HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- The 69-year-old watchman couldn't swim so when Tropical Storm Mirinae sparked a flash flood he ran, shimmied up a tree and hung on - for three nights and two days....

HONG KONG (AP) -- One of America's best-known entertainment news shows is launching an Asian edition....

AKESPE, Kazakhstan (AP) -- In a story sent in advance for Oct. 26 about efforts to save the Aral Sea, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Aral was once the world's fourth-largest body of fresh water. It was the world's fourth-largest inland sea, and it is saline....

TOKYO (AP) -- Asia's technology giants are showing mixed signs of recovery, with Japan's electronics makers set to languish in the red this year while South Korean companies rebound sharply from a global industry slump....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- U.S. and North Korean officials wrapped up unofficial talks Tuesday with other northeast Asian countries about regional security, but with no reports of major breakthroughs....