Japan | Murakami reveals plan for library of works

Japanese author Haruki Murakami announced yesterday that he is working to set up a library that will showcase his works and also serve as a meeting

Thai elite turn out for Leicester City owner’s funeral

An elaborate funeral began Saturday for Thai billionaire and Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died last week when his helicopter crashed in a parking lot

Sri Lanka | President summons Parliament after PM turmoil

Sri Lanka’s president has summoned Parliament to meet next week as pressure grows for him to resolve the turmoil set off when he sacked the Cabinet

India | Towering statue of independence leader unveiled

India’s prime minister has unveiled a towering bronze statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a key independence leader being promoted as a national icon in the ruling party’s

Maldives | Ex-president returns from exile

The first democratically elected president of the Maldives returned home yesterday after more than two years in exile to escape a long prison term. The plane

Koreas | Moon soon to meet Kim

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said yesterday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will “soon” visit Seoul as part of a series of high-profile diplomatic

Hawaii | Supreme Court upholds permit for giant telescope

After years of delay, including lengthy court battles and passionate protests from those willing to be arrested for blocking construction crews, builders of a giant telescope plan

Philippines | Four rescued, at least 18 missing in landslide

Rescuers have pulled out four survivors and three bodies but several more were missing after a massive landslide set off by a typhoon crashed down on two

Pacific rim trade pact goes ahead after Australia ratifies

The Pacific rim trade pact abandoned by President Donald Trump will take effect at the year’s end after Australia became the sixth nation to ratify

Australia | Spy chief wanted ban on China telecoms from 5G

Australia’s critical infrastructure including electricity grids, water supplies and hospitals could not have been adequately safeguarded if Chinese-owned telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE Corp. were allowed to

JT610 | Lion Air crash renews concerns about Indonesia airlines

The deadly crash of a Lion Air jet in the Java Sea has renewed questions about the safety of Indonesian airlines soon after U.S. and European

Philippines | Typhoon prompts evacuation in storm-prone provinces

Philippine authorities started to move people to safer grounds as Typhoon Yutu approaches, tracking a path similar to last month’s storm that devastated rice-producing provinces in

Japan | Princess Ayako marries commoner at shrine ceremony

Japan’s Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony yesterday at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national news

Malaysia | Sale of superyacht linked to graft scandal launched

Malaysia’s government launched a one-month auction yesterday for a luxury yacht bought with money stolen from the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund. The

Indonesia says survivors unlikely from Lion Air plane crash

A Lion Air plane crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital yesterday, likely killing all 189 people on board, in a blow to the

US Treasury sanctions 2 Singapore firms for N. Korea dealings

An executive of one of two Singapore companies accused by the U.S. Treasury Department of violating U.N. sanctions against North Korea said Friday that he was

Severe weather | Super Typhoon Yutu threatens Philippines with deadly winds, surf

Super Typhoon Yutu could rip into eastern Luzon in the Philippines tomorrow, extending the toll of destruction it left in the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands earlier this

Japan, India leaders build ties amid trade, security worries

The leaders of Japan and India are reaffirming their ties amid growing worries about trade and regional stability. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived

Thailand | Main opposition party picks leader ahead of election

Thailand’s main opposition Pheu Thai Party picked acting head Viroj Pao-in as its leader ahead of a general election expected in 2019 after more than four

Koreas | Rivals, UN finish removing firearms from border village

The rival Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command finished removing firearms and troops from a jointly controlled area at a border village yesterday, as part of

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