North Korean state media say leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain alertness against the coronavirus, warning that complacency risked “unimaginable and irretrievable crisis."...

South Korea has reported fewer than 10 new coronavirus cases for the first time in two months as U.S. governors ease lockdowns amid pressure worldwide from businesses and the public to limit the pande...

South Korean officials are warning that hard-earned progress fighting the coronavirus pandemic could be upset by new infections at leisure spots...

South Korea has announced plans to strap tracking wristbands on people who defy quarantine orders while Christians are being urged to stay home this Easter weekend as the global coronavirus death toll...

Asian stock indexes are mostly higher on Good Friday holiday trading that had some markets closed...

Celebration of Japan's new imperial era a big opportunity for business...

South Korea's unusual age-calculating system means babies born on Dec. 31 become 2-year-olds the next day...

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary just three weeks before he abdicates his throne...

Thailand's exiled former prime minister has hosted a wedding reception in Hong Kong for his youngest daughter as he waits to see if voters in his homeland are still fans of his politics...