Fukushima plant leaked radioactive water, but none escaped the facility

Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but no one was injured and radiation monitoring shows no

Papua New Guinea’s PM becomes first Pacific leader to address Parliament House

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape yesterday become the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament, vowing “nothing will come in between our two countries.”

Lunar New Year in the Philippines draws crowds to one of the world’s oldest Chinatowns

Crowds are flocking to Chinatown in the Philippine capital to usher in the Year of the Wood Dragon and experience lively traditional dances on lantern-lit

Pakistan’s election: Who’s running, what’s the mood and will anything change?

Pakistan’s 127 million voters get to elect a new parliament today [Macau time[. The elections are the twelfth in the country’s 76-year history, which has been marred

Nine Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by military

Nine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council yesterday as part

Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her title after article reveals affair with married man

The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her

Samsung chief Lee acquitted of financial crimes related to merger

A South Korean court yesterday acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of financial crimes involving a contentious merger between Samsung affiliates in 2015 that tightened his grip over

Malaysia halves prison term for ex-Prime Minister who oversaw multibillion-dollar 1MDB thefts

Malaysia’s Pardons Board said Friday it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply cut a fine, less than two years into

Indonesians flock to presidential campaign rallies as criticism against the government mounts

Supporters of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) shout slogans during a campaign rally at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday Tens of thousands

Fears grow that dam across Mekong River could harm World Heritage site of Luang Prabang

Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and historical

New Zealand says it will contemplate sharing military tech with US, Britain

New Zealand said yesterday it will contemplate sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain as it pursues closer defense ties with Australia amid

Kishida says he’s determined to break ruling party from its practice of money politics

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed yesterday he was determined to make a clear break from money politics as he renewed an apology for the latest major

Philippines, Vietnam agree to cooperate on disputed waters as Marcos visits Hanoi

The Philippines and Vietnam signed an agreement yesterday on preventing and managing incidents in the disputed South China Sea during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s visit

Southeast Asian nations cautiously optimistic of progress on Myanmar and South China Sea conflicts

China’s increasingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar topped the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats at their meeting in Laos

Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand his grip on power

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office, bringing into

Japanese moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels

A Japanese moon explorer is up and running yesterday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. Japan’s first lunar mission hit its

South says North fired several cruise missiles, adding to provocative weapons tests

South Korea’s military said yesterday that North Korea fired several cruise missiles that flew over waters near a major military shipyard on the country’s eastern coast, extending

Police investigating 14-year-old boy as suspect of attack on lawmaker

An assailant who repeatedly struck a South Korean lawmaker with a rock as she tried to resist was a 14-year-old boy who was sent to a

Global study of doping cases involving minors points to Russia, India and China

A 10-year global study of positive doping tests by children and young teenagers showed most sanctions came from Russia, India, and China and in sports like weightlifting, athletics,

Lavrov accuses US, S.Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea

Russia’s top diplomat accused the United States, South Korea and Japan yesterday of preparing for war with North Korea. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a

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