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Asiana Airlines and government officials say a passenger opened a door on a flight that later landed safely at a South Korean airport.

South Korea has launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time as part of its growing space development program, as rival North Korea is pushing to place its first military spy satellite into orbit.

The South Korean and U.S. militaries are to hold massive live-fire drills Thursday near the inter-Korean border.

South Korea is about to conduct its first commercial-grade satellite launch as rival North Korea is pushing to place its first military spy satellite into orbit.

Asian stock markets are lower after more negotiations in Washington on government debt failed to yield a deal to avoid a potentially jarring default.

Asian shares mostly drifted higher Monday as investors fretted whether the United States government would be able to reach a deal to avoid a federal default.

The leaders of South Korea and Germany have pledged more cooperation in building stable supply chains and addressing the challenges posed by nuclear-armed North Korea.

A Pride event scheduled for June was canceled on Thursday in the wake of recent Florida legislation, according to organizers.

Global shares are mostly higher as hopes grow that the United States Congress will reach a deal to avoid a default on the nation’s debt.

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher on hopes U.S. political leaders can reach agreement to avoid a potentially disastrous default on government debt.

Global shares are trading mixed as Japan’s benchmark jumped on the news of solid economic growth data, while the rest of Asia was mired in uncertainty.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is vowing to expand the country’s non-lethal aid to Ukraine as it fights Russian aggression.

Amid the high-level efforts to settle global crises, this weekend’s Group of 7 summit of rich democracies will also see an unusual diplomatic reconciliation.

Global shares are mostly lower as investors take a wait-and-see view on the week ahead, including stubbornly high inflation across the economy.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is calling for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend summit in Seoul with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Asian shares have begun the week mostly higher after a widespread rally on Wall Street partly spurred by Apple's report of better profit than expected.

Japan’s prime minister has expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced laborers during Japan’s colonial rule.

Asian stock markets are mixed after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate again to cool inflation and said it isn’t sure what may come next.

Asian shares have declined, tracking losses on Wall Street ahead of a decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he is arranging a trip to South Korea for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol in return for his March visit to Tokyo.

Louis Vuitton has transformed a bridge spanning the Han River into a massive runway for its latest collection.

Japan’s trade ministry says it has begun procedures to restore preferential trade status for South Korea, days after Seoul took a similar step for Tokyo and requested reciprocity, and more than three years after the countries downgraded each other during a bitter historical dispute.

General Motors and South Korea's Samsung SDI say they plan to invest more than $3 billion in building a new electric vehicle battery cell plant in the United States.

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street edged higher as investors awaited U.S. earnings reports and an update on economic growth.

Asian stock markets are mixed ahead of a U.S. economic update this week that is expected to show growth slowing.

Moon Bin, a singer from South Korean boyband Astro, has been found dead at his home in Seoul, according to his management agency.

Shares are mostly lower in Asia in narrow trading after they barely budged again on Wall Street following a mixed batch of earnings reports from big U.S. companies.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its first-ever military spy satellite and that he planned to launch it on an undisclosed date, state media reported Wednesday.

Asian shares are trading mixed as investors take a wait-and-see attitude stance of earnings reports and possible moves by central banks.

South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol vessel that temporarily crossed the countries’ disputed western sea boundary while chasing a Chinese fishing boat.

Its neighbors say North Korea has conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in a month as it extends a provocative run of weapons tests.

Leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggesting Washington spied on South Korea have put the country’s president in a delicate situation ahead of a state visit to the U.S. It's the first such trip by a South Korean leader in 12 years.

Stocks are mostly higher in Asia after a mixed session on Wall Street.

North Korea claims it tested this week a second known type of nuclear-capable underwater attack drone designed to destroy naval vessels and ports, adding to a flurry of weapons demonstrations this year that have heightened tensions with rivals.

Samsung Electronics is cutting the production of its computer memory chips in an apparent effort to reduce inventory.

Asian shares are trading mostly lower as investors turn their attention to upcoming earnings reports and other economic indicators.

South Korea this month will begin weekly tests of sewage produced by its major cities and towns to track the spread of COVID-19 and identify future waves.

Asian shares are trading mixed following a decline on Wall Street after reports on the U.S. economy came in weaker than expected.

Asian stocks are higher after anxiety about the global financial system began to fade following three high-profile bank failures.

Asian shares are higher as investors got some relief from worries over troubled U.S. lenders with a planned takeover of failed Silicon Valley Bank.

Asian stocks are mixed after anxiety about the global financial system began to fade following three high-profile bank failures.

Asian shares are higher after stocks rallied on Wall Street, including the banks most beaten down by the industry's crisis.

World stock markets are higher ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on another possible interest rate hike amid worries about global banks.

North Korea says its ballistic missile launch over the weekend simulated a nuclear attack against South Korea.

North Korea has test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan meet in Tokyo at a summit expected to focus on North Korean threats.

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it expects to invest $230 billion over the next 20 years as part of an ambitious South Korean national project to build the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturing base near the capital, Seoul.

Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street stabilized following declines for bank stocks and U.S. inflation edged lower.

South Korean and Japanese leaders will meet in Tokyo this week, hoping to resume regular visits after a gap of over a decade and overcome resentments that date back more than 100 years.

South Korea says North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its second show of force this week.

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile toward waters off its western coast.

South Korea and Japan say their leaders will meet next week in Japan.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is defending his government’s contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II.

South Korea has announced a plan to compensate Koreans who performed forced labor during Tokyo’s colonial rule that doesn’t require Japanese companies to contribute to the reparations.

Shares have climbed in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December.

Shares in Asia are mixed after Wall Street broke its longest losing streak since December with a modest rally led by tech stocks.

North Korea says it test-fired long-range cruise missiles off its eastern coast, adding to a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations as its rivals step up military training.

Asian stock markets are higher following Wall Street's biggest one-day decline in two months.

Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS, says it has completed its acquisition of a 14.8% stake in rival SM Entertainment, making it SM’s largest single shareholder.

North Korea has accused U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of “an extremely unfair and imbalanced attitude,” as it lambasted him for condemning its recent missile test but ignoring alleged U.S. hostility against the North.

North Korea says its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its “fatal” nuclear attack capability and threatened additional powerful steps over upcoming drills between the U.S. and South Korea.

North Korea has threatened to take “unprecedently” strong action against its rivals over a series of military drills planned between South Korea and the United States.

Asian stock markets have slipped after U.S. inflation edged down less than expected, fueling concern the Federal Reserve might think more interest rate hikes are needed.

Asian shares are mostly higher, boosted by a rally on Wall Street, although investors kept their eyes on the upcoming U.S. consumer price data for signs of inflation.

Asian stock markets are lower ahead of a U.S. inflation update that traders worry might lead to more interest rate hikes.

South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travelers from China since the start of the year as officials see the COVID-19 situation in that country as stabilizing.

Shares are mixed in Asia after stocks rallied on Wall Street following comments by the chair of the Federal Reserve signaling that last week’s stunningly strong jobs report won’t by itself sway its stance on interest rates hikes.

Asian stock markets are lower after strong U.S. jobs data fanned fears of more interest rate hikes to cool inflation.

Asian stock markets have rebounded after Wall Street sank under pressure from worries about higher interest rates and after Japan reported stronger wage gains than expected.

North Korea says it’s prepared to counter U_S_ military moves with the “most overwhelming nuclear force” as it warned that the expansion of the United States’ combined military exercises with rival South Korea is pushing tensions to an “extreme red line.”.

Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street rose ahead of what traders hope will be the last Federal Reserve interest rate hike for some time.

South Korea has logged its biggest monthly trade deficit ever, at $12.7 billion in January, as exports of computer chips and other high-tech items sank and costs for importing oil and gas surged.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States will increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the Korean Peninsula as it strengthens joint training and operational planning with South Korea in response to a growing North Korean nuclear threat.

Samsung Electronics says its profit for the last quarter plummeted nearly 70% as a weak global economy depressed demands for its consumer electronics products and computer memory chips.

Asian shares have advanced, boosted by a rally on Wall Street following reports suggesting the economy and corporate profits may be doing better than feared.

Frigid winter weather has gripped East Asia for the second straight day, causing several deaths and multiple injuries in Japan and a scramble for flights out of South Korea’s resort island of Jeju following delays by snowstorms.

Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street losses deepened as worries grow that the U.S. economy is headed for recession.

A fire has destroyed about 60 makeshift homes in a densely packed neighborhood surrounded by some of the wealthiest streets of South Korea’s ultramodern capital.

Asian shares are trading mixed, as investors grow cautious after Wall Street’s biggest pullback of the year.

Share have advanced in Asia, with Tokyo gaining more than 2%, after Japan's central bank kept its lax monetary policy unchanged, dispelling speculation it would yield to pressure to tighten credit.

Asian shares are mostly lower after Japan's central bank kept its lax monetary policy unchanged, contrary to speculation it would yield to pressure to tighten credit.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has received an honor guard welcome on a trip to the United Arab Emirates.

South Korean police are seeking charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials for a lack of safety measures they said were responsible for a crowd surge that killed nearly 160 people.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says the spike in North Korean missile tests, growing nuclear ambitions and other provocative acts pose a “serious threat” that could spark a wider conflict.

Asian shares are trading higher, boosted by a rally on Wall Street that came ahead of some potentially market-moving reports scheduled for later in the week.

Asian stock markets are higher ahead of the release of minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting that investors hope might show the U.S. central bank is moderating its plans for more interest rate hikes to cool inflation.

Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday ahead of updates on U.S. employment amid fears of a possible global recession.

South Korea’s military confirms it test-fired a solid-fueled rocket after its unannounced launch triggered brief public scare of a suspected UFO appearance or a North Korean missile or drone.

Shares have fallen in Asia after benchmarks skidded more than 1% on Wall Street.

The South Korean government of President Yoon Suk Yeol is granting a special pardon to ex-President Lee Myung-bak, who was sentenced to a 17-year prison term for a range of corruption crimes.

Shares are mixed in Asia after a post-holiday retreat on Wall Street, as markets count down to the end of a painful year for investors.

South Korea has formally lifted a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls, ending years of debate over how much the government can interfere in private life.

South Korea’s military has fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years.

Shares are mixed in Asia after a modestly higher close on Wall Street.

North Korea is threatening to take "a resolute and decisive military step” against Japan while it slammed Tokyo’s adoption of a national security strategy as an attempt to turn the country into an aggressive military power.

Asian stock markets have slid further amid gloom about weaker global economic growth as central banks raise interest rates to cool inflation.

North Korea says it fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite.

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has told South Korean officials that his organization will push to bolster its capacity to verify North Korean nuclear activities and raise international awareness of the urgency of its weapons program.

Asian shares have followed Wall Street and Europe lower, with markets jittery over the risk that the Federal Reserve and other central banks may end up bringing on recessions to get inflation under control.

Stocks are mostly higher in Asia after a rally on Wall Street spurred by news that inflation in the U.S. cooled more than expected last month.

South Korea’s government has expanded its back-to-work orders against thousands of cargo truck drivers who are staging a nationwide walkout over freight fare issues.