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SEOUL--South Korea’s defense ministry said on Friday that Seoul and Washington had not had discussions about the withdrawal ...
The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day ...
Japan will consider extending until fiscal year 2026 its timeframe for the government to attain a balanced budget, a ruling ...
BANGKOK--A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military was shot dead by a self-proclaimed urban guerrilla group on Thursday near his home in the country’s biggest city, marking the latest ...
Nearly 44 percent of people in Japan have lost weight or gone an entire day without eating because they could not afford to ...
CHIBA—A record number of companies and organizations showcased their weaponry at an international arms trade show here, where ...
Asian stocks rose early Friday as U.S. Treasury yields eased after a rocky week due to worries in the bond market over ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he held telephone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed ...
Japan’s new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where ...
BANGKOK--A Thai court on Thursday ordered exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay more than 10 billion baht ...
MANILA--Philippine officials on Thursday condemned the Chinese coast guard for using what they say was a powerful water ...
To lower rice prices by June, the government is seeking to release its emergency rice reserves through direct contracts with ...