A man walks past a street monitor showing North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in a news report about North Korea's nuclear test in Tokyo on Sept. 3.
Economy

North Korea nuclear test, missile report jolt Asian markets

Investors shed holdings as geopolitical risk mounts

4 September 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 30.
Economy

Trump bad-mouths South Korean trade deal as Pyongyang goes nuclear

Seoul considers agreement a key to economic, security alliance

4 September 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pursued a "byungjin" policy of parallel nuclear and economic development.
Economy

Economic turnaround enables Kim's weapons programs

Growth gives North Korea more resources for nuclear development

31 August 2017
Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing may complicate their efforts to address North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Economy

China bristles at US trade probe threat

Beijing says a trade war hurts both sides, but hurries to cooperate on Pyongyang

15 August 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about North Korea during a briefing at Trump's golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey on Aug. 8.
Economy

Asia is about to get Trumped, again, and again

Amid growing tension, sudden tariffs on Beijing sets stage for bigger trade clashes

14 August 2017
A relief goods storage is seen inside a subway station which is used as a shelter for emergency situation in Seoul on August 11.
Politics

South Korean central bank to move reserves to provincial cities if war breaks out

Seoul-based companies review contingency plans amid rising military tensions

11 August 2017
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, right, shows the way to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a meeting at Government House in Bangkok on Aug. 8.
Economy

Thailand hosts Tillerson, shows unity on Pyongyang sanctions

Secretary of state becomes top-ranked US official to visit Bangkok since coup

9 August 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands before their meeting in Manila on Aug. 7.
Economy

US, Japan, Australia urge ASEAN to 'maximize pressure' on North Korea

Also call for legally binding code of conduct in South China Sea

8 August 2017
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, seen here in Manila on Aug. 7, has been in the spotlight at the ASEAN meetings in the Philippines.
Economy

North Korea vows 'thousands-fold' revenge on US over sanctions

Chinese foreign minister says Pyongyang's provocations are at a 'tipping point'

7 August 2017
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Economy

North Korea rejects Seoul's 'insincere' talks offer

Foreign ministers of two Koreas meet in Manila

7 August 2017
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Economy

North Korea defies sanctions with 3.9% GDP growth

Infrastructure, mining power hermit kingdom to 17-year high

22 July 2017
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14 July 2017
Ado Machida was the head of policy implementation on U.S. President Donald Trump's transition team.
Economy

Trump open to direct talks with North Korea, says ex-aide

Transition team member Ado Machida says president is not cozying up to China

13 June 2017
A screenshot of a computer in Taiwan infected with ransomeware.
Politics

Invisible weapons pose constant threat to cybersecurity

Vulnerability in Microsoft OS exploited by US government, then stolen by hackers

6 June 2017
Leaders of the Group of Seven hold talks at their summit in Taormina, Italy, on May 26.
Economy

Trump's G-7 debut makes waves with allies

Trade and climate change reveal a big split between Washington and its allies

1 June 2017
Engineers watch electronic boards to monitor possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul on May 15.
Economy

Sreeram Chaulia: Cyberattacks are a wake-up call for Asia

'WannaCry' shows the region can no longer be complacent about cyber security

1 June 2017
South Korean President Moon Jae-in takes a stroll with two supporters in Seoul.
Economy

How a 'troublemaker' ended up in South Korea's Blue House

The son of North Korean refugees, Moon Jae-in took the long way to the presidency

18 May 2017
South Korean President Moon Jae-in takes the oath of office during his inauguration at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday. The sign reads: "19th president."
Economy

Moon Jae-in strikes soft tone on North Korea, missile system

President appoints new leadership team upon inauguration

10 May 2017
South Korean President Moon Jae-in takes a stroll with two supporters in Seoul.
Economy

Once-jailed activist now president of South Korea

Son of North Korean refugees, Moon Jae-in promises to 'invest in people'

10 May 2017
Workers lower an underground shelter produced by Japanese construction company Earth Shift Co. Inquiries on shelters and air purifiers have surged as tensions escalate on the Korean peninsula. (Photo provided by Earth Shift Co.)
Japan-Update

Apocalypse Inc. rides North Korea bonanza

Nuclear shelter demand soars as fears mount

3 May 2017
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso
Economy

Tokyo to push for TPP without US, says Aso

Japan's deputy PM confident of quick deal with 10 original signatory countries

27 April 2017
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Capital Markets

Japan's long-term rate falls to zero amid overseas uncertainty

10-year JGB yield hits lowest level in five months as investors seek safe havens

19 April 2017
Trucks in Dandong, China, wait to cross the Friendship Bridge to Sinuiju, North Korea.
Economy

Prospects dim for Chinese investment push in North Korea

Willingness to accommodate foreign companies may be nearing limit

1 April 2017
A coal shipping port in Sinuiju, a city in North Korea
Economy

Trump's stiffening stance on Pyongyang causes concern in China

Halt to coal imports from North Korea seen as move to placate Washington

24 March 2017