Mar 17 Tillerson: Use of pre-emptive force an option with North Korea By Matthew Pennington and Lee Jin-man, Associated Press Rex Tillerson outlined a tougher strategy to confront North Korea's nuclear threat after visiting the world's most heavily armed border between rivals North and South Korea. Continue reading
Mar 11 South Koreans celebrate Park's removal, but ousted leader silent By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye maintained her silence on Saturday as her opponents and supporters divided the capital's streets with massive rallies. Continue reading
Mar 10 Court removes South Korean president from office over corruption scandal By News Desk Park was accused of working with her friend Choi Soon-sil to extort tens of millions of dollars from businesses. She had refused to undergo questioning. Continue reading
Feb 01 New Pentagon chief seeks to reassure Asian allies By Robert Burns, Associated Press Mattis is seeking to reinforce key alliances after President Donald Trump's campaign-trail complaints that defense treaties disadvantaged the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 25 Mattis to visit Japan, South Korea on first overseas trip as Pentagon chief By Associated Press Defense Secretary James Mattis will travel to Japan and South Korea next week for his first overseas visit since taking office, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 3:16 North Korean defectors create new lives in South Korea By Karla Murthy, Mori Rothman Continue watching
Dec 11 Protests continue in South Korea as prosecutors indict two ex-officials By Rebecca Oh After weeks of protests, South Korea’s parliament voted on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye, the nation’s first woman president. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Obama orders review of campaign cyberattacks By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama has ordered a full review of cyberattacks during the presidential campaign, according to the White House. A number of Democrats have complained that Russian hacking was intended to assist the now president-elect. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashes, killing 71 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a chartered plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashed in Colombia overnight, killing 71 people on board. The plane went down in the mountains near Medellin as athletes and a group of journalists covering… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Judge rules campaign statements are fair game in Trump University civil suit By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump still faces legal troubles over his now-defunct Trump University. A federal judge in San Diego refused to issue a blanket ban on using campaign statements as evidence in the civil lawsuit, which… Continue watching