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Japan’s royal palace has denied reports that Emperor Akihito intends to relinquish his title in the next few years and retire, but the news still raised questions about the possibility of
An advanced U.S. missile defense system will be deployed in a rural farming town in southeastern South Korea, Seoul officials announced yesterday, angering not only North Korea and China but
Malaysia’s central bank yesterday cut interest rates for the first time in seven years to bolster a slowing economy amid fears of greater volatility in global growth following Britain’s decision
Japan’s Emperor Akihito, the first to serve from the outset in a purely ceremonial role, signaled his wish to step down in a matter of years, national broadcaster NHK reported. The
Four days of deadly clashes between anti-India protesters and government troops have left hospitals in India’s portion of Kashmir overwhelmed, with hundreds of wounded patients pouring in, doctors said yesterday.
The operator of Tokyo Disneyland expects overseas visitors to more than double by 2020 to around 4 million as Walt Disney Co.’s first resort outside the U.S. rides on publicity generated
Four Bangladeshi workers who allegedly planned attacks linked to the Islamic State group in their own country were sentenced yesterday to jail terms of up to five years. Prosecutors said the
The man who allegedly shot dead a Cambodian government critic over what he claimed was a money dispute is too poor to have loaned the victim USD3,000, his wife said
Police in Thailand raided the office of an independent news website yesterday to look for leaflets urging a vote against a draft constitution proposed by the country’s military government. They left empty- handed
Philippine troops have killed 40 Abu Sayyaf extremists and wounded 25 others in two battlefronts in the first major counterterrorism offensive in the south under the new president, the military said
A resounding election victory for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc has opened the door a crack for his long-cherished ambition to revise the constitution for the first time
North Korea said yesterday it will end a diplomatic communication channel with the United States and hinted at harsher punishment for Americans detained in the country in retaliation for U.S.
Indian authorities struggled to contain street protests yesterday by Kashmiris defying patrols and a stringent curfew after at least 25 people died in clashes that followed the killing of a
Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped three Indonesian fishermen over the weekend in the latest in a series of incidents highlighting weak security in the Celebes Sea that borders Malaysia, Indonesia
A Thai country singer and political activist was sentenced yesterday by a military court to more than three years in jail for insulting the monarchy, adding to a 7½-year sentence
Japan’s ruling coalition was a clear winner in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, preliminary results and Japanese media exit polls indicated, paving the way for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to push ahead with
A landmark ruling on an arbitration case filed by the Philippines that seeks to strike down China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea will be a test for
An extensive network of businesses controlled by the family of Cambodia’s longtime leader sustains and is sustained by his authoritarian rule, making foreign investment in the country risky, says a report
The U.S. imposed sanctions yesterday on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and 10 other top officials for human rights abuses in an escalation of Washington’s effort to isolate the
The Philippines is the only Asia-Pacific country where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two decades and the slow decline of its overall fertility rate may deprive
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