Exiled Chinese tycoon fraudulently obtained big loans, employees tell court
DALIAN, China (Reuters) – Exiled billionaire businessman Guo Wengui instructed his employees to fraudulently obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, senior employees of his real estate company told a court in China’s northeastern Liaoning prov…
South Korea military finds small air craft near North Korea border
SEOUL (Reuters) – A small air craft was found on a mountain near the border with North Korea, South Korea’s military said on Friday.
Qatar rejects as baseless terrorism blacklist by four Arab states
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar dismissed allegations of support for Islamist militancy on Friday after four Arab states, which cut ties with Qatar this week, blacklisted as terrorists dozens of people with alleged links to Qatar.
China ‘gravely concerned’ as teachers reported killed in Pakistan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday it was “gravely concerned” at Islamic State claims that the group killed two Chinese teachers it kidnapped in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province last month, where Beijing is investing billions of dollars in infrast…
South Korea’s Blue House asks lawmakers to approve of foreign minister nominee
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential office on Friday requested parliament approve President Moon Jae-in’s pick for foreign minister, U.N. veteran officer Kang Kyung-wha, as Moon prepares for multiple summits, starting with the United States.
Smoke detected in cockpit of Korean Air jet as it approached Japan; no fire or injuries reported
TOKYO (Reuters) – Smoke was detected in the cockpit of a Korean Air Lines flight on Friday as it approached Fukuoka airport in southern Japan, but there was no fire reported and no injuries among the passengers, civil aviation and transport officials s…
Japan’s parliament clears way for emperor’s abdication
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s parliament on Friday passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, probably late…
14 bodies found in mass grave in Mexican resort of Los Cabos
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The bodies of 11 men and three women were found in a mass grave near the tourist resort of San Jose del Cabo on the southern tip of the Baja peninsula, where violence between rival drug gangs has surged.
North Korea fires suspected land-to-ship missiles as South Korea delays THAAD
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired what appeared to be several land-to-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after the South postponed full deployment of a controversial U.S. anti-missile system designed to d…
North Korea says leader Kim supervised test of new anti-ship missiles
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test launch of a new type of anti-ship cruise missiles that can accurately hit targets such as an enemy battleship, the country’s official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
