Special prosecutors seek to search South Korean president’s office: Yonhap

People march toward the Presidential Blue House during a protest demanding South Korean President Park Geun-hye's resignation in Seoul, South Korea, January 7, 2017. Special prosecutors in South Korea plan to execute a search warrant on President Park Geun-hye's office on Friday, the Yonhap News Agency said, but a presidential Blue House official said they would not be allowed to carry out the search.

Mattis criticizes NKorea ahead of talks with Japan, SKorea

A mock North Korea's Scud-B missile, center left, and South Korean missiles are displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. In his first public remarks abroad as U.S. defense secretary, Jim Mattis is criticizing North Korea for provocative acts that require new consultations with Japan and South Korea.

Mattis criticizes N.Korea ahead of talks with Japan, S.Korea

In his first public remarks abroad as U.S. defense secretary, Jim Mattis on Thursday criticized North Korea for provocative acts and said he would consult with South Korean and Japanese officials about whether the current strategy for getting the North to curtail or eliminate its nuclear and missile programs is adequate. Mattis spoke to reporters aboard his military plane en route to Osan air base from Washington.

Bird flu-plagued South Korea agrees to buy US eggs

In this Dec. 28, 2016, file photo, customers look at eggs at a discount store in Seoul, South Korea, a day after government officials announced that millions of chickens would be culled because of an outbreak of bird flu. Because of the spreading bird flu outbreak, South Korea has asked the United States for the first time to ship it shell eggs.

Obama’s UN envoy refers to Armenian genocide

Has the Obama administration quietly recognized the World War I-era killings of Armenians as genocide? The ... The term has long been taboo for U.S. officials, including President Barack Obama, who have instead talked of mass atrocity and historical tragedy. But Obama's U.N. ambassador last week went further than her boss by describing the event as genocide.

Trump rally in stock markets still has legs

A woman holds a bottle of tea in front of an electronic board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. Asian shares rallied Thursday, extending a surprising global recovery as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's conciliatory acceptance speech comments helped soothe world financial markets spooked by his unexpected U.S. election victory.

The Latest: Cuban president congratulates Donald Trump

A staff carries balloons to decorate the venue during a live broadcasting of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election results at U.S. Ambassador's residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. . German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, welcomes Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom prior to talks between the foreign ministers of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Germany in the guest house of the For... .

The Latest: Slovenia hopes Melania Trump will visit hometown

A staff carries balloons to decorate the venue during a live broadcasting of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election results at U.S. Ambassador's residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. . German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, welcomes Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom prior to talks between the foreign ministers of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Germany in the guest house of the For... .

The Latest: The Latest: victory

A woman walks by banners of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during an election watch event hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. The United States headed for the polls to vote for their new president on Tuesday.

Asian markets rattled by Trump poll lead

Asian equities tumbled Wednesday, extending a global sell-off, and the Mexican peso fell after a poll showed Donald Trump overtaking market favorite Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House. With Clinton until last week comfortably ahead, traders were upbeat about her chances of winning on November 8 but news Friday that the FBI were again looking at her emails has raised the prospect of Trump becoming president.

What You Need to Know About the Election This Week

A man watches a TV screen showing the presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in Seoul, South Korea. October 20, 2016 Election Day is about two weeks away, and Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich is here to give you the latest on what you should know before November 8th in his weekly "State of the Race" segment.

Gov’t bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones from airliners

In this Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 photo, Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note 7 smartphones are displayed at its shop in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics said Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, it has expanded its recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the U.S. to include all replacement devices the company offered as a presumed safe alternative after the original Note 7s were found prone to catch fire.

13 North Koreans Die Trying To Rescue Portraits Of Kim Leaders

Soldiers guard a grand stand decorated with portraits of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung and former leader Kim Jong-il. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj A group of North Korean teachers and students died in an August flood attempting to save portraits of leaders in the Kim regime.

US, China to step up cooperation on North Korea

US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on Monday to step up cooperation in the United Nations Security Council and in law-enforcement channels after North Korea's fifth nuclear test, the White House said. China and the United States are also targeting the finances of Liaoning Hongxiang Industrial, a Chinese conglomerate headed by a Communist Party cadre, that the Obama administration thinks has a role in assisting North Korea's nuclear program, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

North Korean broadcaster KRT’s footage of one of three medium-range…

North Korea's fifth nuclear test in defiance of international efforts has once again raised the question: why does a seemingly united world not stop the rogue nation from making trouble? Since it started testing missiles in 1993, the isolated state's nuclear and missile programmes, though erratic and often failures, have stirred up one crisis after another, despite sanctions unanimously imposed by members of the United Nations Security Council since 2006. Over the past decade, Pyongyang has been conducting nuclear tests at intervals of two or three years.

North Korea rips US bomber flyover as bluff

North Korea on Wednesday scoffed at the US Air Force's show of force a day earlier, saying Washington was "bluffing" and "blustering" with the flyover of B-1 bombers. "They are bluffing that B-1Bs are enough for fighting an all-out nuclear war," said a statement from Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency.

Samsung’s combustable phone problems are getting worse

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 problems are getting worse Samsung's combustible Galaxy Note 7 problem just got worse. Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://usat.ly/2cUkIjD A woman walks past billboards of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Galaxy S7 at a mobile phone shop in Seoul on Sept.