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September 17, 2017

US-North Korean tensions prompt delay in Guam-Japan flights

Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have prompted a Hong Kong-based airline to delay flights between the U.S.

September 16, 2017

Defiant N. Korea leader says he will complete nuke program

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is nearing its goal of "equilibrium" in military force with the United ...

September 16, 2017

UN condemns North Korea's 'highly provocative' missile test

The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's "highly provocative" ballistic missile test on Friday and demanded ...

September 15, 2017

Bitcoin ... the way to the future or path to financial ruin?

Bitcoin, hailed in some quarters as the future of currency, is having a rough week, with a flurry of rumors that China will ...

September 15, 2017

North Korea fires missile over Japan in longest-ever flight

North Korea conducted its longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile Friday, sending an intermediate-range weapon ...

September 15, 2017

Sirens sound as North Korea again sends a missile over Japan

Warning sirens blared when the North Korean missile was launched and again when it passed over Japan's northern island of ...

September 15, 2017

Timeline: Key recent weapons tests by North Korea

North Korea launched an intermediate-range missile that flew over Japan in its longest-ever flight, showing that leader Kim ...

September 15, 2017

North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan

North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean on Friday, U.S. and South Korean ...

September 15, 2017

The Latest: Sirens blare, trains stop during missile flight

The Latest on another missile launch by North Korea (all times local): 12:30 a.m. An emergency response official on Japan's ...

September 15, 2017

US nuke commander 'assumes' North Koreans tested H-bomb

The top commander of U.S. nuclear forces said Thursday he assumes the Sept. 3 nuclear test by North Korea was a hydrogen ...

September 15, 2017

Manfred says MLB willing to wait 2 years for Otani

Major League Baseball is willing to wait two years for Shohei Otani if the young Japanese star decides the sport's new labor ...

September 14, 2017

Trump plans 'busy 10 days' in Asia in November

President Donald Trump says he plans to travel to Asia in November. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Thursday, Trump says he ...

September 14, 2017

Hong Kong singer and actress Josie Ho is making new music

To say that Josie Ho has been busy is an understatement. The Hong Kong singer and actress is putting out new music, touring ...

September 14, 2017

Japan commission supports nuclear power despite Fukushima

Japan's nuclear policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission called Thursday for nuclear power to remain a key component of the ...

September 14, 2017

India, Japan start work on high-speed train during Abe visit

India and Japan launched work on a high-speed train line in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Thursday during a visit ...

September 14, 2017

Japan: North Korean threat to sink Japan is 'outrageous'

Japan's top government spokesman said Thursday that a North Korean threat to sink Japan with a nuclear bomb is "extremely ...

September 14, 2017

Reports: Otani likely to sign with MLB in costly move

Shohei Otani is likely to leave Japan and sign with a Major League Baseball team after this season, multiple reports in ...

September 13, 2017

Toshiba agreement on sale to Bain-led consortium protested

Toshiba's long meandering sale of its computer memory business took another turn Wednesday, as the Japanese nuclear and ...

September 12, 2017

UN approves watered-down new sanctions against North Korea

The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved new sanctions on North Korea but not the toughest-ever measures ...