China may resume talks with South Korea and Japan at end of month, but separate Beijing-Seoul meeting hinges on South Korea not sending delegation to inauguration of Taiwan’s new president.

For the first time in nearly two years, the foreign ministers of China and South Korea have held talks in the shadow of closer Seoul-Washington ties.

Namhansanseong, a Unesco World Heritage site in South Korea, is an impressive yet little-known fortress built as an emergency capital city should Chinese forces invade Seoul.

Readers discuss the options to improve Hong Kong’s urban design, the benefits and challenges of a shorter work week, and US double standards when it comes to international rules.

Police in China’s northeastern Jilin province made the arrests in connection with a scheme that sent US$296 million to South Korea.

Pyongyang on Monday warned the UK, Canada, Germany, France, New Zealand and Australia to immediately stop their ‘blatant military intervention’ under the pretext of monitoring UN sanctions violations.

Posts are appearing on social media platform Xiaohongshu with information on the event, even though ticketing details have yet to be announced officially.

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Of the three Aukus aspirants, New Zealand would likely find it easiest to slot into the pact’s security framework – and all would face opposition from China.

Singapore’s new flexitime guidelines are just the start. From Malaysia to Indonesia and the Philippine’s traffic-clogged capitals, young professionals are demanding a better work-life balance.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul will travel to Beijing to meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi just weeks before the East Asian neighbours are expected to join Japan at first three-way leaders’ summit since 2019.

The government said foreign doctors would be allowed to practice in the country to tide over crisis sparked by a months-long strike by junior medics.

In his first news conference in about two years, Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to tame inflation and create a new ministry to boost the country’s birth rate.

Lawmaker Wee Ka Siong said NewJeansNim should be blocked form performing again at an entertainment venue in Kuala Lumpur to preserve religious harmony.

Analysts see the move as part of a wider bid by ruler Kim Jong-un to consolidate power and to reduce a cult of personality around his father and grandfather.

Younger consumers have flocked to buy bite-sized gold bars from retail stores and vending machines amid frenzy for the precious metal.

Kim Ki-nam helped forge a cult of personality around the Kim dynasty, serving every one of the country’s three leaders since its founding. He has died at the age of 94.

Yoon Suk-yeol isn’t known for taking questions from reporters, preferring prearranged interviews or staged media appearances. But after a thumping in last month’s elections, the humbled president is changing tack.

US Army Staff Sergeant Gordon Black is being detained in Vladivostok on suspicion of theft. He followed his girlfriend to Russia while he was on personal leave from military service.

A pop-up store selling merch of K-pop superstars BTS in Seoul has drawn members of the band’s Army fandom from around the world, despite them being away doing their military service.

BTS’ agency Hybe is under scrutiny after it allegedly paid a ransom to individuals who were aware of its unethical business tactics.

International Baccalaureate Organization launches inquiry after exams already taken in some time zones, including Hong Kong, appeared online.

To slyly raise prices without alerting customers, manufacturers have been shrinking the size of their products amid South Korea’s skyrocketing food inflation – but regulators have caught wind.