South Korea’s won-backed stablecoin ambition sparks crypto debates in Asia
SEOUL/HONG KONG — South Korea’s new government under President Lee Jae Myung is eager to issue won-backed stablecoins,…
More Japanese women are marrying South Korean men
SEOUL — Marriages between Japanese women and South Korean men are increasing due largely to the cultural interchange…
South Korea leads Asian foreign investment decline into US
NEW YORK — New foreign direct investment from Asian countries into the U.S. declined 40% last year to…
Frank: Stories from the South – NZ’s Lady with the Lamp
“Christchurch was a busy, thriving, well-to-do town,” Vivienne Allan, author of The History of Nurse Maude, tells Frank…
Japan’s Kirin to expand drinks sales in Taiwan and South Korea
TOKYO — Kirin Brewery rolled out a trial of a recently-developed beer brand in Taiwan on Wednesday, as…
South Korea’s balloon crackdown hits anti-North Korea activists
STORY: Activist Lee Min-bok is known for sending balloons into North Korea, where he once defected from. They…
South American bloc looks to Asia, Europe in face of Trump trade war
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — South America’s Mercosur bloc sought Thursday to expand its markets in the face of…
South Korea shipbuilders catch rising tide of US Navy business
SEOUL — South Korea’s shipbuilders are wining U.S. deals with government encouragement, aiming to chip away at China’s global…
South Korea’s Lee says deadline deal on US tariffs will be ‘difficult’
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that it will likely be “difficult” to reach…
Atmospheric river bears down on NZ, gales, rain for north, fresh deluge for storm-hit south
MetService forecaster Samkelo Magwala told the Herald a low was developing in the Tasman Sea and would move…
Israel-Iran War will have major consequences
3-minute read Avi Melamed | Special to the USA TODAY Network Senators privately briefied on US strikes on…
Rubio to make first trip to Asia, visiting Japan, South Korea, Malaysia
WASHINGTON — Marco Rubio will make his first trip to Asia as U.S. secretary of state next week,…