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  • Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit

    March 16, 2023 - 9:13 AM

    TOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a highly anticipated summit Thursday, in what Japan's prime minister called a “big step” to rebuilding the two nations’ security and economic ties as they try to overcome a century of difficult history.

  • China suspends visas for South Koreans in virus retaliation

    January 10, 2023 - 2:49 AM

    BEIJING (AP) — China suspended issuing visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements imposed by South Korea on Chinese travelers, according to a notice posted by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul.

  • Lawrence Block's memoir recalls a colorful writing career

    May 27, 2021 - 5:18 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Lawrence Block has followed many paths during his long career.

  • McDonald's comes roaring back as restrictions ease

    April 29, 2021 - 8:36 AM

    The bounce back for McDonald's as restrictions were lifted across the U.S. was so strong in the first quarter that the company surpassed sales during the same period even in 2019, long before the pandemic broadsided the country.

  • Asia Today: South Korea capital announces new virus controls

    November 23, 2020 - 4:50 AM

    SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Authorities in the South Korean capital on Monday announced a tightening of social distancing regulations, including shutting nightclubs, limiting service hours at restaurants and reducing public transportation.

  • Asia Today: Singapore extends lockdown amid surge in cases

    April 21, 2020 - 7:31 AM

    BANGKOK - Singapore will extend its partial lockdown by four more weeks after reporting thousands of new coronavirus cases in recent days, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday.

  • US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up

    April 15, 2020 - 8:00 PM

    WASHINGTON - Government relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S. from the coronavirus piled up Wednesday and sluggish sales at reopened stores in Europe and China made it clear that business won’t necessarily bounce right back when the crisis eases.

  • Trump invokes emergency authority, no new cases in Wuhan

    March 18, 2020 - 7:50 PM

    MINNEAPOLIS - President Donald Trump invoked emergency authority to marshal industry to fight the coronavirus, as the economic fallout from the pandemic mounted Wednesday with major U.S. auto manufacturers saying they are shutting down their North American factories.

  • More airlines drop flights to China as virus spreads

    January 29, 2020 - 7:37 PM

    BANGKOK - British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended Los Angeles flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts to contain a new virus intensifies.

  • Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

    December 31, 2019 - 6:55 PM

    A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer who helped embody the manufactured innocence of the 1950s. A self-made billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

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