North Korea | Farmers focus on fields, not summit

Away from the political developments that have rocketed their country back into the international headlines, North Korean farmers are preparing for the summer season with hopes the

Maldives | Ex-strongman sentenced to 19 months in jail

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the Indian Ocean archipelago state from 1978 to 2008, is the second former president to be jailed under President Yameen Abdul

US broadcaster loses Myanmar outlet over Rohingya name

AU.S. government-affiliated broadcaster that provides news to countries in Asia where freedom of information is restricted is losing its partner in Myanmar after refusing to stop using the word

Vietnam passes cybersecurity law despite privacy concerns

Vietnamese legislators yesterday passed a contentious cybersecurity law, which critics say will hurt the economy and further restrict freedom of expression. The law requires service providers

Malaysia | Attorney General starts review of 1MDB probe papers

Malaysia’s attorney general will start his review of 1MDB investigation papers, signaling that charges linked to the troubled state fund may be imminent. Attorney-General Tommy

India | World’s fastest growth yet to make a mark on job market

Hiring in India’s formal job market remained stagnant even as growth accelerated at the fastest pace among the world’s biggest economies. A survey of 5,110

Trump, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un sign unspecified document

President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary summit today with lofty promises by the American president to take care of a "very dangerous problem" and

North Korea gets first big dose of Trump summit news

North Koreans got their first big dose of news yesterday that their leader Kim Jong Un had arrived in Singapore for what even the state-run media

Afghanistan | Suicide bomber kills 12 in Kabul

A suicide bomber struck outside a government ministry in the Afghan capital yesterday, killing 12 people and wounding 31 days before the start of a holiday cease-fire with the

Thailand | Five shot dead at home in Yala province

Five men were fatally shot yesterday in southern Thailand, police said, the latest killings in a region plagued by insurgency for more than a decade. The

Vietnam | ‘Anti-State’ groups incite nationwide protests

Vietnam said the groups behind Sunday’s protests against proposed laws demonstrators view as curbing Internet freedom and favoring Chinese investors were trying to damage the country’s

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to visit Australia, Fiji

Kensington Palace says Prince Harry, and his wife, the former actress Meghan Markle, will be touring Australia, Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga and New Zealand this fall.

The Buzz | Priest fatally shot at altar of Philippine catholic church

Two gunmen killed a Roman Catholic priest as he prepared to celebrate Mass at the altar of a chapel in the northern Philippines, in the latest deadly attack

Japan | Knife attack on bullet train leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt

A knife attack on a Japanese bullet express train near Tokyo left one passenger dead and two others injured, police said yesterday, as they arrested a suspect

Indonesia wins UN council seat along with Germany, Belgium

Indonesia defeated the Maldives on Friday in the only contested election for a seat on the Security Council starting Jan. 1 and will join the U.N.’s most

Isolated Kim takes big gamble leaving home for summit

Spare a moment, as you anticipate one of the most unusual summits in modern history, to consider North Korea’s leader as he left the all-encompassing bubble of

Offbeat | Kim Jong Un impersonator questioned on arrival in Singapore

A Kim Jong Un lookalike was detained and questioned upon his arrival in Singapore on Friday, days before a summit between the North Korean leader and President Donald

Afghanistan | President announces Ramadan cease-fire with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a weeklong cease-fire with the Taliban to coincide with the holiday marking the end of Ramadan next week. A

Australia | Turnbull backs Zuckerberg’s grilling in Parliament for Huawei scandal

Australia’s prime minister said yesterday he would welcome Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testifying to an Australian parliamentary committee on the social media giant’s sharing

North Korea | Military may benefit from Kim’s charm offensive

While raising hopes for denuclearization and a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s newly found focus on diplomacy

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