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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets FIFA's Gianni Infantino

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Wednesday amid speculation that China could be planning to bid for a future World Cup. Xi thanked Infantino f...

June 14, 2017
World News
China insurance mogul said unable to work, reported detained

BEIJING (AP) -- The Chinese insurer that owns New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel said Wednesday its chairman has turned over his duties to other executives following a report he was detained by re...

June 14, 2017
World Business
Nat'l football captain blames media for putting pressure on players

INCHEON -- South Korean men's football captain Ki Sung-yueng on Wednesday blamed the media for putting pressure on the players with negative coverage. Ki and the team returned home from Doha, where ...

June 14, 2017
Soccer
Beleaguered football coach holds himself accountable, falls short of resignation

INCHEON -- Beleaguered South Korea men's national football head coach Uli Stielike said Wednesday he'll willingly hold himself accountable for the team's poor run of late while falling short of offer...

June 14, 2017
Soccer
Japan's defense chief says 'comfort women' issue already resolved

Japan's defense minister said Saturday her government regards the so-called comfort women issue with South Korea as fully resolved. Tomomi Inada said the historical matter shouldn't be allowed to ha...

June 3, 2017
World News
Nat'l football team captain expects difficult match against Qatar

South Korean football captain Ki Sung-yueng predicted Saturday that his team's upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Qatar will be a difficult match. "The Qatar (football team) is a low-ranking ...

June 3, 2017
Sports
Trump gov't to stay put in Asia, defense chief says

Addressing the Shangri-La Dialogue here, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday sent a clear message: We won't turn away from Asia. It marked an unusual declaration by a top Trump government ...

June 3, 2017
World News
Mattis: THAAD is to address 'real' N. Korea problem

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Saturday the deployment of the THAAD missile defense system is aimed at thwarting "real" threats from North Korea that have been gaining pace. "I do not cho...

June 3, 2017
World News
Pyongyang says U.S. unable to intercept its nuclear weapons

North Korea on Saturday condemned the United States' successful shoot down of an intercontinental ballistic missile target earlier this week, saying its nuclear weapons won't be intercepted. A spoke...

June 3, 2017
North Korea
North Korea 'poses a threat to us all': Mattis

SINGAPORE (AFP) - North Korea and its nuclear weapons programme pose a "threat to us all," US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday, calling on the international community to work together on th...

June 3, 2017
World News
Seoul stocks set to rise next week

South Korean stocks are expected to rise further next week on improved investor sentiments and solid fundamentals, local analysts said Saturday. Market watchers predicted the country's benchmark Kor...

June 3, 2017
Finance
Seoul voices support for latest U.N. sanctions against N. Korea

South Korea voiced support on Saturday for a vote by the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) that will impose more sanctions on North Korean officials and entities after the communist nation carried out a s...

June 3, 2017
North Korea
S. Korea investigating new suspected case of avian influenza

South Korea said Saturday it is looking into a new possible case of avian influenza, marking the first suspected case in about two months. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it...

June 3, 2017
Social affairs
China says considering tighter controls on yuan currency

SHANGHAI (AFP) - China said Friday it is considering a change to its mechanism for managing its currency to buffer it against market forces, in an apparent step back from liberalisation pledges. The...

May 26, 2017
World Business
US growth in Q1 revised up to 1.2 pct. but still weak

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy started 2017 out with a whimper, but it wasn't quite as weak as first thought. The government revised up its January-March growth reading to a rate of 1.2 percent ...

May 26, 2017
World Business

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