Trump hints at new approach to North Korea’s nuclear programme
South Korea’s president said Trump had told him the ‘time had come’ to focus on North Korea ‘issue’ at the G7 summit.

South Korea’s president said Trump had told him the ‘time had come’ to focus on North Korea ‘issue’ at the G7 summit.









South Korean stocks are soaring, drawing first-time investors in a nation where property has long reigned supreme.
South Korea’s main index plunges nearly 9 percent, while stocks in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong also see sharp falls.
The Chinese leader is making his first trip to Pyongyang in seven years, amid significant military developments.

South Korean police break up 35-hour polling station protest

A stronger dollar, higher energy costs and market uncertainty are putting pressure on currencies across Asia.

‘Lord, please forgive us for all the things that we did that we did not support Israel.’
The next phase of the Strait of Hormuz crisis may be defined less by its closure than by conditional access.

101 East investigates the plight of two North Korean POWs in Ukraine and the campaign to transfer them to South Korea.
Chipmaker becomes second South Korean company in history to hit milestone.
Coffee chain has seen ‘very significant’ drop in sales after campaign that evoked crackdown, local operator says.