East Asia

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is in close contact with a "small number" of its nationals still in Afghanistan, seeking to ensure...

By Daniel Leussink, Leika Kihara and Sakura Murakami TOKYO/FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday extended its state of emergency...

By Foo Yun Chee, John Chalmers and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU will only cooperate with the Taliban...

By Yew Lun Tian and Yimou Lee BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China carried out assault drills near Taiwan on Tuesday, with warships...

By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China moved on Tuesday to tighten control of its technology sector, publishing detailed rules aimed...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's top legislature will discuss on Friday the possible extension to Hong Kong of an anti-sanctions...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Chubu Electric Power Co Inc said fire alarms were triggered and a worker saw smoke early on...

By Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong's government may cut ties with one of the city's key legal profession...

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan in the event of an attack, Premier Su...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government is set to extend its state of emergency soft lockdown measures in Tokyo and other...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the United States will begin their annual joint military drills on Monday,...

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The Taliban's rapid advance towards Kabul is not only causing concern about Afghanistan's future...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with Lithuania's foreign minister on Friday and reiterated U.S....

By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi visited Yasukuni shrine on Friday, according to local media, paying...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's newly appointed ambassador in Washington stressed the utmost importance of Taiwan in the Sino-U.S. relationship during his...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ningbo airport has suspended inbound and outbound flights to the capital Beijing from August 11 due...

TOKYO (Reuters) -A Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japan harbour, then split in two and was leaking oil,...

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a Chinese court's sentencing of Canadian businessman Michael...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Japan's foreign ministers discussed plans for joint economic activity on the Russian-held southern Kuril islands...

By Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea on Wednesday said South Korea and the United States missed...