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As North Korea continues a push to bolster its nuclear arsenal, tensions on the peninsula are forcing some in South Korea to question if it may be a good idea to bring nukes back to their turf.

Japan could soon ban smoking in public facilities in an effort to cut down on secondhand smoke ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The mood soured after data showed Chinese imports in dollar terms contracted in September while exports dropped by a sharper-than-expected 10 percent.

Imax announced Tuesday that it will open its first Virtual Reality center in Manchester, England, by year-end.

As China has begun to cut back on military growth in pace with its weakening GDP growth numbers, frustrated military workers took to the streets of Beijing on Tuesday.

Golden Week in China proves to be a golden opportunity for domestic travel and retail.

The government is partially funding a project for the world's smallest nuclear plant and hopes to install it in the South China Sea.

President Rodrigo Duterte criticized the military exercises between the Philippines and the U.S., saying that the war games were beneficial only to the U.S.

U.S. stock futures also crept higher as markets saw less chance of a victory by Republican nominee Donald Trump amid a scandal over comments he made about women.

The volcano, a popular hiking spot, is one of Japan’s most active peaks and has had numerous smaller eruptions in recent years.

“Gravity Rush 2” game director Keiichiro Toyama has apologized for the game’s delay, and he has revealed that they have decided to release the story DLC free of charge to make up for it.

The typhoon caused torrential rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday in the southeastern part of the country and the southern island resort of Jeju.

Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York concluded that the average maximum human life span has reached an upper limit of close to 115 years.

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp wants consumers to connect with mini talking robots.

At least three people were killed by Typhoon Chaba in South Korea on Wednesday.

The reclusive nation also criticized the joint naval drills by South Korea and the U.S. that were held in the East Sea last week.

An aerial survey of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a wind-driven, swirling gyre of flotsam — has revealed that the region may be holding more trash than previously estimated.

Pharmaceutical companies compete to launch a vaccine for the mosquito-borne virus.

The state detected a potentially deadly neurotoxin last week and has recalled the shellfish.

David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz were awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work related to the properties of exotic matter.

Police are finding it harder and harder to gather evidence against Chris Brown in the Baylee Curran case.