Workers say Korea Inc was warned about questionable US visas before Hyundai raid
SEOUL — Many South Korean workers were sent to the US on questionable documents despite their misgivings and warnings about stricter US immigration enforcement...
Japan says lower US tariffs will take effect by September 16
TOKYO — US tariffs on Japanese goods including cars and auto parts are set to be lowered by September 16, Japan’s tariff negotiator Ryosei...
Thailand’s top court rules tycoon and ex-PM Thaksin must serve one year in jail
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail because his detention in a...
US lawmakers publish Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘birthday book’ featuring alleged Trump note
WASHINGTON - Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Monday made public a birthday letter DoUSnald Trump allegedly wrote to sex offender Jeffrey...
Real-life ‘Succession’ ends: Lachlan Murdoch takes control and siblings take cash
The Murdoch family has reached a deal that will see Rupert Murdoch's politically conservative eldest son Lachlan Murdoch cement control of the family media...
Cuts to US oil jobs and spending threaten output growth
HOUSTONUS - The US oil industry has laid off thousands of workers and cut billions in spending due to lower oil prices and the...
Russia hits Ukraine with biggest air attack, sets building ablaze
KYIV — Russia launched its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine overnight, setting the main government building on fire in central Kyiv...
After issuing ‘last warning’ to Hamas, Trump eyes release of hostages ‘soon’
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM — US President Donald J. Trump on Sunday suggested a Gaza deal could come soon to secure the release of all the hostages...
South Korea minister heads to US to resolve fallout from immigration raid
SEOUL — South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun was headed for the US on Monday as he seeks to resolve the fallout over the...
China’s August exports growth slowest in 6 months
BEIJING — China’s exports growth slowed to a six-month low in August, as a brief boost from a tariff truce with the US faded,...
Immigrant faithful turn to virtual sermons, home communion amid Trump crackdown
CHICAGO - Sitting alone at her dining room table this past Sunday, Doris Aguirre took a bite of a soda cracker and a sip...
Japan revises Q2 GDP higher on upbeat consumer spending
TOKYO - Japan's economy expanded much faster than initially estimated in the second quarter, driven by upward revisions in private consumption and inventories, giving...