Korea

N.Korea 'probably' will carry out new nuclear test: US

North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests since 2006, with each blast increasing in intensity. Its last nuclear test was in 2017.

'It's frosty outside': How the polar vortex brought bitter cold to Asia this January

Scientists say Asia’s extreme cold is largely the result of the so-called polar vortex, an expanse of cold air that generally circles the Arctic but occasionally shifts south from the North Pole. It was the same weather phenomenon that brought exceptionally cold weather to the US last month

BigHit asks fans to refrain from sending gifts, letters to BTS member Jin during military service

BigHit Music also asked for fans' cooperation during Jin's recruit training graduation ceremony

Japan aims to hit China, North Korea; intends to develop long range missiles by 2035

Following its defeat in World War II, Japan adopted a pacifist policy for the next seven decades. However, the expansionist policies of China and repeated sabre rattling by Chinese stooge North Korea seems to have re-awakened the ancient Samurai spirit of Japan

South Korea scrambles jets after North Korea sends 180 fighter planes into action

South Korea and the US extended their largest-ever joint air drills through Saturday in response to North Korea's flurry of missiles

South Korea fines Google, Meta to the tune of $71 million for privacy violations

Investigations into the two US tech giants found they had been "collecting and analysing" data of their users, and monitoring their use of websites and applications, the Personal Information Protection Commission said.

East and Southeast Asia hit ominous drug peak; more than one billion pills seized

The drugs are largely consumed in Southeast Asia but also exported to New Zealand and Australia, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan in East Asia, and increasingly to South Asia

Korean leaders exchange friendly letters despite rising tensions

Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency said Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in agreed that inter-Korean ties would develop if both sides 'make tireless efforts with hope'

Global brands face pushback in India: When saying sorry isn’t enough

Brand experts feel shock advertising and the subsequent public indignation seems to work even when people disagree with the sentiments expressed

After Hyundai, KFC, Pizza Hut, now Domino’s and Honda also apologise for posts on Kashmir

The Pakistan arm of these companies had also put up posts on social media supporting separatists in Kashmir