Two Koreas complete the disarming of 22 guard posts

The North and South Korean militaries completed withdrawing troops and firearms from 22 front-line guard posts on Saturday as they continue to implement a wide-ranging agreement

South Korea | New finance minister casts gloomy view of economy

The economic difficulties that have beset South Korea this year are unlikely to ease much in 2019, according to Hong Nam-ki, the nation’s new finance minister. “Next year

Thailand | Democrat party keeps ex-premier as leader before poll

Thailand’s Democrat Party retained Abhisit Vejjajiva, a former prime minister, as its leader ahead of a general election expected in 2019 that would end more than

Pakistan | Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy freed, living in seclusion

A Christian woman acquitted after eight years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy was released but her whereabouts in Islamabad yesterday remained a closely guarded secret in the

Myanmar | UN resolution would condemn abuses against Rohingyas

A draft U.N. resolution would strongly condemn the continuing “gross human rights violations and abuses” against Rohingya Muslims and urgently call on Myanmar’s government to end discrimination and provide

South China Sea | Vietnam protests China’s weather stations in disputed waters

Vietnam strongly protested China’s launch of weather stations in the disputed Spratly islands, saying yesterday they seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and complicate the situation in the

Democratic House could probe Trump ties abroad, from Moscow to Beijing

The Democratic victory in the U.S. House of Representatives could echo from Moscow to Beijing to Riyadh, with empowered Democrats now able to launch new investigations

Kremlin says North Korea’s Kim could visit Russia next year

The Kremlin says it hopes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia next year. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri

Malaysia | Court to resume Kim Jong Nam murder trial on January 7

A Malaysian court set January 7 for two Southeast Asian women charged with murdering the North Korean leader’s half brother to begin their defense, as their lawyers complained that

Vietnam, US complete cleanup of toxic chemical from airport

Vietnam and the United States said yesterday they have finished the cleanup of dioxin contamination at Danang airport caused by the transport and storage of the herbicide

Sri Lanka | Tens of thousands march to support new government

Tens of thousands of Sri Lankans marched yesterday in support of a new government led by the country’s former strongman, highlighting the political polarization in the Indian

Thailand | Muslim concern about vaccine fuels measles outbreak

Health authorities in Thailand are racing to contain a measles outbreak in the country’s southern provinces, where 14 deaths and more than 1,500 cases have been

South Asia | Rivals China, India cautiously watch Sri Lankan crisis

China and India are closely watching the constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka, which has been a battleground in their struggle for geopolitical supremacy in South Asia.

Cold friends | Cuban president meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel — both hoping to get out from under U.S. economic sanctions — have agreed to expand and

Malaysia | Ex-state chief charged as graft crackdown widens

THE former leader of a resource-rich eastern Malaysian state was charged yesterday with allegedly receiving bribes for the award of timber concessions amid a widening crackdown on

Australia | Third shark attack off tourist island in seven weeks

A shark critically injured a man yesterday near an island harbor on Australia’s Great Barrier reef where two tourists were mauled on consecutive days in September, officials said.

Indonesia | Crashed plane saw airspeed snags on four flights

Indonesia called on Boeing Co. to fix its 737 Max aircraft, saying the Lion Air plane that crashed in the Java Sea last week had faulty airspeed

US charges Malaysian financier in multibillion-dollar scheme

The Justice Department announced charges last week against a fugitive Malaysian financier and two former Goldman Sachs bankers accused in a money laundering and bribery scheme

Indonesia | Data recovered from crashed Lion Air data recorder: official

Investigators succeeded in retrieving hours of data from a crashed Lion Air jet’s flight recorder as Indonesian authorities yesterday extended the search at sea for victims

Voters in Pacific territory choose to keep ties with France

A majority of voters in the South Pacific territory of New Caledonia chose to remain part of France instead of backing independence, election officials announced yesterday as French

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