Thailand | Car bomb injures 7 at shopping mall on Samui

A car bomb injured seven people Friday night at a shopping mall on Thailand’s resort island of Samui, security officials said. The bomb, hidden in a stolen Mazda pickup truck, also

Japan | 3 dolphins rescued after large group beaches on coast

About 150 dolphins beached themselves and became stranded on Japan’s northeastern coast, but frantic rescue efforts Friday saved just a few of them. Mostly melon-headed whales or blackfish, the dolphins were found alive

Offbeat | Godzilla welcomed in Tokyo – to lure visitors, not to scare

The irradiated monster was appointed special resident and tourism ambassador for Shinjuku ward, known for its down-home bars and noodle restaurants. A Godzilla-size head towering 52 meters above ground level was

Chronicle | A daughter’s Vietnam return forces a father to confront his past

In 2010, three decades after we survived a harrowing boat escape from the communist regime in Vietnam, I broke the news to my father: I would be moving back there

Cambodia | Lawmakers appoint new electoral body

Cambodian lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a vote to remake the country's electoral body yesterday, part of a political deal to help ensure fairness in the next national vote in 2018. Opposition leader

North Korea | American woman deported for plotting, making videos

North Korea has deported an American woman who frequently visited the country over the past 20 years, accusing her of engaging in "plot-breeding and propaganda." North Korea's state media said Wednesday

Japan | Emperor prays at WWII battleground on Pacific island

The emperor of Japan visited a remote Pacific island yesterday to pray for thousands of Japanese and American soldiers who died during the World War II battle of Peleliu. Emperor Akihito

The Buzz | Statue of Filipino revolutionary to be unveiled in Guam 

A statue honoring Filipino revolutionary Apolinario Mabini will be unveiled later this year with the opening of a planned playground in a Guam village. The statue was supposed to be unveiled

Australia approves engineering firm sale to Chinese company 

The Australian government yesterday approved the sale of one of the nation’s largest construction companies, John Holland Group Pty. Ltd., to state-owned giant China Communications Construction Company International Holding Ltd. Treasurer Joe Hockey

Japan | US defense chief seeks deeper ties in first Asia visit

The first revision of the U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines in 17 years will “transform” the bilateral alliance, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday. The guidelines, expected to be formally approved in about three weeks,

Poll | Americans divided over Japan’s military role in Asia 

  Seventy years after the U.S. defeated Japan in World War II, Americans are divided over Japan playing a more active military role in Asia — and most Japanese are opposed. The

US Study reveals | Hundreds of NKorea missiles threaten Asia 

Nuclear-armed North Korea already has hundreds of ballistic missiles that can target its neighbors in Northeast Asia but will need foreign technology to upgrade its arsenal and pose a more

Filipino family appeals to Indonesia to save convicted maid 

Family members of a Filipino maid facing the death penalty after being convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia made a last-minute appeal yesterday for clemency to the country’s president. The parents,

Nepal | Opposition cuts short crippling general strike

Life returned to normal in Nepal yesterday after an opposition alliance cut short a crippling general strike over an impasse about how to approve the Himalayan nation’s constitution. Schools and markets opened and

Defense secretary says US opening new phase of Asia pivot

The Obama administration is opening a new phase of its strategic "rebalance" toward Asia and the Pacific by investing in high-end weapons such as a new long-range stealth bomber, refreshing

Thailand | 4 men killed in raid in the south were not insurgents

Officials in Thailand's violence-plagued south say four men who were killed during a recent raid by government security forces were not insurgents, and that the authorities involved should be prosecuted. Police

Malaysia | Parliament revives detention without trial with new law

Malaysia revived detention without trial when lawmakers approved an anti-terror law yesterday that the government said was needed to fight Islamic militants, but critics assailed as a giant step backward

Philippines | Gunmen abduct mayor of coastal town in Zamboanga

Armed men have abducted the mayor of a southern Philippine town from her house and fled with her on motorboats, officials said yesterday. Five armed men kidnapped Mayor Gemma Adana of

Aviation Crisis | Fast-growing Asian air travel confronts safety challenges

For Asia's aviation industry, the growing pains have just begun. A year of disasters, the dis-­appearance of Flight 370 and financial turbulence highlight the challenges confronting the world's biggest air travel

India | Modi blames changing lifestyles for rising pollution

With his government rolling out a new Air Quality Index to 10 of the nation's cities, Modi urged Indians to curtail waste and conserve resources even as they become wealthier,

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