Channel NewsAsia
A South Korean footballer will be excused military service despite controversially displaying a sign on a territorial dispute at the Olympic Games, the head of conscription said on Friday. Park Jong-Woo, 23, was barred from the Olympic medal ceremony...
Channel NewsAsia
Tokyo's outspoken governor said Friday he would visit a group of islands at the centre of a bitter territorial dispute with China in a move that could inflame a heated diplomatic spat. Shintaro Ishihara, well-known for his nationalistic views, said...
China News
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese President Hu Jintao exchanged messages Friday in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. South Korea and China achieved "remarkable"...
Inquirer.net
Doraemon is one of Japans most popular comic and animation characters and his appeal extends across Asia. He first appeared in 1969 and the robot cat from the future has starred in numerous TV series and movies ever since. He is such an icon that he...
The Jakarta Post
According to the Yonhap news agency, the South Korean government returned the letter via registered mail after Japan's Foreign Ministry refused to let a South Korean Embassy official enter the ministry to return the letter. South Korea's returning...
International Business Times
Japan turned up the heat on Friday in an emotional row with former colony South Korea , with lawmakers calling on Seoul to end its "illegal occupation" of a disputed island chain and the government considering scaling back economic ties. Tension...