North Korea rejects South’s offer of envoys, vows to redeploy border troops
North Korea said on Wednesday it had rejected a South Korean offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tension over defiance by North Korean...
South Korean unification minister offers to step down, Yonhap says
South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul, who oversees engagement with North Korea, offered on Wednesday to step down, saying he takes responsibility for a worsening...
Balloon-like object in Japanese sky sets Twitter afire with talk of UFOs, Godzilla
The appearance of a mysterious white object in the sky over northern Japan on Wednesday set social media ablaze, with speculation ranging from UFOs to...
North Korea rejects South’s offer to send envoys
North Korea on Wednesday rejected South Korea’s offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tensions over defector activity and stalled reconciliation efforts, vowing to...
Russia says new coronavirus cases at lowest since April 30
Russia on Wednesday reported 7,843 new cases of the novel coronavirus, its lowest daily caseload registered since April 30, pushing the nationwide total to 553,301....
Dollar treads water on Fed views, geopolitics
The dollar was little changed on Wednesday after U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in May, although caution kept investors from aggressively buying riskier...
India impatient for Modi’s response to China after 20 soldiers die in border clash
India impatiently awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response on Wednesday to the death of at least 20 soldiers in a border clash with Chinese troops...
Euro zone banks face significant climate-related risks, ECB says
Euro zone banks face significant climate-change related risks and must build capacity now to manage these, even if climate issues tend to materialize over longer...
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament confirms Boronov as prime minister
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament confirmed Kubatbek Boronov as prime minister on Wednesday, after his predecessor resigned due to a corruption probe against former cabinet officials....
Japan’s ruling party eyes foreign workers for financial sector
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is drafting a proposal to attract high-skilled workers from abroad for Tokyo’s financial sector, the lawmaker heading the LDP’s committee...