South Korea’s liberal leader Lee wins party nomination to run for president

Lee Jae-myung, a liberal who wants greater economic parity in South Korea and warmer ties with North Korea, became the main opposition party's presidential candidate today (Sunday), solidifying his position

Former President Moon indicted for alleged bribery

South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal President Moon Jae-in on bribery charges yesterday, saying that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a lucrative no-show job during Moon’s

India and Pakistan ramp up tit-for-tat spat as tensions mount

India and Pakistan cancelled visas for their nationals to each other’s countries and Islamabad warned New Delhi for suspending a water-sharing treaty yesterday. The moves

Troops beef up security in Kashmir as they hunt for the perpetrators of a deadly attack

Security has been beefed up across Indian-controlled Kashmir a day after an attack killed at least 26 people, most of them tourists, as Indian forces launched a

Myanmar’s military leader is in Bangkok for talks on earthquake relief

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the leader of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, visited the Thai capital yesterday for diplomatic talks widely assumed

North threatens response to US flying long-range bombers over South

North Korea yesterday threatened unspecified retaliation after the U.S. flew long-range bombers over South Korea during training with South Korean warplanes, which North Korea views as practice

People detained after release from scam compounds attempt an escape

They walked out of the compound in Myanmar not knowing where they would go. Though they were aiming for the river that separated them from Thailand and

US and Philippine joint combat drills show Trump is not scaling back

About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle-readiness exercises in the Philippines, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump administration

UN special envoy makes trip to war-torn country after devastating earthquake

The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar has made a visit to the military-ruled nation, meeting with the foreign minister as the country recovers from an earthquake that

Opposition leader Lee opens presidential bid following Yoon’s ouster

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the front-runner in a presidential by-election triggered by the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol last week, announced his

A machine using ultrasound and AI can gauge the fattiness of a tuna fish

Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it’s the fish’s level of fattiness that’s

Lego says its factory in Vietnam will make toys without emissions

Lego opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam yesterday that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on

Canadian couple likely the only business owners on Norfolk Island to face US tariffs

Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans are likely the only business owners on Australia’s Norfolk Island to be directly affected by the Trump administration’s tariffs, as the South

Volcano spews ash plume into the sky, prompting school closures

A restive Philippine volcano briefly erupted yesterday on a central island, sending a 4-kilometer plume of ash and debris into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend school classes

South Korea’s military fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers cross the border

South Korea’s military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the rivals’ tense border yesterday, South Korean officials said, the first known border intrusion by North Korea

American Youtuber arrested after trying to make contact with an isolated tribe

Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American Youtuber who visited an off-limits island in the Indian ocean to try to make contact with an isolated tribe known

Emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor the dead in one of WWII’s fiercest battles

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima yesterday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles.

Locals patrol the beaches at night to protect endangered sea turtles

For nearly four decades, residents in southern India’s coastal city of Chennai have patrolled moonlit beaches at night trying to protect sea turtles and their hatchlings that

Head of Myanmar’s military government visits Bangkok in rare overseas trip

The head of Myanmar’s military government arrived in Thailand yesterday for a regional summit, making a rare international trip as his country recovers from a devastating earthquake

Earthquake death toll rises to 3,085 as more bodies found

The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose yesterday to 3,085 as search and rescue teams found more bodies,

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