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South Korea's industrial output declined 3.1 percent in March from the previous month with exports decreasing and domestic demand continuing to be weak.

Lady Gaga kicked off her Born This Way Ball in Seoul on Friday.

What is CISPA? This article breaks down the bill that has Internet privacy advocates concerned that it would end the Internet as we know it.

Days after a Christian group prayed Gaga away, a group of students have announced plans to protest Friday's show.

The latest photos suggest that the magnitude of Pyongyang?s military build-up might have been grossly exaggerated.

South Korea's economy expanded 0.9 percent in the first quarter with exports making gains and domestic demand improving, data released by the Bank of Korea (BoK) Thursday showed.

Asian shares gained on Thursday, retaining positive momentum as the Federal Reserve reassured markets that it will keep its highly accommodating stance to support growth, and optimism grew over strong corporate earnings after Apple Inc's robust results.

CISPA sponsors are realizing the bill is a major threat to Internet privacy akin to SOPA, apparently in response to a groundswell of opposition from across the world.

Mad cow disease has emerged once again in the United States, for the first time in six years. The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy infection was confirmed on Tuesday. Health concerns were allayed by the USDA, but economic concerns are taking their place.

German high-jumper Ariane Friedrich has publicly revealed the identity of the man she says harassed her and e-mailed her pictures of his genitals. The 28-year old athlete, who is the midst of training for London's Summer 2012 Olympics, posted the alleged stalker's name, e-mail address, his hometown, and excerpts from the e-mails she received, reported MSN news. She has also filed a criminal complaint with authorities, who are now investigating the matter.

U.S. authorities reported the country's first case of mad cow disease in six years on Tuesday, swiftly assuring consumers and global importers that there was no danger of meat from the California dairy cow entering the food chain.

India has overtaken the US to become the world's top source of junk or unsolicited emails, accounting for one in ten spam messages in the inbox, research by a security firm has found.

Over the past three decades, South Korea has catapulted itself from Third World-caliber poverty to becoming a technologically superior economic powerhouse.

Argentina added to its gold reserves for the first time in nearly six years in September 2011 as the price hit record highs, mirroring the trend among emerging central banks to diversify further from paper currencies such as the U.S. dollar.

China is still friendly with North Korea, despite the latter being roundly condemned by the international community. History plays a role, but Beijing is getting something out of it too - just how much, though, remains to be seen.

The unnamed source said the North had almost completed preparations for the nuclear test, which if it went ahead would draw strong international condemnation and further isolate the impoverished state from its sole major ally, China.

Most of the Asian stock markets declined Tuesday, following losses on Wall Street overnight as increased political uncertainty in France and the Netherlands as well as disappointing Euro zone manufacturing and services PMIs weighed on the sentiment.

Toshiba Corp is no longer bidding for bankrupt Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory, sources close to the talks said, leaving a handful of foreign firms including SK Hynix and Micron Technology in the race to take over the company.

A Chinese company may be in violation of international arms and material sanctions against North Korea.

Christian protestors claim that Gaga's music spreads homosexuality and pornography.

Introducing Brand USA, the United States' first-ever unified tourism campaign.