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Correction: Philippines-Fatal Fire story
In a story Jan. 12 about a hotel fire that killed seven people in Olongapo, Philippines, The Associated Press misspelled a victim's surname based on ...
New Japan PM: China's island dispute moves 'wrong'
Reaffirming his hawkish stance on China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Japan will not negotiate with Beijing over a contested cluster of ...
Bank of Korea trims growth outlook, holds key rate
South Korea's central bank cut its forecast for the country's economic growth this year due to slower corporate investment and uncertainties about the ...
Tom Cruise says making movies is still fun
Even though he's been a Hollywood star for three decades, Tom Cruise says he still has fun making movies. Cruise was in Seoul on Thursday to promote ...
US urges allies Japan, SKorea to mend ties
A high-level U.S. delegation will urge key allies Japan and South Korea to mend strained ties that have hurt security cooperation. It will also likely ...
Schmidt joins elite few to glimpse net in NKorea
Google chairman Eric Schmidt's glimpse of the Web being used at a top university in Pyongyang makes him part of a tiny elite that has seen the ...
Google's Schmidt urges Internet openness in NKorea
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Thursday it's up to North Korea to shed its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the ...
Pop star Rain disciplined for meeting with actress
South Korea's Defense Ministry has decided to confine pop star Rain to his base for a week for meeting with an actress while on duty. The penalty is ...
Samsung sees record-high 4Q profit
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest technology company by revenue, expects record earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 as shoppers ...
Stock markets cool off following gains last week
Global stock markets drifted lower on Monday as some investors sought to lock in profits from last week's strong gains. Major indexes surged last week ...
Analysis: US irked by Google chief's NKorea plans
Google chief Eric Schmidt's plan to visit North Korea has put the Obama administration in the awkward position of opposing a champion of Internet ...
Tiny Chevrolet Sonic helps Detroit shake off rust
When the word reached the Orion Assembly Plant, it spread along the serpentine assembly line like news of a death or natural disaster: General Motors, ...
Nigeria police: Hyundai paid $187K to free workers
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. paid about $187,000 to free four abducted South Korean workers and their local colleague, a lucrative ransom showing the ...
China fines LG, Samsung in flat panel price case
China fined South Korean and Taiwanese makers of LCD display screens $56 million on Friday for price-fixing, joining the United States and Europe in ...
Google chairman heading to North Korea
When he lands in North Korea, even Google's executive chairman will likely have to relinquish his smartphone, leaving him disconnected from the global ...
North Korea striker to play for SKorean club
A South Korean club says it has signed North Korea striker Jong Tae Se from Cologne. The Suwon Samsung Bluewings say they have agreed to pay the ...
Pop star Rain to be punished for meeting actress
The South Korean military will punish pop star Rain for meeting with a top actress while on duty during his mandatory military service, the Defense ...
Video fuels rumor NKorean leader's wife gave birth
The seemingly pregnant belly sported by the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in mid-December appeared to be gone by New Year's Day. That's sent ...
LG beats rivals in race to sell new OLED TVs
LG Electronics Inc. started taking pre-orders on Wednesday for the world's first big TVs that use an advanced display technology promising startlingly ...
Asia stocks jump as US staves off 'fiscal cliff'
Stock markets in Asia registered relief Wednesday over the U.S. congressional vote to stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases ...
NKorea's Kim wants better living standards, arms
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that ...
Survivors of fatal Ore. bus crash say some ejected
Survivors of a bus crash that killed nine people on a partly icy section of interstate in rural Eastern Oregon said Monday some passengers were thrown ...
Pentagon debuts float in Rose parade to honor vets
It's been almost 60 years since James McEachin returned home with a bullet still lodged in his chest, finding an America indifferent toward the troops ...
North Korea cracks down on knowledge smugglers
The warning came from Kim Jong Un, the North Korean ruler who sees his isolated nation, just across the border from this busy Chinese trading town, ...