The Star Navigator, formerly Resorts World One, will homeport in Keelung from March 28 to November 14, 2025, as part of the transition of Resorts World Cruises to the StarCruises brand. The ship will offer weekly roundtrip sailings to Japan and South Korea,

Asian equities were mixed overnight as Indonesia outperformed, Taiwan underperformed, and South Korea was closed for Independence Day.

South Korea's suspended president defends himself at impeachment hearing. Taiwan blames China for disconnected undersea cable. Deadly bus crash in Thailand. Hong Kong plans deep cuts to civil service jobs.

Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft flies overhead in Pingtung City, Taiwan, near Pingtung Airport air base on January 5, 2025. (Claire Jenq/Stars and Stripes) SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft,

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita outpaced that of neighbors Japan and Taiwan last year, ranking sixth among countries with populations over 50 million. But the country’s path to reaching the $40,

An attack on South Korean reactors or spent fuel storage pools would release large amounts of radioactivity and cause massive evacuations, diverting attention from a possible strategic crisis in East Asia.

South Korea's gross national income (GNI) per capita surpassed Japan and Taiwan in 2024, ranking sixth among countries with populations of more than 50 million, according to data published Wednesday. The Bank of Korea announced that South Korea's GNI per capita increased 1.2% year-on-year, to $36,624, the Chosun Daily reported.

In response, the U.S. has intensified joint military drills and expressions of support for Seoul, actions that have drawn the ire of Kim's regime. The North accuses Washington and its ally, South Korea, of aggression, claiming such moves justify moving forward with its nuclear ambitions.

China’s foreign ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, warns that China would fight ‘to the bitter end’ in ‘a tariff war, a trade war, or any other kind of war.’

Nearly 50 schools in South Korea are set to fall victim to the country's low birth rate, the world's lowest. Newsweek reached out to the South Korean embassy in the U.S. with an emailed request for comment outside of working hours. South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, with just 0.75 births expected per woman.

Reactions are still coming from President Trump's first address to Congress since returning to office. But some policy moves touching Hawaiʻi are moving more quietly than the president's remarks. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

While Trump's tariffs target the three countries to address trade imbalances, nations with the highest trade surpluses with the U.S. are also seen as at risk of further tariffs. In Asia, China, Vietnam, Japan, and Taiwan have the largest trade surpluses with the U.S., according to a recent U.S. Treasury report.