The city wants to redevelop a shantytown in Gangnam district, where hundreds are defying eviction, fighting for a right to own a home in an area notorious for the exorbitant cost of housing.

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Japanese members of some K-pop bands have been absent from recent concerts in China. Experts say that’s linked to tension between Tokyo and Beijing.

President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they are not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

American officials have said for years that they would prioritize the Indo-Pacific. Now they’re moving warships, missiles and air defenses out for a war in the Middle East.

Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm.

China and its neighbors scrambled to soften the blow of a disorderly trade war. Conflict in the Middle East now threatens to disrupt the oil imports that power their economies.

Countries that under the threat of tariffs made commitments like enormous investment pledges face the reality that they might have been better off waiting.

The Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of President Trump’s tariffs raised questions about what would become of agreements struck with major U.S. trading partners.

The Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of President Trump’s tariffs raised questions about what would become of agreements struck with major U.S. trading partners.

The Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in many Asian countries, is being celebrated around the world.