SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Yong Nam, a longtime North Korean ceremonial head of state best known for his trademark ...

Kim Yong Nam, the only person outside of the ruling Kim family dynasty to serve as North Korea's nominal head of state, has ...

Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's former ceremonial head of state and a lifelong supporter of the ruling dynasty, has died aged 97, according to state media. He held the role of president of Pyongyang's ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Several North Koreans who had resorted to gold mining as a last resort in the face of economic difficulties recently died ...

Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening the health of their ...

Japan's new premier Sanae Takaichi lavished US leader Donald Trump with praise and vows of a "golden age" of ties on his ...

House Republicans have turned their focus back to former President Joe Biden’s “autopen” while regular Americans—particuarly ...

President Donald Trump has taken new Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi to speak to US troops aboard an aircraft carrier ...

As the shutdown stalemate continues in the US, President Donald Trump is in South Korea during his Asia diplomacy tour. Follow for live updates ...

North Korea-linked hacking groups have stolen more than $2 billion worth of crypto assets so far this year, according to a new analysis from blockchain forensics firm Elliptic, the largest annual ...

In the shadow of Trump’s East Asia trip, and the Apec and Asean leaders’ meetings, Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a break from the country’s old boys’ political club — and not just in ...