SOUTH KOREA

Last week, reports said 13 North Korean workers at a restaurant in China defected to Seoul on Thursday — the first mass defection since 2011.

Authorities from South Korea, the Netherlands and the United States collaborated to take the core Soranet server offline.

The man mainly responsible for China’s strict internet censorship was left embarrassed when he was unable to access a foreign website during a presentation.

The U.S. dollar fell further against the Japanese yen Thursday after minutes of a Federal Reserve meeting released Wednesday offered little prospect of a rise in interest rates in July.

Equity markets the world over had been hit hard Tuesday, but optimism over a prospective oil output freeze buoyed the markets Wednesday.

North Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests have reignited the debate over whether Seoul should develop its own nuclear weapons instead of depending on U.S.'s assistance.

The reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear site at Yongbyon reportedly provided the weapons-grade plutonium used by the reclusive country in its first three nuclear tests.

However, it said the government "firmly maintains a policy principle that it does not possess nuclear weapons of any type."

Investor sentiment perked up after data showed a sustained recovery in the U.S. labor market and a rebound in Chinese manufacturing activity.

The reclusive nation, which has called for talks with the U.S., said the sanctions imposed against it have strengthened its will to continue its philosophy of self reliance.

Joint military exercises by the U.S. and South Korea pose a threat to Pyongyang, North Korea’s ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva said.

The GOP candidate “doesn’t know much about foreign policy ... or the world generally,” the president said after Trump suggested that Japan and South Korea should have nuclear weapons.

Chinese equities ended the day slightly higher even as other Asian and European markets fell over weak manufacturing data.

The world’s most isolated country also threatened to punish those who try to access the sites in an “improper” way or spread “anti-republic data.”

Meanwhile, Seoul has accused Pyongyang of jamming GPS signals near the Korean border.

China backed the toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea after its recent nuclear test, but doubts remain about Beijing’s attitude.

Competitive gaming is dominated by PCs and consoles but "Vainglory" is bringing sponsorships and prize money to mobile games.

The fast-food company said Thursday it was seeking an investment partner in the region to speed up its expansion.

Crude oil futures slid after the U.S. announced that the country’s crude stocks had reached yet another record high Wednesday.

Kim Yong-chol is believed to have planned the landmine explosions on the Korean border that severely injured two South Korean soldiers last August.

Positive jobs data released Wednesday helped extend a rally that began after U.S. Fed Chair Janet Yellen's policy speech a day earlier.