U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke by telephone on Friday with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, the Financial Times reported. (Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Tim Ahmann)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom …
Until this week, big companies could ‘sweep’ $50 million out of China; now, cap is equivalent of $5 million JAMES T. AREDDY and LINGLING WEI Dec. 1, 2016 9:57 a.m. ET SHANGHAI—Multinational companies are …
China’s Defence Ministry on Wednesday expressed serious concern about South Korea and Japan signing a military intelligence pact to share sensitive information on the threat posed by North Korea’s missile and nuclear activities. The …
South Korean opposition parties differed on Thursday on when to bring an impeachment motion against scandal-tainted President Park Geun-hye and were far apart from her conservative party on her offer to quit. Park on …
Young gay men are the frontline of China’s battle to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, with new cases in the group increasing fourfold, one of the fastest rates of any segment of the population. …
SEOUL, South Korea — President Park Geun-hye of South Korea said Tuesday that she was willing to resign before her term ends, in an effort to head off a pending impeachment vote over a …
The Korean peninsula is always dangerous, but the next few months are especially so. An erratic, nuclear-armed North still covets prosperous South Korea, which is enduring a presidential impeachment crisis even as the U.S. …
TOKYO—For a glimpse of what happens when an aging nation runs short of workers, consider Takashi Abe. The 77-year-old former masseur was looking for a job close to home when his wife became ill. …
HANGZHOU, China—Swiping her son’s half-fare student card through the turnstile here one Monday afternoon, Chen Li earned herself a $6 fine and a reprimand from a subway-station inspector for not paying the adult fare. …