India, Pakistan to discuss border opening

Officials from India and Pakistan met yesterday amid easing tensions to discuss opening a visa-free border crossing to allow pilgrims to easily visit a Sikh

Malaysia backtracks on plans to abolish death penalty

Malaysia’s government backtracked Wednesday on abolishing capital punishment, saying instead that the death penalty would no longer be mandatory for selected offenses. Rights groups slammed the

The Buzz | New Zealand politician punched in face while walking to work

A New Zealand government minister said he was punched in the face while walking to work in an attack that’s rare in a country where politicians often mingle

Macau’s Kim | Murder trial Malaysia won’t drop case against Vietnamese suspect

Malaysia’s attorney-general ordered the murder case to proceed against a Vietnamese woman accused in the killing of the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader, prosecutors said

Analysis | Why North Korean prosperity would be the ruin of Kim Jong Un

Vietnam seemed like the perfect place for Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to meet in late February for their latest summit on denuclearization. At

Indonesia says election targeted by Chinese, Russian hackers

Chinese and Russian hackers are attacking Indonesia’s voter data base in a bid to disrupt the country’s upcoming presidential election, according to a senior election commission

Australia | Sex abuse convictions of cardinal prove polarizing

The most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse will be sentenced to prison in Australia today in a landmark case that has polarized

South Korea Moon’s office angrily reacts to Pyongyang ‘spokesman’ claim

The office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in responded sharply yesterday to a conservative lawmaker’s accusation that he was acting as the “top spokesman” of North

Drug trafficking | UN says methamphetamine output booming in Southeast Asia

Production of methamphetamine is skyrocketing in Southeast Asia, with prices dropping and usage expanding, the U.N.’s anti-drug agency said Monday. Even as seizures of the

North Korea | Kim Jong Un seen losing more than gaining if he tests missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is showing signs he might fire his first rocket in 15 months. Long-time observers suspect he is bluffing. Two days

South Korea | K-Pop takes a hit after Big Bang singer named in sex probe

The popularity of K-Pop is taking a dive - at least in the stock market - after South Korean police confirmed a member of the Big

Japan | Court rejects Ghosn’s request to attend Nissan board meeting

A Japanese court has rejected a request by former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, released on bail last week, to attend the Japanese automaker’s board meeting today.

Pakistan | Anti-graft tribunal indicts ex-premier, six others

A Pakistani anti-graft tribunal has indicted former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and six others over millions of dollars in losses because of delays to a power project.

Elections | North Korea goes to polls to rubber-stamp parliament lineup

Millions of North Korean voters, including leader Kim Jong Un, went to the polls on yesterday to elect a new lineup of roughly 700 members

World record | Japanese woman honored by Guinness as oldest person at 116

A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello was honored Saturday as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records. The

Elections | India announces poll dates as Modi fights to retain power

India will hold elections from April 11 to May 19 to decide whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins a second term as leader of the world’s

Japan stunned by Ghosn’s release, critics hope for change

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn’s release from detention nearly four months after his arrest has gripped Japan, giving the public a rare glimpse into how

Singapore to lure air, sea traffic with infrastructure push

Singapore is transforming its infrastructure to fend off competition from the seas to the skies. The island-city plans to begin operating its fifth terminal at

North Korea airs documentary glorifying Kim’s summit with Trump

North Korea’s state TV has aired a documentary glorifying leader Kim Jong Un’s recent visit to Vietnam that omitted the failed nuclear negotiations with President

Nuclear operation | North Korea said to be rebuilding structures at rocket site

North Korea is restoring facilities at a long-range rocket launch site that it dismantled last year as part of disarmament steps, according to foreign experts and a

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