Trump-Kim | Diplomacy heats up before summit, with trips by US, N. Korea

Diplomacy accelerated yesterday ahead of a potential summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a team of American diplomats involved

Japan | Navy spots suspected China ship next to N. Korea tanker

Japan’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday that a Japanese navy surveillance aircraft has spotted a suspected Chinese-flagged ship apparently transferring fuel to a North Korean tanker on the

Malaysia | Mahathir says it will axe high-speed railway to Singapore

New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that a planned high-speed railway that would cut travel time between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to just 90 minutes will be

Analysis | East Timor fair and democratic elections, 16 years on

Due to the inability of last year’s elected government to rule in its own right, Timor-Leste President Lo Olu was compelled to dissolve Parliament. In January he

US team in North Korea raises expectations of a Trump-Kim summit

A U.S. team was in North Korea to plan a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to President Donald Trump, raising expectations that the

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

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