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A bronze statue of a young Korean girl in Central Park in Glendale, Calif. to honor so-called "comfort women" from World War II on Monday, March 31, 2014. Korean-Americans have won approval for local memorials for the victims of Japanese sexual slavery during World War II, over the objections of Japan. They have also pressed states to change school textbooks to address geographical differences with Japan. (AP Photo/Nick Ut )

National Security

Japan-Korea tussle over history spreads to US

MARI YAMAGUCHIMATTHEW PENNINGTON · April 2, 2014 3:48 pm

South Korean army soldiers take a position during an exercise in Yeoncheon, near the border with North Korea, on April 2. The two Koreas fired on Monday hundreds of artillery shells into each other's waters in a flare-up of animosity over a long-disputed sea boundary between the countries. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea will no longer bleed and bear it when the North attacks

Austin Bay · April 2, 2014 4:00 am

Global stocks rise after US manufacturing survey

Global stocks rise after US manufacturing survey

The Associated Press · April 1, 2014 4:06 pm

Residents and students of Yeonpyeong Island evacuate to a shelter on the island, South Korea, near the West Sea border with North Korea, Monday, March 31, 2014. North and South Korea fired artillery shells into each other's waters Monday, a flare-up of animosity between the rivals that forced residents of five front-line South Korean islands to evacuate to shelters, South Korean officials said. (AP Photo) KOREA OUT

Koreas trade fire; island residents in shelters

HYUNG-JIN KIMJUNG-YOON CHOI · March 31, 2014 1:24 pm

South Korean and U.S. Marines aim their machine guns during the U.S.-South Korea joint landing exercises called Ssangyong, part of the Foal Eagle military exercises, in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, March 31, 2014. South Korea said North Korea has announced plans to conduct live-fire drills near the rivals' disputed western sea boundary. The planned drills Monday come after an increase in threatening rhetoric from Pyongyang and a series of rocket and ballistic missile launches in an apparent protest against the annual military exercises by Seoul and Washington. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

SKorea fires shells at NKorean waters after drills

HYUNG-JIN KIMJUNG-YOON CHOI · March 31, 2014 1:05 am

Japan, NKorea hold 1st senior talks in 16 months

Japan, NKorea hold 1st senior talks in 16 months

Washington Examiner · March 30, 2014 4:20 am

First lady Michelle Obama walks with her daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, right, as they visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China in Beijing. (AP/Andy Wong)

National Security

Chinese balancing act: First lady prods Beijing

Nancy Benac · March 27, 2014 4:00 am

Correction: United States-Asia-Military story

National Security

Correction: United States-Asia-Military story

Washington Examiner · March 26, 2014 12:18 pm

As Ukraine tensions ease, markets buoyant

As Ukraine tensions ease, markets buoyant

Pan Pylas · March 26, 2014 11:00 am

Malaysia Airlines jet in emergency landing in HK

Malaysia Airlines jet in emergency landing in HK

Washington Examiner · March 24, 2014 12:36 am

Jet mystery unfolds as Asian air travel booms

Kelvin Chan · March 20, 2014 8:17 am

Asian stocks fall on Fed interest-rate message

Asian stocks fall on Fed interest-rate message

Yuri Kageyama · March 20, 2014 7:44 am