East Asia

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the...

By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -Seoul's housing market, one of the most unaffordable in the world, has begun to show...

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Chinese leaders on Saturday that he expected authorities...

(Corrects name of ministry in second paragraph) BEIJING (Reuters) - The number of passenger trips during China's Lunar New Year...

By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - COVID-19 cases inside Beijing's Winter Olympic Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing should have been...

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The key to solving the issue of North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan on Saturday condemned as "contemptible" the timing of China and Russia's "no limits" partnership at the...

By Tony Munroe, Andrew Osborn and Humeyra Pamuk BEIJING/ MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China and Russia on the opening day of...

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Chen Aizhu MOSCOW/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin unveiled new Russian oil and gas deals with China...

By Twinnie Siu and Marius Zaharia HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong plans to roll out rapid antigen tests for...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed close cooperation in regional affairs with the new U.S. ambassador, including...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan serious COVID-19 cases crossed 1,000 for the first time in four months, data showed on Friday,...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia coordinated their positions on Ukraine during a meeting between both countries' foreign ministers in...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Going by opinion polls, the two leading candidates for South Korea's presidency have a...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering a two-week extension of infection controls in 13 regions, including its capital Tokyo, to...

TOKYO (Reuters) -New COVID-19 cases in Tokyo exceeded 20,000 for the first time on Wednesday, dimming hopes that a wave...

(Reuters) - Iraq was the top target for China's Belt & Road infrastructure initiative in 2021, receiving $10.5 billion in...

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, supported by Britain and France, has asked the U.N. Security...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government is engaging in robust talks with Kenya as part of its drive to expand equitable...