East Asia

BEIJING (Reuters) -The COVID-19 situation at the Beijing Winter Olympics is within the "expected controllable range" despite increasing positive cases...

BEIJING (Reuters) - A ban on fireworks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics helped China's capital record its cleanest air...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist who was governor of Tokyo for more than a decade and set...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's team for the Beijing Winter Olympics will be at the opening and closing ceremonies after being...

TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese F-15 jet belonging to the air self-defence force went missing after take-off on Monday, a defence...

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea confirmed on Monday it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same...

TOKYO (Reuters) - United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled a trip to Japan that was originally set for mid-February,...

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea capped one of its busiest months of missile tests ever with the...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's gift of 150,000 doses of its domestically developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Somalia's breakaway...

By David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is concerned North Korea's escalating missile tests could be...

By Josh Smith and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President William Lai wrapped up his visit to the United States and Honduras with a virtual...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support of the island in her Lunar New...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages...

By Stephanie Nebehay and Gabriel Crossley GENEVA/BEIJING (Reuters) -The United Nations' human rights chief is talking with China for a...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian and Chinese presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will spend a "lot of time" discussing security...

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is in talks with China for a possible visit in the...

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -The U.S. and Taiwanese vice presidents had a brief conversation on Thursday...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted tests of an upgraded long-range cruise missile and a warhead of a...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday there was still a chance for six-way talks on North Korea...