Asia-Pacific
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THAILAND | Junta sets plan for fast rail links to China
Thailand’s military government approved a massive budget to upgrade the country’s railways including high-speed rail that would eventually link with China as part of ... -
KOREAS |South says North fires 4 projectiles
North Korea fired four short-range projectiles toward the ocean off its east coast yesterday in its latest in a series of missile and artillery ... -
CAMBODIA | Khmer Rouge tribunal to tackle genocide charges
The slow course of justice for the leaders of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime will inch forward again today, as a U.N.-backed tribunal holds ... -
NEPAL | Gov’t to allow cremation of Tibetan Buddhist monk
The body of a revered Tibetan Buddhist monk can now be cremated at his monastery in the hills outside Nepal’s capital, the government said ... -
JAPAN | Food safety McDonald’s to strengthen checks on chicken
McDonald’s in Japan is increasing its checks on chicken from vendors in China and Thailand after allegations a Chinese supplier sold expired chicken. It ... -
N Korea opens summer camp for kids
Summer camp in North Korea? It’s got one — and it’s got everything from giant water slides and a private beach to video games ... -
PHILIPPINES | Abu Sayyaf gunmen kill 21 civilians in road attack
Abu Sayyaf gunmen attacked Filipino civilians traveling to celebrate the end of Ramadan with their families yesterday, killing 21, including at least six children, in ... -
Aquino: Not even a bomb can stop reform
An emotional Philippine President Benigno Aquino III called his opponents desperate and expressed confidence that many people will carry on his reforms even if ... -
THAILAND | Girls killed, hurt in attack in southern town
A 12-year-old girl was killed and seven people, including two other girls, were wounded in a roadside bomb attack near an army base in ... -
Sri Lankan asylum seekers fly to Australia
More than 150 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who languished on an Australian customs vessel for weeks have been temporarily brought to a detention center ... -
North Korea marks war anniversary
The 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice, meaning the two Koreas remain technically at war. But in North Korea, the anniversary of the ... -
PHILIPPINES | Soldiers clash with Muslim militants, 5 dead
Philippine troops attacked a Muslim militant hideout on southern Basilan island, triggering a clash that killed three Abu Sayyaf members believed to have been ... -
MYANMAR | UN envoy worried over displaced Muslims
The new U.N. human rights envoy for Myanmar expressed serious concern about the conditions in camps for more than 100,000 mostly minority Muslims displaced ... -
TAIWAN | Airline suspects bad weather caused crash
Stormy weather trailing behind a typhoon was the likely cause of a plane crash on a Taiwanese island that killed 48 people on board ... -
US hails Indonesia democracy in turbulent SE Asia
President Barack Obama’s quick congratulation of Indonesia’s election victor Joko Widodo, even as the losing candidate rejected the result, underscores Washington’s intent to deepen ... -
New constitution gives Thai junta sweeping powers
Thailand’s new temporary constitution allows the leader of the ruling junta to become interim prime minister and gives the military government sweeping powers in ... -
US Senate panel approves Vietnam nuke agreement
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved an agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and Vietnam, as Washington looks to expand its ... -
S KOREA | Body of missing shipping tycoon found
South Korean police said yesterday that a badly decomposed body found surrounded by liquor bottles in a field last month was that of a ... -
PHILIPPINES | Army says 18 killed in rebel clashes
Breakaway Muslim rebels attacked army troops in two towns in the southern Philippines, sparking clashes that left 17 guerrillas and a soldier dead in ... -
Filipino worker beheaded by militiamen in Libya
A Filipino construction worker kidnapped by militia men in Libya has been beheaded by his captors, becoming the first Filipino casualty in the renewed ... -
INDONESIA | Jakarta governor Widodo wins election
Jakarta governor Joko Widodo, who captured the hearts of millions of Indonesians with his common man image, won the country’s presidential election with 53 ... -
CAMBODIA | Political rivals say agreement reached
Cambodia’s yearlong political deadlock appeared to be resolved yesterday as Prime Minister Hun Sen and his rivals agreed on political reforms and the opposition ... -
PHILIPPINES | Aquino hit with impeachment complaint
Twenty-eight people, including prominent activists and a retired Catholic bishop, filed an impeachment complaint yesterday against Philippine President Benigno Aquino III for his implementation ... -
Indonesia election result on schedule as Prabowo seeks delay
Indonesia’s election commission is on course to release the results of the July 9 presidential election today, even as the team of ex-general Prabowo ... -
MH17 | Anti-Russia sentiment running deep in Malaysia
Many Malaysians are urging their government and world leaders to take a tough stance against Russia after pro-Russia rebels allegedly shot down a Malaysia ... -
AUSTRALIA | AIDS conference honors victims of jet crash
An international AIDS conference opened in Australia yesterday with a tribute to several delegates who were killed en route to the gathering when their ... -
China joins counter-piracy part of Hawaii drills
China has been boarding ships looking for mock pirates and contraband as it joins the world’s largest maritime exercises for the first time. Yesterday, ... -
VIETNAM | As women go abroad, dads tend the home
When his wife moved to Taiwan nine years ago to work as a maid — earning far more than she could in the rice ... -
PHILIPPINES | Typhoon kills 12, spares Manila
A typhoon left at least 12 people dead, knocked out power in many areas, damaged a parked plane but spared the Philippine capital yesterday ... -
SOUTH CHINA SEA | Beijing moves oil rig out of waters Vietnam claims
China yesterday moved an oil rig out of waters claimed by Hanoi after two months of drilling that triggered a near-breakdown in ties between ... -
JAPAN | Nuclear plant deemed safe, nears restart
A Japanese nuclear plant won preliminary approval yesterday for meeting stringent post-Fukushima safety requirements, clearing a major hurdle toward becoming the first to restart ... -
S KOREA | Naver says Line messenger app mulls IPO
Line Corp., the operator of a popular mobile messaging app, has submitted an IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange but might also seek ... -
North Korea pushes farmers for more
Rim Ok Hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato ... -
CAMBODIA | About 40 injured at Phnom Penh opposition protest
Opposition demonstrators disarmed Cambodian security forces and beat them with batons and flag poles in the capital yesterday, and officials said at least 40 ... -
RAMMASUN TO HIT SOUTH CHINA SEA TOMORROW | Hundreds of thousands flee in Philippines from typhoon
Still haunted by a deadly typhoon that struck last year, hundreds of thousands of villagers fled from disaster-prone areas yesterday as a typhoon blew ...
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