ROK considering change to US war game schedule

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea was mulling consultations with the United States to reschedule next year's spring war game on the Korean Peninsula as the ROK-hosted Pyeongchang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games may coincide with the joint military exercises, government officials said.

PNG orders hundreds to leave refugee camp

CANBERRA, Australia - Papua New Guinea authorities on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on more than 300 asylum-seekers to abandon a decommissioned immigration camp, where refugees reported their shelters, beds and other belongings have been destroyed.

Zimbabwe embraces new leader

Zimbabwe's incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to be sworn in on Friday to serve the remainder of long-serving former president Robert Mugabe's term until the general election next year, the state broadcaster has said.

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US ending its temporary permits for Haiti refugees

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump faced a backlash on Tuesday over his tough immigration policies after announcing that 59,000 Haitians who took refuge in the United States following the 2010 earthquake must return home.

Japan set to begin Constitution debate

Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed on Wednesday that the parliament will start substantive deliberations on constitutional revision on Nov 30, the Kyodo News reported.

Uber paid hackers to cover up data breach

SAN FRANCISCO - The chief of Uber on Tuesday gave details of the theft of personal information of 57 million customers after the US ride-hailing giant this week fired its chief security officer for concealing the data breach.

Thousands flee over Bali volcano fears

KARANGASEM, Indonesia - Thousands living in the shadow of a rumbling volcano on Indonesia's resort island of Bali fled on Wednesday as fears grow that it could erupt for the first time in more than 50 years.

'Wage theft' in Australia reported

SYDNEY - International students and backpackers working in Australia are subjected to "systemic wage theft", with about one-third paid half the minimum wage and those from Asia the worst-hit, a study found on Tuesday.

China restates its friendly policy toward Zimbabwe

China's friendly policy to Zimbabwe will not change, and Robert Mugabe remains "a good friend of Chinese people" despite his resignation from the presidential post, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Wednesday.

Iran declares end of IS group

TEHERAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of the Islamic State group on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the "thousands of martyrs" killed in operations organized by Iran to defeat the militants in Syria and Iraq.

Tightening bonds to have 'positive impact'

Sino-Russian relations play an important role for the global political and economic stability, and the coordination between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union will boost bilateral investments, said a top economic consultant of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Beijing.