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Wed, July 24, 2019 | 07:17

Korean gets 14 years' jail for armed robbery in Vietnam

A South Korean man, identified as Park Young-jun, was sentenced to 14 years' jail for armed robbery of a taxi driver in Vietnam, local media reported on Tuesday. The crime took place on Nov. 23 in a taxi traveling to Da Nang from Thua Thien-Hue Province.

Park Si-soo | 2019-07-23 15:10

Abe's party fails to secure seats to propose constitutional revisions

NHK public television said shortly after midnight that Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito had won 69 seats in the upper house, with nine seats remaining. If Abe gained support from members of another conservative party and independents, it would make only 76 seats, short of 85 he would have needed, NHK said.

2019-07-22 11:13

Korean firms on edge over post-poll impact

Fukushima beach opens to swimmers eight years after nuclear disaster

Children were making a splash in the water and surfers catching a wave near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Saturday as a beach finally opened to them for the first time since the 2011 nuclear disaster. A cheering crowd came back to the Kitaizumi beach about 25 kilometres north of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station as the city of Minamisoma officially started...

2019-07-20 20:44

China's growth cools further as tariff war pressures mount

China's economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington. The world's second-largest economy grew 6.2% over a year ago, down from the previous quarter's 6.4%, government data showed Monday.

2019-07-16 09:28

Clashes erupt as Hong Kong protest targets Chinese traders

Several thousand people marched in Hong Kong on Saturday against traders from mainland China in what is fast becoming a summer of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Violent clashes broke out at the end of the march between police and a group of mostly young protesters who say they believe peaceful demonstrations have failed to bring about change.

2019-07-14 04:14

US approves potential $2.2 billion arms sale to Taiwan

The US State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of $2.2 billion in arms, including Abrams tanks and Stinger missiles, the Pentagon said on Monday. The announcement is likely to anger Beijing, which views Taiwan as part of its territory and has previously expressed "serious concerns" about the possible sale.

2019-07-09 14:47

China backs Hong Kong chief, slams protesters for violence

China's government strongly backed Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's embattled administration on Tuesday, saying the occupation and vandalizing of the city's legislature by pro-democracy protesters amounted to ``serious illegal acts'' that endangered the social order. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Beijing condemned the acts that saw several hundred demonstr...

2019-07-02 19:40

Hong Kong protests may give Taiwan's leader a boost vs China

Hong Kong protests may give Taiwan's leader a boost vs China

Recent anti-government protests in Hong Kong are echoing in Taiwan, possibly giving the island's President Tsai Ing-wen a lift in her campaign to resist Beijing's pressure for political unification and win a second term in next year's elections. The demonstrations sparked by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's now-shelved push for unpopular extradition legislation have tur...

2019-07-02 15:01

Japanese whalers bring home first commercial catch in 31 years

Japanese whalers returned to port Monday with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years, achieving the long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as largely a lost cause amid slowing demand for the meat and changing views on conservation. A fleet of five boats left the northern Japanese port of Kushiro earlier Monday and broug...

2019-07-02 14:18

Hong Kong police fire teargas at protesters in 'shocking' night of violence

Hundreds of protesters swarmed into Hong Kong's legislature Monday night, defacing portraits of lawmakers and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans in the chamber before vacating it as riot police cleared surrounding streets with tear gas and then moved inside. The three-hour occupation, which ended early Tuesday, came on the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony's ret...

2019-07-02 09:52

Hong Kong protests may give Taiwan's leader a boost vs China

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