A mining town north of the Philippines fears a loss of livelihood.
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Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee appeared at the South Korean special prosecutor's office for being questioned on Monday.

North Korea confirmed that it "successfully" fired a ballistic missile on Sunday.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said North Korea's test launch of a ballistic missile was "absolutely unacceptable".
Pakistan holds counter-terrorism naval drill while cooperating with multi-national in Karachi.
The Japanese government has resumed work on a controversial U.S. airbase on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
The South Korean military said North Korea fired a missile into the sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula on Sunday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Thursday ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday evening.

Thousands of Indonesian students are hoping to get into American universities each year.