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Park Geun-hye Scandal: South Korean Prosecutors Seek Arrest Warrant
Prosecutors asked for an arrest warrant for South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye, for her role in a corruption scandal. Earlier this month, Park Geun-hye...
Carrie Lam Becomes Hong Kong’s First Female Chief Executive
Carrie Lam has become the first woman to hold Hong Kong’s top job. The 59-year-old had the backing of the Chinese government in Beijing and...
Sewol Ferry Raised from Sea Bed After Three Years
The Sewol ferry has been raised from the sea bed, three years after it sank in one of South Korea's deadliest disasters. The ferry sank...
Suspected North Korean Missile Launch Fails
South Korean defense officials say that a North Korean missile launch has failed, but it is unclear how many were fired or what exactly...
Park Geun-hye Faces Criminal Charges
Impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye is being questioned by prosecutors over the country’s biggest corruption scandal that brought her down. After arriving at the...
New Zealand Expels US Diplomat Amid Police Investigation
New Zealand has expelled a US diplomat after the embassy refused to waive his immunity during a police investigation. The diplomat was allegedly involved in...
North Korea Tests High-Performance Rocket Engine
North Korean military has tested a new high-performance rocket engine, the state media says. Kim Jong-un declared the test "a new birth" for North Korea's...
China Urges US to Remain Cool-Headed over North Korea
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the United States to remain "cool-headed" over North Korea. The situation was at a "crossroads", but must not...
Military Action against North Korea Is An Option on Table, Says Rex Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said during a visit to South Korea that a military action against North Korea is "an option on...
Kim Jong-nam Assassination: Interpol Issues Red Notice for 4 North Koreans
Four North Koreans are wanted by Interpol in connection with the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kim Jong-nam...
Park Geun-hye Accused of Abandoning Her Jindo Dogs
South Korean animal rights groups have accused impeached President Park Geun-hye of abandoning her dogs when she left the presidential palace. The row comes as...
Park Geun-hye Impeachment: Critics Call for Her Immediate Arrest
Calls for ousted President Park Geun-hye’s arrest are growing in South Korea. Park Geun-hye was forced from office on March 10, after judges unanimously upheld...
China Human Rights Report Accuses US of Corruption and Hypocrisy
A Chinese report on human rights in the United States has accused it of corruption, hypocrisy and brutality. The annual report said: "In 2016, money...
Lee Jae-yong Goes on Trial for Bribery
Lee Jae-yong’s trial on a string of corruption charges including bribery and embezzlement has begun in South Korea. The Samsung vice-president and heir apparent was...
Kim Han-sol: Video of Kim Jong-nam’s Son Emerges on YouTube
A mystery video of Kim Jong-nam’s son has emerged amid investigation of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s murder. In the short and...
China Calls on North Korea to Halt Missile and Nuclear Tests
China has called on North Korea to suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to "defuse a looming crisis". Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
Kim Jong-nam Assassination: North Korea and Malaysia Ban Each Other’s Citizens
In a growing row over the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, North Korea and Malaysia have banned each other's citizens from leaving their countries. The extraordinary...
North Korea Launches Four Ballistic Missiles into Sea of Japan
FourNorth Korean ballistic missiles have been fired towards the Sea of Japan, South Korea military says. Three of the missiles fell into Japan's exclusive economic...
China Cuts 2017 Growth Target to 6.5%
China has cut its 2017 growth target to around 6.5%, down from 7% in 2016, PM Li Keqiang has announced. Li Keqiang was addressing China's...
South Korea Increases Reward It Pays for North Korean Defectors to $860,000
South Korea has decided to quadruple the reward it pays defectors from North Korea who share information to $860,000. North Korean defectors can expect to...
Kim Jong-nam Assassination: North Korean Ambassador Declared Persona Non Grata by Malaysia
Malaysia has expelled North Korean Ambassador Kang Chol after he criticized the country’s investigation into the killing of Kim Jong-nam. Ambassador Kang Chol must leave...
China to Increase Its Defense Budget by 7% in 2017
China has announced the increasing of its military spending by about 7% in 2017 just days after President Donald Trump outlined a boost to...
Kim Jong-nam Assasination: North Korean Suspect Ri Jong-chol Says He Is Victim of Conspiracy
Ri Jong-chol, the North Korean suspect questioned in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, has said he was the victim of a conspiracy...
Kim Jong-nam Assassination: North Korean Suspect Ri Jong-chol to Be Released and Deported
North Korean national Ri Jong-chol, who was held by Malaysia in connection with the death of Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, is to be...
Kim Jong-nam Assassination: Who are Doan Thi Huong and Siti Aisyah?
The two women implicated in the killing of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged brother of North Korea's leader, are Doan Thi Huong and Siti Aisyah. Little...
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