By JONATHAN CHENG Updated March 10, 2017 5:53 p.m. ET SEOUL—The ouster of South Korea’s president on Friday triggers an election within the next 60 days that polls show will install a leader more …
By TIMOTHY W. MARTIN and EUN-YOUNG JEONG Updated March 7, 2017 2:33 a.m. ET SEOUL—Botox injections, a secret list of blacklisted artists, and a horse named Vladimir: The 90-day investigation of South Korea’s political …
By CHOE SANG-HUNMARCH 9, 2017 SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court removed the president on Friday, a first in the nation’s history, rattling the delicate balance of relationships across Asia at a …
By RICHARD FONTAINE March 8, 2017 12:40 p.m. ET The Trump administration’s defense-budget increase should come as welcome news to Asian countries worried about mounting threats to regional order. A $54 billion boost this …
China has warned that hostilities could get out of control as the US refused calls to back down from military actions. The US says the onus lies with North Korea for peaceful negotiations. China …
By Motoko Rich INCHEON, South Korea — Until recently, Beyond Cosmetics could not fill Chinese orders fast enough for its Green Piggy Collagen Jella Pack, a creamy beige substance containing pig collagen, or its …
By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo | TOKYO Rattled by North Korean military advances, influential Japanese lawmakers are pushing harder for Japan to develop the ability to strike preemptively at the missile facilities of …
The Chinese government’s annual policy blueprint runs more than 18,000 Chinese characters. Only a fraction of them are necessary to grasp this year’s theme: a dramatic emphasis on the Communist Party, in particular its …
By JONATHAN CHENG and KWANWOO JUN Updated March 6, 2017 1:07 a.m. ET 103 COMMENTS SEOUL—North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast Monday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs …
China will resolutely oppose and contain Taiwan independence, Premier Li Keqiang said in remarks prepared for delivery at the opening of the annual meeting of parliament on Sunday, amid heightened tension between Beijing and …