Ignoring the political chaos surrounding President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Asia this week on
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government late Friday announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of
Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday.
South Korea’s president yesterday appointed a former North Korean diplomat as a vice minister, the highest-level government job for any of the thousands of North Koreans
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a major tourism site being constructed on the country’s eastern coast and discussed steps to open the zone by
Japan hosted a summit yesterday with leaders from more than a dozen Pacific island nations, seeking to deepen cooperation and increased support for a rules-based free and
South Korea’s top court ruled yesterday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by
Two buses carrying Chinese tourists veered off the same stretch of road in perilous weather conditions on New Zealand’s South Island yesterday, with 15 passengers taken to hospital,
Police found traces of cyanide in the cups of six Vietnamese and American guests at a central Bangkok luxury hotel and one of them is believed to
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday upgraded its economic outlook this year for China, India and Europe while modestly lowering expectations for the United States
Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House yesterday to mark the 10th
South Korea’s spy agency said yesterday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest in a series of
Thailand’s prime minister said Monday that eligible businesses and individuals can register from August for digital cash handouts, a controversial program that will cost billions of dollars
An Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia were denied bail Friday, on the first charges against suspected operatives under Australia’s sweeping espionage
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed yesterday to respond to what she called a fresh South Korean civilian leafleting campaign, signaling
Indonesia’s anti-graft court sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison yesterday after finding him guilty of corruption-related extortion, abuse of power and bribery
A railway union strike stopped most trains across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers to brave the few dangerously overcrowded trains that kept
South Korea said yesterday it will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, which have caused security concerns in the South
A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in a swimming ring more than
Rescue workers dug through tons of mud and rubble yesterday as they searched for dozens of missing people after a landslide hit an unauthorized gold mining area
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