Choe Sang-Hun

While diplomatic relations between the two Koreas are near a historic low, a rare trip by athletes from the North triggered intense emotions in some older South Koreans.

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, have surprised many observers by moving past their nations’ historical grievances.

In the world’s fastest aging society, artificial intelligence is being used to make care calls to older adults who live alone and to fight dementia.

The city wants to redevelop a shantytown in Gangnam district, where hundreds are defying eviction, fighting for a right to own a home in an area notorious for the exorbitant cost of housing.

The name of Mr. Lee, a former police inspector, had long incited fear and hatred in the country.

From India to Southeast Asia to South Korea, currencies are crumbling as governments race to secure fuel that is priced in American money.

Survivors jumped from windows to escape the blaze, the deadliest at a factory in South Korea in two years. Four people are still missing.

American officials have said for years that they would prioritize the Indo-Pacific. Now they’re moving warships, missiles and air defenses out for a war in the Middle East.

Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm.

​ The North Korean leader said that his country can get along well with the United States as long as Washington accepts it as a nuclear weapons state.