SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged closer cooperation to counter the influence of the United States during a meeting Friday ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Putin – Xi meeting — the 38th of its kind, according to Beijing — was the latest […]
SEOUL — North Korean state media have reported the country’s test of an intermediate range ballistic missile, Pyongyang’s longest-range missile test in more than four years. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the test was meant to verify the accuracy of the Hwasong-12 missile launched early Sunday from a northwest region. State media showed pictures […]
Some of the plaintiffs in the newly filed case “have even given up on their dreams for their future,” said one of their lawyers. Six people—aged 6 to 16 years old at the time of the Fukushima meltdown—filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Tokyo Electric Power Company, demanding millions in compensation for thyroid cancer they say […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles Thursday, according to South Korea, making January the busiest month ever for North Korean missile launches. South Korea’s military said the North launched what were presumed to be two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast around 8 a.m. local time. It […]