North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un presided over a major political conference dedicated to improving the farming sector
Speculation about North Korea’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy
Work crews trying to find 47 people missing after an open-pit mine collapse in northern China have had to change their excavation methods to avoid causing more landslides
Asian stock markets are higher following Wall Street's biggest one-day decline in two months
State media report the search for at least 50 people missing since an open pit coal mine collapsed in northern China has been suspended following an additional landslide at the gigantic facility
Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers are digging through tons of earth and rubble for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China
Chinese state media are reporting at least two people have died and more than 50 are missing following a collapse at an open pit mine in the country's northern Inner Mongolia region
Global shares have fallen after stocks tumbled on Wall Street as worries persist about higher interest rates and their tightening squeeze on the global economy
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a new $5.5 billion financial aid for Ukraine and will mark the first anniversary of the war by hosting an online Group of Seven summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Three years into the global pandemic, Taiwan says people no longer have to wear masks at all times indoors though it is still keeping some restrictions in place
