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ROK: DPRK top leader to visit Seoul this year

[2018-11-02 07:35]

The Republic of Korea said on Thursday that Kim Jongun, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is expected to visit Seoul "soon" as part of a flurry of high-profile diplomacy aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, with analysts saying the move may pave the way for a second summit between the DPRK and the United States.

Black box retrieved from debris

[2018-11-02 07:35]

JAKARTA - Indonesian divers on Thursday retrieved a black box from a Lion Air passenger jet that crashed into the shallow sea off the coast of the capital, killing all 189 people onboard.

Langfang Dachang Movie Town gets rave reviews at global forum

[2018-11-02 07:35]

China's Langfang Dachang Movie Town project was named as a Global Model of Characteristic Town at the 2018 annual session of the Global Forum on Human Settlements in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of October.

NATO drill raises regional tension

[2018-11-01 07:50]

TRONDHEIM, Norway - NATO on Tuesday showcased its air, sea and land forces in a high-profile demonstration as part of its biggest military exercise since the end of the Cold War in Norway amid escalating tension with Russia.

UK seeks business leaders as diplomats

[2018-11-01 07:50]

Business leaders and other high-profile figures could be appointed as diplomats to represent Britain overseas in a new effort to generate trade deals worldwide.

Migrants rest after trudge north

[2018-11-01 07:50]

JUCHITAN, Mexico - Thousands of Central American migrants in a caravan traveling through Mexico planned to take a break for at least a day or longer in the southern city of Juchitan beginning on Wednesday, hoping to organize mass transport northward after days of hard walking in tropical temperatures that have left them about 1,448 kilometers from the nearest US border crossing.

Hunt for landslide victims as typhoon toll rises

[2018-11-01 07:50]

MANILA - Philippine rescuers used hand tools on Wednesday in a desperate search for around 20 people buried in a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Yutu, as the powerful storm's toll rose to 9.

US calls for cease-fire and peace talks in Yemen

[2018-11-01 07:50]

WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday called for a cease-fire and peace talks in Yemen, as the Saudi-led military coalition sent more than 10,000 new troops toward a vital rebel-held port city ahead of a new assault.

Trump targets birthright citizenship

[2018-11-01 07:50]

US President Donald Trump has triggered controversy after raising the possibility of ending birthright citizenship in the United States by signing an executive order, a move experts say would be unconstitutional.

Possible seabed position of crashed Lion Air jet located

[2018-11-01 07:50]

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A massive search effort has identified the possible seabed location of the crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesia's military chief said on Wednesday, as experts carried out the grim task of identifying dozens of body parts recovered from a 28-kilometer-wide search area and video of passengers boarding the fatal flight emerged.

Neighbors seek to limit spiraling row

[2018-11-01 07:50]

Japan and the Republic of Korea will try to keep a row over forced labor in World War II from spiraling into a crisis.

11 people killed in Italy as wild weather sweeps Europe

[2018-11-01 07:50]

The death toll from fierce storms battering Italy has risen to 11, civil protection authorities have said, as wild weather swept parts of Europe on Tuesday, leaving motorists and tourists stranded.

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