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SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said. A total of 37 people have died and thousands have been evacuated since July

Commentary After decades of being China’s closest ally in the European Union, Germany finally appears to have second thoughts. On July 13, Germany issued its first “China strategy” document to guide its political and business establishment on their China engagement going forward in an effort to balance the economic relationship along with the risks of

The Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement has recently become a hot topic in the run-up to Taiwan’s national election early in 2024, as candidates from different parties have been urged to express their stance on it to the public. Professional groups have protested against the agreement with China, which has been waiting for ratification by Taiwan’s

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson asked former Vice President Mike Pence multiple questions about how he would describe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Mr. Carlson, who departed Fox News in late April, opened his line of questioning of Mr. Pence at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa by asking him if he believed the

The ongoing shortage of U.S. dollars in Argentina has reached a new milestone, and officials are taking drastic steps to refill depleted foreign currency coffers. On June 29, Argentina’s Central Bank announced it would allow residents and businesses to hold accounts in China’s RMB yuan. The historic decision marks a departure from using solely the

Commentary Of all the ways in which we exercise our freedom in America, the exchange of information without the interference of government may be the most indispensable. One can imagine times when the federal government is entitled to keep news or views from the American people; perhaps knowledge of a major defeat of our forces

United Airlines and the union representing its pilots said Saturday they reached agreement on a contract that will raise pilot pay by up to 40 percent over four years. The union valued the agreement at about $10 billion. It followed more than four years of tumultuous bargaining that included picketing and talk of a strike

Parents are a sizable group, steadily accounting for more than 60 million of the population in recent decades. But the numerous demographic subsets make parents an unlikely interest group when race, socioeconomic status, geography, and other factors are better hot-button issues. Until, that is, about two weeks ago, when nearly every notable Republican 2024 presidential

Elon Musk wrote Saturday that Twitter is dealing with a “heavy debt load” after losing about 50 percent of its advertising revenue and that has resulted in the app having a “negative cash flow.” “We’re still negative cash flow, due to ~50 percent drop in advertising revenue plus heavy debt load. Need to reach positive

Barry Diller, the billionaire media mogul, said that a failure to resolve twin strikes of the writers’ and screen actors guilds could lead to “devastating effects” if no deal is reached soon. Last week, a number of top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters on the first full day of a walkout that has