The Korea Times - Home

Site Map PDF Subscription Register LogIn
Site Map PDF Subscription Register LogIn

Mon, August 20, 2018 | 20:17

World > Asia Pacific >

Christian heartland opens window into fight for China's soul

The 62-year-old Chinese shopkeeper had waited nearly his entire adult life to see his dream of building a church come true _ a brick house with a sunny courtyard and spacious hall with room for 200 believers. But in March, about a dozen police officers and local officials suddenly showed up at the church on his property and made the frightened congregants disperse. They order...

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-08 09:17

Boracay to reopen to visitors on Oct. 26

After six months' restoration, the island of Boracay is expected to reopen on Oct. 26, the Philippine government has announced. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said it would allow visitors to enjoy the beauty of Boracay again after a major clean-up effort and with an improved sewerage system.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-07 15:08

Death toll from Indonesian earthquake rises to 82, hundreds injured [VIDEO]

A powerful quake which struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok has killed 82 people and wounded hundreds, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said early Monday, with thousands of buildings damaged. The seven-magnitude tremor, which triggered panic among tourists and locals on Sunday evening, was also felt on the neighboring island of Bali, one of So...

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-06 09:35

No reports of Korean victims in Indonesia quake: foreign ministry

The foreign ministry said Monday that there are no reports yet of South Korean victims in the weekend's 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the Indonesian resort island of Lombok and killed more than 80 people.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-06 09:29

Death toll from Indonesian earthquake rises to 82, hundreds injured [VIDEO]

Duterte says may deploy warship to save Filipino captives in Libya

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he might send the navy's most modern frigate to waters off Libya in a bid to "save" three Filipinos and a South Korean kidnapped last month from a water plant in the north African country.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-04 14:11

China announces $60B of US goods for tariff retaliation

China on Friday announced a $60 billion list of U.S. goods including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals for retaliation if Washington goes ahead with its latest tariff threat. The Finance Ministry accused the Trump administration of damaging the global economy after it proposed increasing duties on $200 billion of Chinese goods in the second round of a dispute over techno...

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-04 09:28

China threatens new tariffs on $60 bn worth of US goods

Beijing warned Friday it was prepared to impose new tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods if Washington ups the ante in the escalating US-China trade war.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-03 21:57

Outrage hits Japan med schools said to keep women out

A Japanese medical university's alleged systematic discrimination against female applicants has sparked outrage across Japan and is being criticized by Cabinet officials.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-03 14:55

Thai officials say they seek UK extradition of former PM

Thailand is seeking the extradition from the United Kingdom of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled her country last year ahead of a conviction on a charge of negligence in overseeing a money-losing rice subsidy program, the current prime minister said Tuesday.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-01 09:37

Typhoon slams into Japan, approaches disaster-hit regions

A powerful typhoon slammed into central Japan early Sunday, prompting local authorities to issue evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by floods and landslides in the storm's crosshairs.

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-29 09:57

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Reunion with long-lost family members [PHOTOS]