SOUTH KOREA

Among the decreasing number of South Koreans who trust religion, a new survey says Catholicism remains the most supported faith.

On Tuesday, Asian stocks were largely down with the exception of Japan as investors await results of the U.S. central bank meeting.

Investors in Asia and Europe exercised caution Tuesday, as uncertainty loomed over the outcome of central bank meetings in the United States and Japan.

North Korea has rejected the so-called Northern Limit Line (NLL), which was drawn up at the end of the Korean War, as the maritime border, insisting on a line further to the south.

The number of U.S. adults that use mobile payments grew to 71.5 million in 2015, up from 61 million last year.

Global markets rallied on the European Central Bank's willingness to revive growth in Europe as tech stocks led Wall Street gains.

Prolonged exposure to fine dust particles can affect people's respiratory systems.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe joins a list that includes Cuba's former President Fidel Castro as the winner of the annual Confucius Prize, a Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize.

Chinese investors expect fresh stimulus before a key government meeting next week, while European markets look to the ECB for a boost.

The Shanghai Composite Index plummeted over 3 percent in afternoon trade, as profit-taking by traders wiped off early gains.

Russia's assistance follows the end of five-day missions by Malaysia and Australia to help their regional neighbor.

At least one squadron will be able to detect underground nuclear tests, one of North Korea's favorite tactics.

Reunions, which North Korea uses for leverage, resume after a confrontation in August.

While Chinese markets were shielded from heavy losses by hopes of government stimulus, other markets around the world remained unaffected.

China, which is host to the now-suspended six-party talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear program, reportedly has a lot of influence on North Korea.

Southeast Asian countries are in a race with Indonesia to build the first high-speed rail network in the region.

Only a peace treaty could "put a definite end to the evil cycle of escalating confrontation and tension," Pyongyang says.

President Barack Obama said Friday he wanted to see China's "peaceful rise."

The handset is also joined by a silver titanium model, which comes with 32GB and 64GB storage sizes.

U.K.-based Team Dignitas controls two teams, but world championships rules dictate that it is allowed to manage only a single team in order to compete in the series.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has denied South Korea’s request for transfer of key American technologies for its project to develop KF-X indigenous fighter jet.