Aug 24 Japan's neighbors share fear and frustration over radioactive water release By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan's neighboring countries about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear power plant. Continue reading
Aug 23 North Korea launches rocket, likely 2nd attempt on spy satellite By Associated Press South Korea’s military said in a statement that the launch involved what the North called “a space launch vehicle.”… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 6:59 Biden reaches deal with Japan and South Korea to strengthen military coordination By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn President Biden met with the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David on Friday. The two nations have long had antagonistic relations, but the meeting is a new starting point as they committed to improving military coordination. Geoff… Continue watching
Aug 18 WATCH: U.S., Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties amid China, North Korea tensions By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Their meeting and their agreement come at a time that the three countries are on an increasingly tense ledge in their relations with China and North Korea. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 6:07 Ambassador Rahm Emanuel outlines goals of Biden's summit with Japan and South Korea By William Brangham, Morgan Till, Stephanie Kotuby, Dan Sagalyn, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Friday, President Biden will host a summit at Camp David with the leaders of Japan and South Korea, two nations with a long, complicated history. But they, along with the U.S., share common goals in curbing China’s influence in the… Continue watching
Aug 12 The tentative U.S.-Iran deal involving prisoners and frozen funds, explained By Jon Gambrell, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The U.S. and Iran reached a tentative agreement this week that will eventually see five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. released from custody after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred… Continue reading
Aug 10 At least 1 dead as Tropical Storm Khanun hurtles toward Seoul By Kim Tong-Hyung, Yong Jun Chang, Ahn Young-joon, Associated Press Tropical Storm Khanun is pouring intense rain on South Korea after making landfall. Continue reading
Aug 08 Thousands of scouts evacuated from coastal South Korean campsite ahead of tropical storm By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The 37,000 Scouts, who hailed from 156 countries and were mostly teenagers, folded up their tents before boarding over 1,000 vehicles for the evacuation that began Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Aug 07 South Korea to mass evacuate scouts from coastal jamboree ahead of storm landfall By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press More than 1,000 vehicles will be used starting Tuesday morning to move 36,000 scouts — mostly teenagers — from the World Scout Jamboree in the southwestern county of Buan, according to Kim Sung-ho, a vice minister at South Korea’s Ministry… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: Tree of Life synagogue gunman sentenced to death In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge formally imposed the death penalty on the gunman who killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the U.S. military is said to be mulling a major new move… Continue watching