of the Xinhai ro-ro passenger terminal in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 27, 2023. The new ferry...
News of Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement can’t ever be trusted.The Japanese animation master’s repeated claims that he’ll give up filmmaking are...
A green-fingered couple in the town of Yakuno in Fukuchiyama have brought a fallow field to life with a sea...
ADEN, Yemen, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Unknown attackers suspected of belonging to the Yemeni Houthi militia seized a commercial oil...
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has recently dispatched soldiers and equipment to the Demilitarized Zone...
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 2 paras; CHANGES photos) SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim...
China-watchers have been abuzz recently at the dismissal of Qin Gang, China’s foreign minister, and the status of the so-called...
One year after crowds of protesters across China held up blank sheets of paper, chanting slogans calling for an end...
Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi announced on Sunday that once the hostages covered by the current deal are safely returned...
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“Coffee is all about art and science,” Hidenori Izaki says. “Now, I’m trying to create the fine-dining version of the...
People walk among ginkgo trees in autumn colors in the Meiji Jingu Gaien area in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2023....
© Provided by Xinhua TIANJIN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Thai businessman Yocha Sriwan is working to open more sale channels...
By Kim Seung-yeon BUSAN, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea, China and Japan were set to hold...
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with new KCNA report on satellite in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) --...
Five Indian soldiers were killed in gunbattles with rebels fighting against New Delhi’s rule in disputed Kashmir, officials said Thursday....
Shortly after being appointed Thailand’s new foreign minister in early September, Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara made a telling remark: "We want the...
ReutersAn explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's...
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The number of syphilis cases in Japan totaled 13,251 this year as of Sunday, hitting a record high for the...
Yuma Kagiyama upstaged two-time defending world figure skating champion and Japan compatriot Shoma Uno in Friday's NHK Trophy men's short...
TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 20th International Exhibition of Metallurgy, known as Iran METAFO, kicked off on Friday in...
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. chief of naval operations (CNO) highlighted America's focus on...
(ATTN: ADDS remarks in paras 13-19, photo) SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC) and Yonhap...
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The Chinese Communist Party is running a global network of "consular volunteers" through its embassies and consulates who form part...
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(ECNS) -- To further facilitate cross-border travel and China's high-quality development and high-standard opening up, China has decided to apply...
HANOI – Vietnam's president, Vo Van Thuong, will visit Japan next week, a Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday,...
A South Korean appeals court on Thursday ruled in favor of a group of former "comfort women" seeking compensation from...
NEW DELHI - The new president of Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, has moved swiftly to implement a campaign pledge to remove...
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will play Japan, China and the United Arab Emirates in...
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- A cold wave advisory will be issued for Seoul on Thursday as the temperature is...
Japan’s biggest defense company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has outlined plans for future growth through development investment in new major...
Over 1,000 schools in western Myanmar have been abandoned by pupils, education officials told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. Escalating...
Israel's national security adviser announced late Wednesday that the deal for the release of hostages in Gaza in exchange for...
China's two elite science and technology institutes on Wednesday announced their results for the biennial selection of new academicians, adorning...
SAN FRANCISCO – OpenAI on Tuesday said it reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after...
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TIANJIN, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- During the Tianjin International Shipping Industry Expo 2023 held in north China's Tianjin Municipality from...
By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Would the second installment of the Korean sci-fi action fantasy series "Alienoid"...
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The government will set up a center to receive consumers' reports about corporate downsizing of...
By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has partially suspended an inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement in...
Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a draft law on marriage equality and that will be brought to parliament during a session...
Authorities in Vietnam’s Dak Lak province are increasingly persecuting members of the Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ, forcing them...
Israel accepted a Qatar-mediated proposal on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of Palestinian prisoners and the entry...
The signing ceremony of the establishment of China-Malaysia International College is held on Thursday in Haikou, Hainan province. (Photo provided...
Malmo, Sweden – The warning sounded over and over, first in Swedish and then in English. A fire had been...
A minicar veered into a group of at least six pedestrians Tuesday morning in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, with one...
Tokyo , November 21 (ANI): Japan has said that it is "directly approaching" Houthi rebels, who recently hijacked an international...
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- Labor and management of Seoul Metro, the operator of subway lines 1-8, are set to...
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- A tour program to the truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border will partially...
The much-anticipated Biden-Xi Summit has concluded, but the curtain has not yet fallen. No clear verdict has been reached on...
North Korean authorities are cracking down on people who use unregistered laptops and tablets to keep them from watching foreign...
A total of 6,713 foreign passport holders from the Gaza Strip have entered Egypt via the Rafah crossing, the only...
Samurai Japan got its new era started with a dramatic finish.Shogo Sakakura connected on a game-tying sacrifice fly before Makoto...
SANAA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday confirmed that they have hijacked an "Israeli cargo ship" in...
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with court's warrant issuance; ADDS more details in paras 4-5) SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- A...
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may launch its military spy satellite as early as "within a week or...
It has become a truism that Xi Jinping is the most powerful leader in China since Mao Zedong. In 2016,...
The Three Brotherhood Alliance’s Operation 1027 in northern Shan State has caused a contagion effect, with its sweeping victories since...
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New Delhi , November 18 (ANI): Days after AAP ministers assured to make Yamuna clean, a layer of toxic foam...
By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol returned home Saturday after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic...
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Hair loss products are now for sale in North Korea amid an apparent uptick in the number of people struggling...
Thirty-eight people were injured on Saturday from a hospital fire in southeastern South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. The...
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TOKYO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher on Friday, with the Nikkei index hitting a four-month high, cheered...
(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's remarks in paras 6-8) SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors demanded a five-year prison sentence for...
Hans van Zoggel taught English in his early 20s when he first met Cambodian refugees in The Netherlands. He was...
The latest clash in western Myanmar between the Arakan Army and junta troops drove 20,000 people from their homes, residents...
AFPSpain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez applauds during a parliamentary debate ahead of a vote to elect Spain's next premier,...
(ECNS) -- The summit of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in San Francisco was an...
SHENZHEN, China – Tony Xiong is among the latest arrivals to the glitzy office towers in the newest part of...
A car rammed into barricades set up near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring a police officer who...
San Francisco , November 16 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday exchanged views...
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural minister on Thursday voiced concerns about "shrinkflation" and urged local food makers...
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) will propose a special bill aimed at merging the...
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military said Thursday that North Korea could test-fire a...
Southeast Asian defense ministers called yesterday for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, calm in the South China Sea,...
The police in Vietnam’s Thai Binh province have detained a former National Assembly delegate known for his outspoken views. They...
ReutersDelegates observe a minute of silence for the victims of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and for...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged China and the United States to jointly promote people-to-people exchanges. The two sides...
Sydney – Days after Myanmar's military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February 2021, an Australian economist working with...
The foreign policy chiefs of the United States, Japan and South Korea agreed Tuesday to boost cooperation in tackling North...
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar suffered substantial losses on Tuesday after the release of cooling U.S....
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung has been awarded the honor of Commander of...
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States is set to deploy a B-52 bomber to South...
(ATTN: REWRITES lead; ADDS details, photos)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- A Russian government delegation has arrived in...
U.S. President Joe Biden said on the eve of his much-anticipated meeting with China’s Xi Jinping that his goal for...
A light infantry battalion with more than 120 troops surrendered to ethnic rebels – the second time in two weeks...
Mexico and Estonia have withdrawn from the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japanese city of Osaka,...
London – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought back former leader David Cameron as foreign minister on Monday in a...
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Tokyo , November 13 (ANI): Para Asian Games gold medalist and India's most decorated badminton star Pramod Bhagat continued his...
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a bipartisan act...
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea met with the Canadian ambassador to South Korea...
The United States is hosting the annual APEC summit of world leaders this week for the first time since 2011....
On Oct. 27, the Northern or “Three Brotherhood” Alliance, consisting of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Arakan Army...
AgenciesFormer British prime minister David Cameron walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain Nov 13, 2023.Former British Prime Minister...
FRANKFURT – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition has agreed in principle to double the country's military aid for Ukraine...
Wataru Morishige won his third career men's speed skating World Cup 500-meter race, with Japanese compatriot Tatsuya Shinhama finishing second...
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 away at high-flying Reims on Saturday to move to the...
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Two South Koreans were among 18 people sentenced to death Saturday in Vietnam for trafficking...
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Sunday to launch a...
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Myanmar’s military junta is increasingly using state media outlets for propaganda purposes while it continues its crack down on independent...
ReutersA Palestinian child wounded in Israeli strikes waits to receive treatment at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern...
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed wariness Saturday about recent joint Chinese and Russian bomber flights over waters near Japan, warning...
Masaya Yamada bagged his second gold medal of the season-opening speed skating World Cup round in Hokkaido on Saturday, winning...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Brazil will face Iran in the first matchday meeting of Group C of the 2023 FIFA U-17...
(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-ho SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins destroyed the KT Wiz...
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- An opening ceremony for a national museum that stores and exhibits royal records of the...
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Saturday that its relations with Russia will remain strong despite the United...
Since September, Russia and North Korea have negotiated and executed a series of arms deals. The summit between Kim Jong...
China was once again trying to block Philippine ships from delivering supplies to the troops stationed at the Second Thomas...
Streaming services will pay bonuses of roughly $40 million per year as part of the tentative labor agreement reached between...
SEOUL – Allies of President Yoon Suk-yeol are attacking what they see as an existential threat to South Korea, and...
BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan,...
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday denounced Washington's military support for Israel in its ongoing war with...
A “trail of bright lights” in the night sky is making governments around the world nervous. The network of communications satellites, known...
A prominent Uyghur human rights activist, singer and interpreter was among dozens of activists honored at a reception at Buckingham...
ReutersPortugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa addresses the nation from Belem Palace to announce his decision to dissolve parliament triggering...
China is taking proactive steps to advance its accession into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and Digital...
Nearly 70 years since its debut, Japan’s most famous monster is back. “Godzilla Minus One” is the latest in a...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ruled out dissolving the lower house for a snap general election within the year,...
Tokyo , November 9 (ANI): Foreign Ministers from the G7 countries--Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union, and...
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights made an...
(ATTN: UPDATES story as Blinken arrives; CHANGES photo)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
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ReutersInternally displaced Somali children wade through flood waters outside their makeshift shelters following heavy rains at the Al Hidaya camp...
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MOSCOW – Russia on Tuesday formally withdrew from a landmark security treaty which limited key categories of conventional armed forces,...
TOKYO - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said Tuesday that the international community needs to cooperate toward a humanitarian pause...
KABUL -- Seven people were killed and 20 others injured as a blast rocked the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Afghanistan's capital...
LONDON, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- King Charles III expressed his anticipation for President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to Britain...
By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made concerning "strategic" changes in the...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a meeting...
The number of people fleeing China to seek asylum in the United States has spiked sharply in recent weeks, with...
Reuters A policemen passes by Portugal Prime Minister official redidence in Sao Bento Palace, Lisbon, Portugal, November 7.The Public Security...
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Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that a "healthy and stable" relationship with Australia served each country's...
A giant float is paraded during the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage-listed Karatsu Kunchi festival in Karatsu in Saga Prefecture, southwestern...
New Delhi , November 6 (ANI): The 'World Food India 2023' event, organized by the Ministry of Food Processing Industry,...
(ATTN: UPDATES with fugitive's capture throughout; RECASTS headline) SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- A prison fugitive, who had been on...
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 7, 12, 13; ADDS byline)By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- North...
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Fighting between the Myanmar military and resistance groups in Sagaing region continued Monday after junta airstrikes over the previous three...
ReutersRussia's new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the...
Brazil has submitted a letter of intent to soccer's governing body FIFA to host the 2027 Women's World Cup, the...
The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet fell to a fresh low of 28.3 percent, a Kyodo...
TOKYO, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people were found dead after a residential fire broke out on Sunday in Japan's...
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SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- "Parasite" actor Lee Sun-kyun is said to have denied taking drugs on purpose, sources said...
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with KCNA's English-language dispatch in first 4 paras; CHANGES headline, lead para) SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) --...
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida became the first Japanese leader to address both chambers of the Philippine Congress on Saturday, underscoring...
The death toll from a strong earthquake that hit western Nepal on Friday night has risen to 143, Nepal Police...
Kathmandu – At least 128 people were killed and dozens injured in Nepal when a strong earthquake struck the western...
Japan forward Takuma Asano propelled Bochum to their first win of the season in the German Bundesliga on Friday after...
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SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be diversifying its cybercrimes to offset the declining value of cryptocurrencies...
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Pakistani authorities began conducting unexpected house raids on the homes of Uyghurs living in Rawalpindi just before a government order...
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Seoul – From Angola to Hong Kong, North Korea is rapidly shuttering its overseas embassies, as Pyongyang's economy sputters and...
Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto will attempt to bounce back from his Japan Series-opening loss and silence people who say...
New Delhi , November 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the second edition of the Mega food event...
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Naver Corp. on Friday reported its third-quarter net income of 356.2 billion won (US$265.2 million),...
Over-the-top fiscal expansion is not answer In an alarming development, consumer prices rose 3.8 percent on year in October. That's...
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Thursday it has decided to recognize family members of long-term South...
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Four members of an unofficial church in southern Vietnam’s Dak Lak province who invited the country’s newly appointed president to...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Thursday revoking the country's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), according...
Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture – The Japan Series began as a best-of-seven.Now it's a best-of-three.Yusuke Oyama hit a sayonara single to...
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XIAMEN, China, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- China drew with South Korea 1-1 in the 2024 Olympic women's football Asian qualifiers...
(URGENT) U.S. Fed keeps key lending rate unchanged for 2nd consecutive time Source link
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U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated the chief architect of his foreign policy on Asia, Kurt Campbell, to serve as...
Chile has decided to recall its ambassador to Israel for consultations after Israel's violations of international humanitarian law' in the...
(ECNS) -- Thailand has decided to implement a short-term visa-free policy for India and China’s Taiwan region to attract tourists...
Global media outlets are facing near-unprecedented challenges in their coverage of the Israel-Hamas war as conflicting propaganda, social media pressure...
U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials have spotted that rocket fuel was transported out from a satellite launch site in...
Tashkent , October 31 (ANI): At stake are 'pride, honour and reputation' for the Indian Senior Women's Team as they...
(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-ho SUWON, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Pitching a day after a teammate tossed...
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition party on Tuesday voiced his disappointment at President...
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Tuesday it is difficult to prejudge the timing of North Korea's...
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Manila for the second time this month has dismissed China’s version of a military encounter near the disputed Scarborough Shoal...
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(ECNS) -- "I wish for happiness and blessing and peace throughout the world and a good companionship with all peoples,"...
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Prosecutors on Monday sought two-year prison terms each for three former members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on charges of...
TOKYO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Electric vehicles are taking center stage at the Japan Mobility Show, formerly known as the...
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Second Vice Foreign Minister Oh Young-ju discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in global supply chains...
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. deputy high commissioner for human rights called on countries Monday to uphold the...
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Fiji has withdrawn from an international statement that called on China to end its persecution of Uyghur and other Muslim...
At least 11 people were killed and 50 others injured in a train accident in the southern Indian state of...
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Dima Hasao (Assam) , October 28: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today attended the ceremonial laying down of weapons...
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Sunday the government will make "all-out" efforts to stop lumpy...
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top diplomat on Saturday criticized a trilateral statement released by Seoul, Washington and...
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi and underscored the need to maintain open...
Tashkent , October 27 (ANI): Japan seven, India nil. Calling it a difficult day for the Indian women's team would...
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The United States will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear...
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister said Friday he leaves open the possibility that North Korean leader...
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ReutersSmoke rises over Gaza, as seen from Israel's maritime border with Gaza in southern Israel October 27.The death toll of...
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(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout) INCHEON, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop idol G-Dragon was booked for alleged drug use, police...
By Lee Haye-ah DOHA, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and Qatari companies and institutions on Wednesday signed one contract...
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea plans to close its embassy in Uganda as part of efforts to raise...
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Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Tuesday called a comprehensive ceasefire between Palestine and Israel. "A...
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Japanese women's football powerhouse INAC Kobe Leonessa has taken the surprising step of letting spectators decide how much to pay...
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose more than 1.1 percent Tuesday to end a three-day losing streak...
By Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Civic groups called Tuesday for the release of Bella from Lotte World...
By Kim Eun-jung GYERYONG, South Korea, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine chief said Tuesday live-fire drills on border...
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South Korean authorities said Tuesday it detained a North Korean boat carrying four people believed to be seeking to defect,...
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as more planes...
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Seoul – South Korea, the United States and Japan carried out their first joint aerial drills on Sunday, Tokyo, Seoul...
TOKYO, Japan: Under a new security pact that came into force two months ago amid mutual concerns about China's growing...
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, UPDATES para 5 with more details) SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP)...
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The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 4,651, the Hamas-run Health Ministry...
The Shenzhou XVII spacecraft and its carrier, a Long March 2F rocket, are moved to the service tower at the...
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Photo taken Oct. 20, 2023, from Fujiyoshida in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture shows a cap cloud over the top of Mt....
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(ATTN: UPDATES with arrival; CHANGES headline, dateline; ADDS photos)By Lee Haye-ah RIYADH, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon...
(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 15-16)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. envoy for North...
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Residents in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon are having to eat less food because rice and cooking oil prices have...
The third batch of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water to be released during Japan's next round of ocean discharge contains carbon-14, cobalt...
Built 1,600 years ago, the Bingling Temple Grottoes in Yongjing county, Gansu province, are home to 183 caves, 694 stone...
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. – Seishiro Sakamoto put the Hanshin Tigers ahead twice with RBI singles, propelling the Central League champs...
About 100 experts from China and Japan on Friday called for putting all kinds of dialogue between the two countries...
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By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights issues reiterated "grave"...
(ATTN: ADDS remarks in paras 11-12)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed...
How Timor-Leste Escaped the Political ‘Resource Curse’By Moritz Schmoll and Geoffrey SwensonAsia's youngest nation has shown that resource wealth does...
The ruling Chinese Communist Party is moving to step up "patriotic education" in schools, universities and religious institutions across the...
A light plane carrying 17 people crashed in the Australian state of Victoria on Friday, which resulted in seven of...
(ECNS) -- A total of 3.189 million 5G base stations had been built across China by the end of September,...
A 46-year-old priest was arrested Thursday for possessing marijuana at his home in Sammu, Chiba Prefecture, according to an NHK...
Japan's largest labor union decided Thursday to demand a pay hike of at least 5 percent in annual wage negotiations...
SEOUL, South Korea - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Russia's foreign ministry...
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has proposed holding top-level diplomatic talks with Japan and China late next month,...
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with details on meeting with N. Korea's Kim) SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Russian Foreign Minister...
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The ongoing Israel-Hamas war will not affect arms sales between the United States and Taiwan, said the chairperson of the...
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday failed to elect a new speaker in the second round of voting, as...
Intoxicating landscape at Shennongjia National Park as fall colors travel down the mountainsides from the highest elevations to the foothills...
Japan welcomed more than 2 million international visitors for a fourth consecutive month in September, official data showed on Wednesday,...
A small robot that can be controlled remotely via smartphone is exhibited at Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s booth at the Combined...
(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) The NFL will soon decide whether it will put a 2024 regular-season game in...
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- NC Dinos' Erick Fedde, the first foreign pitcher to win a Triple...
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- A group of lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) proposed Wednesday a resolution...
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Access to two X accounts, presumably run by North Korea for propaganda purposes, have been...
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Anti-junta protesters have returned to the streets of Myanmar’s Sagaing region, despite intense crackdowns and raids by military forces, organizers...
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The high-profile Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia, the first high-speed railway in the country and Southeast Asia, began commercial operation...
Chiba – Hisanori Yasuda hit a walk-off double in the 10th inning as the Chiba Lotte Marines advanced to the...
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