Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's former ceremonial head of state and a lifelong supporter of the ruling dynasty, has died aged 97, ...

Kim Yong Nam, a quintessential North Korean bureaucrat whose lifelong loyalty to the ruling Kim dynasty allowed him to serve ...

Senior official known for his loyalty to the Kim family served as head of Supreme People’s Assembly for two decades.

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 ...

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

Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, hailed US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, vowing a “golden age of ties” as ...

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 ...

Netherlands, Korea DPR-Morocco and Italy-Nigeria will unfold as the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup’s knockout phase begins.