Korean authorities have selected the two finalists to become the nation’s first astronaut. Yi So-yeon, a doctoral candidate at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Ko San, a researcher at the Samsung Advanced Institute...

Hieu Ngan become a household name in Vietnam when she won a taekwondo silver at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the only medal the communist country has won in 110-year history of the game, regardless of being one of Southeast Asia’s top sporting...