Pierce, who finished her term in February, is the first woman on the list. Engraved on the top of the list is George Hammond, who became the first envoy in 1791.

Poll leader Lee Jae-myung wrote in a public message on Tuesday afternoon that voting was the way to save South Korea from "greed of vested interests," though he did not specify what vested interests ...

HONG KONG (AP) -- More than 1,800 people have been arrested in a joint operation across Asia targeting scam networks, police ...

8:29 p.m. In exit polls by three smaller broadcasters, Lee Jae-myung is enjoying a comfortable lead over Kim Moon-soo.

Lee Jae-myung garnered 51.7% of votes, the exit polls estimated, followed by conservative People Power Party candidate Kim ...

SEOUL -- South Koreans voted Tuesday in an out-of-cycle presidential election, following the ouster of former President Yoon ...

PARIS (Reuters) -- Global economic growth is slowing more than expected only a few months ago as the fallout from the Trump ...

The main candidates are front-runner Lee Jae-myung of the left-leaning Democratic Party and Kim Moon-soo of the conservative ...

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Marubeni has signed its first-ever deal to buy "green ammonia" on a long-term basis, as the Warren Buffett-backed company doubles down on the gas that it deems critical ...

An exchange between rivals Xiaomi and Huawei Technologies became a trending topic on China's Weibo social network over the ...

Brabim Karki is a businessman based in Nepal. He writes for The Independent, The Globe and Mail, the South China Morning Post and The Straits Times, among others.