South Korea | Wife of Korean Air chief summoned over abuse allegations

South Korean police yesterday summoned the wife of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho to question her about allegations she abused and assaulted employees. Lee Myung-hee

New Zealand to kill 150,000 cows to end bacterial disease

New Zealand plans to slaughter about 150,000 cows as it tries to eradicate a strain of disease-causing bacteria from the national herd. Politicians and industry leaders

Seoul: North Korea committed to US summit, denuclearization

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said yesterday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un committed in the rivals’ surprise meeting to sitting down with President Donald Trump

Japan | Ex-PM Nakasone, witness to war and success, turns 100

It is somehow fitting in a country known for longevity that one of Japan’s most prominent former leaders has reached 100 years of age. As a

Australian nun who irked Philippine leader fights expulsion

An Australian nun who irked the Philippine president by joining political rallies defied an Immigration Bureau order to leave the country and appealed to justice officials

Thailand | Police probe suspected illegal e-waste recycling

Thai police have raided several factories near Bangkok that allegedly were using a loophole to illegally import and process electronic waste. Police and industry ministry

Back to square one | Trump cancels summit, citing ‘open hostility’ by North Korea

In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump canceled next month’s summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un yesterday, citing the “tremendous anger and open hostility” in

Thailand | Court extends detention of pro-democracy activists

A court in Thailand extended the detention yesterday of 15 pro-democracy activists arrested earlier this week after several thousand police were deployed to halt their small protest against military

Trump cancels summit, citing ‘open hostility’ by North Korea

In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump canceled next month's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un today (Thursday), citing the "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent

Malaysia | Stunning fall of Najib ushers in hopes of reform

Two weeks ago, Malaysia’s Najib Razak was supremely confident of being elected prime minister for a third term. Instead, in a dizzying political drama, he lost an

US, South Korea work to keep North Korea summit on track

The United States and South Korea are laboring to keep the highly anticipated U.S. summit with North Korea on track, even after President Donald Trump abruptly said

The Buzz | Malaysia says search for Flight 370 to end next week

Malaysia’s new transport minister says the latest search for Flight 370 will end next week. Malaysia signed a “no cure, no fee” agreement with Texas-based Ocean Infinity in January

North Korea | In nuke site closure, spectacle trumps substance

Foreign journalists will be allowed to journey deep into the mountains of North Korea this week to observe the closing of the country’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site in

Thailand | Four years after coup, country wearies of junta rule

Four years after seizing power, Thailand’s junta has a singular success it never hoped for: uniting a politically divided nation in growing dissatisfaction with the thin-skinned rule of the

India | Medical teams sent to Kerala amid deadly virus outbreak

A deadly virus has killed at least three people in southern India, officials said yesterday, with medical teams dispatched to the area amid reports that up to

Malaysia | Wife of ex-leader slams ‘public trial’ of family

The wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has slammed police raids on their properties, saying Saturday they appeared targeted at vilifying the family to

North Korea demands return of restaurant workers

North Korea on Saturday reiterated its demands for South Korea to send back 12 North Korean restaurant workers who came to the South in 2016, saying such

Mekong River | Study says China-backed dam would destroy fisheries

A Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River’s biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and worsen tensions with Vietnam, the downstream country

Analysis | US has a daunting to-do list to get ready for North Korea summit

President Donald Trump and his team have a daunting to-do list to work through as they prepare for next month’s expected summit with North Korean leader

Set back | N. Korea threatens to cancel Trump-Kim summit over drills

North Korea yesterday threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it has no interest

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