The government house where children are allowed to visit the prime minister’s office has become the highlight of Thailand’s annual children’s festival on Saturday. Thai government offices opened their
Youkyung Lee, Seoul The rival Koreas agreed Saturday that their talks next week will address a North Korean art troupe’s visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in
An unprecedented rift has opened in India’s supreme court, with four senior judges speaking out against the chief justice in a move that could hinder Prime Minister Narendra
Japan’s plans to develop its renewable energy industry are lagging much of the world, as the nation has “prioritized keeping the status quo for fear of change,”
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected calls from his allies to extend his six-year term and to cancel elections next year while supporting moves to shift to a federal
Thai police said they have arrested a 74-year-old fugitive Japanese gang member who was recognized when photos of his full-body tattoos were circulated online. A police
Cambodia and China yesterday signed nearly 20 agreements worth several billion dollars to develop the impoverished Southeast Asian country’s infrastructure, agriculture and health care. The
China has protested an Australian minister’s criticisms that Chinese aid programs in poor Pacific island countries were creating “white elephants” that threatened economic stability without delivering
South Korea’s president said yesterday he’s open to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if certain conditions are met, as he vowed to push for
Leaders of nations along Southeast Asia’s Mekong River gathered yesterday in the Cambodian capital amid a push by China to build more dams that are altering the
Malaysia’s government said yesterday it will pay U.S. company Ocean Infinity up to $70 million if it can find the wreckage or black boxes of Malaysia Airlines
Sri Lankan lawmakers exchanged blows in Parliament yesterday during a debate over alleged corruption in a bond issue that has marred the reputation of a government elected
A mob angered over the recent rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl attacked a police station and nearby government building in eastern Punjab province yesterday, triggering
A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined a raucous procession of a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ under extra-tight security yesterday after
North Korea agreed yesterday to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, Seoul officials said, as the bitter rivals sat for rare
Myanmar is set to put two reporters from the Reuters news agency on trial this week after they were charged under a colonial-era state secrets act, in
Same-sex couples married in midnight ceremonies across Australia yesterday after the country’s last legal impediment to gay marriage expired. Marriage equality became law on Dec. 9
North Korea’s recent abrupt push to improve ties with South Korea wasn’t totally unexpected, as the country has a history of launching provocations and then pursuing
Pope Francis urged concerted international efforts yesterday to rebuild trust on the Korean peninsula and in Syria, using his annual foreign policy address to demand that political
Vietnam opened a major corruption trial yesterday against defendants who include a former senior Communist official and a former oil executive the Vietnamese government is accused of
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