US arms manufacturers could help Hanoi build up its armed forces

United States weapons manufacturers could work with Vietnamese counterparts to help build up Vietnam’s armed forces, the U.S. ambassador to the southeast Asian country said yesterday.

Global demand spurring mining boom comes at a cost for many communities

The crystal blue waters that once surrounded Kabaena are murky brown now, and the octopi and colorful fish that locals used to catch nearby to eat

Seven foreign tourists hospitalized were not poisoned, officials say

Seven foreign tourists who were hospitalized in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort bar were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs, officials said yesterday

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation

A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the coast of Vanuatu yesterday, causing widespread destruction in the South Pacific island nation as the injured began arriving at

For the first time in eight years, a US Navy ship makes a port call in Cambodia

A U.S. Navy warship arrived yesterday in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that is China’s close ally in Southeast Asia. Cambodia’s government

US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam

The partial transfer of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam began on Saturday, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to

Japan’s largest bank apologizes over theft of millions of dollars from safe deposit boxes

Japan’s biggest bank apologized yesterday for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers’ safe deposit boxes. The bank,

Woman on death row recalls a stunning last minute reprieve and ‘miracle’ transfer

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso knelt to pray when officers came to take her to an execution site in May 2015, just a

South Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached

South Korea’s opposition leader offered yesterday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought a reassure allies and markets, a day

Huge and rare Mekong catfish spotted in Cambodia, raising conservation hopes

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Aussie rugby league in diplomatic push

Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced yesterday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South

Yoon defends martial law as an act of governance and vows to ‘fight to the end’

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges, vowing yesterday to “fight to the end”

Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news

The Australian government said yesterday it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organizations.

Ex-defense chief tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law

South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration, officials said yesterday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s

Prosecutors seek to arrest ex-defense minister over imposition of martial law

South Korean prosecutors are seeking to formally arrest the former defense minister alleged to have colluded with President Yoon Suk Yeol in imposing martial law last week,

Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after volcanic eruption

About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region yesterday a day after a volcano briefly erupted with a towering ash plume and superhot

Nauru agrees to give Canberra a veto right over pacts

Australia announced a multimillion-dollar agreement with Nauru yesterday that gives Australia a veto right over a range of pacts the tiny Pacific atoll might want to enter

South Korea’s Justice Ministry yesterday imposed an overseas travel ban on President  But opposition parties vowed to submit a new impeachment motion against him

Indonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges

Indonesian authorities have arrested a Chinese man sought by Beijing for allegedly helping transfer and laundering almost $18 million from a criminal online gambling group in

Opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law

South Korea’s opposition parties yesterday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the shocking and short-lived martial law that drew heavily armed troops to encircle parliament

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