New Guinea Riots in two biggest cities reportedly leave 15 dead

The Papua New Guinea government worked to restore order yesterday after at least 15 people were reportedly killed during rioting and looting that left the country’s

Workers resumes landfill work at new US military site on Okinawa despite local opposition

Japanese construction workers yesterday resumed landfill work at the new site of the U.S. military base on Okinawa despite protests by the island’s residents that the

Parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat

South Korea’s parliament yesterday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown sharply over concerns about

South Korea’s gender imbalance is bad news for men − outnumbering women, many face bleak marriage prospects

South Korea’s bachelor time bomb is about to really go off. Following a historic 30-year-long imbalance in the male-to-female sex ratio at birth, young men

Order on China-Myanmar border shared concern

Strengthening border security and maintaining the stability of the border have always been a top priority in the cooperation between China and Myanmar, as it has a huge

PM Hasina wins vote amid low turnout and opposition boycott

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party,

A row over sandy beaches reveals fault lines in India-Maldives relations

The Maldives president yesterday suspended three of his deputy ministers for posting derogatory comments against India, its closest neighbor and the source of much of

Myanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an

North Korea denies artillery firing and mocks South Korea’s detection capabilities

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mocked South Korea’s ability to detect weapons launches by the North yesterday, as she denied Seoul’s

California restaurant’s comeback shows how outdated, false Asian stereotype of dog-eating persists

David Rasavong’s cultural pride is evident all throughout his restaurant. It’s on the wall of family portraits and where a stunning mural depicts his family’s journey

Military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar’s military government yesterday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but it wasn’t immediately clear if any of those

Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected

With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most poisonous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian

Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy; her critics say she now threatens it

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is facing a general election Sunday, a vote she is all but certain to win. Critics say it could further tighten her

Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash

A transcript of communication between traffic control and  An orange fireball erupted from both aircraft on Tuesday evening as the JAL flight 516 continued down the runway

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings along western coast

A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 48 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned that more

Kim vows to launch three more spy satellites and produce more nuclear materials in 2024

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce attack drones in 2024, as

Opposition leader is stabbed in the neck by a knife-wielding man

South Korea’s tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck yesterday by an unidentified knife-wielding man who attempted to kill him during his

Photographers in Asia capture the extraordinary, tragic and wonderful

Individually, the photographs are the product of a moment, capturing glimpses of joy, grief, rage, hope, and resilience. As a whole, the work this year of

N. Korea’s Kim vows to bolster war readiness to repel ‘unprecedented’ US-led confrontations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for bolstered war readiness to repel what he said were unprecedented U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported yesterday, as

Students protest the growing numbers of Rohingya refugees in Aceh province

Students in Indonesia’s Aceh province rallied earlier this week, demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees who have been arriving by sea in growing numbers. The

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