A study indicates North Korea may have 216 million tons of rare earths
Kim sent a mixture of both threatening and conciliatory messages to the outside world in his New Year address
China and both Koreas, which suffered heavily during WWII, consider visits to Yasukuni by Japanese politicians an insult
Abe said his visit was a personal one to honor the spirits of the dead and was not meant to hurt Chinese or Korean sentiments; Both nations registered their outrage shortly afterward
Defectors rescued by Christian missionaries mark Christmas celebration in South Korea by participating in church services, forming new relationships
2013 US goals included boosting relations with key East Asia allies Japan and South Korea policy; sidetracked by bickering among allies and increasingly assertive China
American basketball star says his trip is not about politics, but rather a training exercise for upcoming exhibition game
New plans for military, approved by Cabinet Tuesday, seen as part of broader response to China's growing military power
At the summit that ended Sunday, Japan pledged $19 billion in aid and loans to the ASEAN region and to deepen defense cooperation
Declaration comes just days after Jang Song Thaek was publicly ousted from power for alleged disloyalty and corruption
Following Pyongyang's massive purges, South Korean president Park Geun-hye says relations with North could become more unstable from now on
Since assuming power two years ago, Kim Jong Un has replaced more than 40 percent of North's high level officials
Vice president says US will play leading role in creating a new century of prosperity, security in Asia
Seoul's spy agency said leader Kim Jong Un removed his uncle as second in charge and had two of his aids executed
US vice president in Japan on first stop of six-day Asian tour at time of heightened tensions over China's newly declared air defense zone
Pyongyang justified the 2010 attack by claiming that South Korean forces fired into its territorial waters
North Korea is believed to be behind attacks earlier this year that shut down tens of thousands of computers
Political analysts say the nationalism fueling Tokyo-Seoul hostility is more about scoring political points than public sentiment
Joint venture aims to connect North Korea's Rajin to Russia's trans-Siberian railway
Deadly record-setting typhoon has left hundreds of thousands in need of basic humanitarian supplies
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