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January 19, 2021
Japan urges South Korea to drop wartime compensation demands
Japan's foreign minister accused South Korea on Monday of worsening already strained ties by making “illegal” demands for ...
January 12, 2021
Asian stocks gain as markets watch for Biden stimulus plan
Asian stocks advanced Tuesday as investors watched for details of President-elect Joe Biden's promised economic stimulus plan
January 08, 2021
Seoul court orders Japan to compensate 12 Korean sex slaves
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for ...
January 05, 2021
South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces
Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to ...
January 05, 2021
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean ship
Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South ...
January 04, 2021
Asian stocks rise after Wall Street hits new high
Asian stock markets rose Monday on 2021’s first trading day, boosted by optimism about coronavirus vaccines after Wall Street ...
January 02, 2021
The Latest: S Korea extends distancing rules for 2 weeks
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is extending stringent distancing rules for two more weeks as authorities seek to suppress ...
January 01, 2021
AP PHOTOS: Then-and-now images show New Year's Eve contrast
There were countdowns and live performances, but New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe looked radically different this ...
December 31, 2020
The Latest: South Korea enforces tough measures in prisons
SEOUL, South Korea __ South Korea has enforced its toughest physical distancing rules at correctional facilities across the ...
December 28, 2020
The Latest: Japan's PM seeks to enforce virus measures
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he plans to submit legislation that will make coronavirus measures ...
December 26, 2020
The Latest: South Korea sees surge in coronavirus cases
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported another new 1,132 cases of the new coronavirus as its resurgence worsened over ...
December 25, 2020
A pandemic Christmas: Churches shut, borders complicated
Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the ...
December 23, 2020
Global virus rules for Christmas: Tough, mild or none at all
In Peru, you can’t drive your car on Christmas. In Lebanon, you can go to a nightclub, but you can’t dance. In South Africa, ...
December 22, 2020
The Latest: S Korea tightens pandemic rules over virus surge
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will limit private social gatherings to fewer than five people and shut down ski resorts and ...