New Zealander completes first solo kayak across Tasman Sea

A New Zealand man yesterday became the first person to kayak solo across the daunting stretch of water that separates New Zealand from Australia. Scott Donaldson

North Korea | Nuclear effort ramped up weeks after summit

Evidence of new efforts by Kim Jong Un to expand his nuclear arsenal underscore the challenge facing U.S. President Donald Trump three weeks after declaring that

Asian economies discuss trade pact amid rising protectionism

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday called for an early conclusion of a regional trade pact that ensures free and rules-based commerce in the face of an

Singapore | Terrorism threat at highest since 9/11, minister says

Singapore faces its highest terrorism threat level since the time of the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001 and the 2002 Bali bombings, Singapore’s defense

India | Overcrowded bus plunges into gorge, killing 48

At least 48 people were killed yesterday when an overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in northern India, officials said. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

The Buzz | Pink bullet train debuts in Japan

A Hello Kitty-themed “shinkansen” bullet train has debuted in Japan. Adorned with the cartoon icon inside and out, it’s a dream ride for fans of the internationally

US trafficking report credits Thailand but progress mixed

Thailand’s military government praised the U.S. State Department’s decision to upgrade the country in its annual report on efforts to fight human trafficking, even as

MDT Explains | Why cave search for Thai boys is so complicated

A team of Thai soccer players — 12 boys aged 11-16 and their coach — have been missing inside a flooded cave in the country’s far north

Indonesia | Police say 2 dead, 2 missing in Papua attacks

Two people were killed and two are missing after gunmen attacked police and civilians in a mountainous region of Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province during local elections, police

Kim Jong Nam murder | Prosecutor: Suspects in North Korean death are trained killers

Two Southeast Asian women on trial for killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader are trained assassins who used “criminal force” to rub the toxic

Malaysia | Lawyers: Case against two in murder of Kim Jong Nam feeble

Circumstantial evidence against two women accused of poisoning to death the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader is feeble, the women’s lawyers told a court yesterday,

Malaysia values items seized in ex-PM probe at USD273m

The total value of cash, jewelry, watches and handbags seized from properties linked to former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in a money-laundering investigation amounted to at least

Indonesia | Provincial elections point to second term for Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s allies led in key provincial races in elections held across the country yesterday, giving him a major boost before the presidential vote next year.

Thailand | Spirit of mythical princess looms over cave crisis

Along a muddy mountain path not far from the entrance to a flooded cave where 12 young members of a Thai soccer team have been missing for

Myanmar | Amnesty Int’l urges trials for military over Rohingya

Amnesty International released a report yesterday that details new evidence of atrocities inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya population and names 13 top military commanders the human rights group

US envoy Haley sees opportunities for expanded India-US ties

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley yesterday said she saw opportunities in developing stronger ties with India in multiple ways, especially in countering

Japan | Space probe arrives at asteroid to collect samples

A Japanese space probe arrived at an asteroid yesterday after a 3½-year journey to undertake a first-ever experiment: blow a crater in the rocky surface to

Thailand | Top official says flooding complicates cave rescue

Intensive efforts to rescue 12 boys and their football coach who have been trapped inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand for three days hinge on pumping

Analysis | Solving the plastic crisis starts with Asia

Since Jan. 1, when China stopped accepting the rich world’s recyclable plastic waste, it’s gotten a ton of criticism for worsening the already deep crisis

Australia to ban covert foreign interference in politics

Australia’s House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved national security legislation yesterday that would ban covert foreign interference in domestic politics and make industrial espionage for a foreign power

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