Former US pilot could have been lured to Australia: Lawyer

A former United States military pilot accused of training Chinese aviators could have been lured from China to Australia as part of a U.S. plan to extradite him

West spotlights North Korea rights abuses; China opposes

The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea at a U.N.

North Korea launches missile into sea amid US-S.Korea drills

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea yesterday, its neighbors said, ramping up testing activities in response to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills that it

Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit

Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and took steps to resolve a trade dispute as a highly anticipated summit began yesterday,

Mongolia looks to copper to transform stagnant economy

  Mongolia plans to channel revenue from rising copper exports into an economic development fund as part of changes to reap more benefit from its mineral riches and

Samsung to invest USD230 billion to build ‘mega’ chip cluster

Samsung Electronics said yesterday it expects to invest 300 trillion won ($230 billion) over the next 20 years as part of an ambitious South Korean

Activists urge UN Security Council to refer military rulers to court

Human rights activists urged the U.N. Security Council yesterday to refer Myanmar’s military rulers to the International Criminal Court and urged neighboring Southeast Asian countries to support

Defense minister nuclear subs needed to counter militarization

Australia's defense minister said yesterday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the

Micronesia’s president accuses China of ‘political warfare’

Micronesia’s president accused China of “political warfare” in a letter to other national leaders and discussed switching diplomatic allegiance from China to Taiwan in exchange for $50

Country marks 12 years since tsunami and nuclear disaster

Japan marked the 12th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster with a minute of silence, as concerns grew ahead of the planned release of

Merapi volcano spews hot clouds in new eruption

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted over the weekend with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes

Why is Indonesia moving its capital from Jakarta to Borneo?

Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is in the process of leaving, moving Indonesia’s capital to

In Japan, women find rare parity in the prosecutors’ office

At the prosecutors’ office in Tokyo, everyone makes their own copies and tea — tasks often relegated to women in a country that’s been criticized for its

Australian leader plans meeting with Biden after India trip

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday he plans to meet with President Joe Biden in the United States following a trip to India this week,

Kim’s sister warns country ready to act against US, South

The influential sister of North Korea’s leader warned yesterday that her country is ready to take “quick, overwhelming action” against the United States and South Korea,

Space agency launches H3 rocket, destroys it over second-stage failure

Japan's space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch yesterday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country’s first

Drivers strike over plan to remove aging jeepneys

Philippine transport groups launched a nationwide strike yesterday to protest a government program drivers fear would phase out traditional jeepneys, which have become a cultural icon, and

Trailblazing transgender lawmaker Georgina Beyer dies at 65

Georgina Beyer, a trailblazing New Zealand politician who in 1999 became the world’s first openly transgender member of Parliament, died yesterday at the age of 65.

Marcos Jr. urges military to focus on South China Sea

The Philippine president said the main mission of his country’s military has changed to ensure the protection of its territory as disputes with China and U.S.-China rivalry

Kim calls for unity to boost grain production

Korean ruler Kim Jong Un called for stronger public solidarity behind his leadership to increase the country’s grain production significantly, state media reported yesterday, amid outside

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