The first regular commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has gone into operation, signaling the beginning of closer economic ties between the two nations.

The US Treasury on Wednesday said it had extended by seven days the November 27 deadline given to the Chinese owner of TikTok to sell the popular social media platform's American business.

The mastermind of a notorious online sex abuse ring was jailed for 40 years in South Korea on Thursday.

China and South Korea's foreign ministers held talks in Seoul on Thursday, as both countries fight the coronavirus pandemic and its economic effects.