North Korea opens key party meeting to tackle its struggling economy

With leader Kim Jong Un in attendance, North Korea opened a key political conference to discuss improving its struggling economy and reviewing defense strategies in the face

Philippine billionaire looks to expand casinos beyond Manila

Andrew Tan, a billionaire from the Philippines, has set his sights on expanding his casino empire beyond the bustling streets of Manila. Alliance Global Group

Law created to stop Russia from building new embassy for security reasons

Australia’s Parliament passed legislation yesterday to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House citing threats of espionage and political interference, as tensions

India, Pakistan brace for winds, flash flooding as Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall

Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall yesterday evening as a vast swath of western India and neighboring southern Pakistan braced for flash floods, heavy rain and high winds. Rain pelted

Mayon Volcano spews lava in gentle eruption, thousands warned to be ready to flee

The Philippines’ most active volcano was spewing lava down its slopes yesterday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to flee

Driver charged after bus carrying wedding guests in rolls over, killing 10 and injuring 25

The driver of a bus was charged yesterday after the vehicle carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia’s wine country, killing 10

Seoul landmarks to be lit up in purple to celebrate K-pop band’s anniversary

Skyscrapers, bridges and other landmarks in South Korea’s capital will be lit up in purple as the country begins celebrating the 10th anniversary of K-pop band

Philippines raises alert level around volcano, villagers told to leave danger zone

Philippine officials yesterday raised the alert level for one of the country’s most active volcanoes after superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope in

Gov’t inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins

South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said yesterday it will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate

Court rejects bail request by former opposition senator who opposed deadly drug campaign

A Philippine court rejected on Wednesday a request for bail by a former opposition senator and justice secretary who criticized then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly crackdown on illegal

Malaysia, Indonesia end 18-year sea border disputes, vow to cooperate in defending palm oil industry

Malaysia and Indonesia signed agreements yesterday that ended longstanding maritime border disputes and vowed to bolster cooperation to fight “highly detrimental discriminatory” measures against palm oil.

Australia plans to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols in legislation coming next week

Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in far-right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said. While most Australian states

Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border towns’ notorious casinos, but they keep operating

A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with notorious casino complexes that allegedly host major

Japan, Australia, US to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China’s

Japan announced Tuesday that it joined the United States and Australia in signing an agreement on a $95 million undersea cable project that will connect

As India grieves train crash that killed 275, relatives try to identify bodies of loved ones

Families of the victims of India’s deadliest train crash in decades filled a hospital in Bhubaneswar city on Monday to try to identify the bodies of

Myanmar’s Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction

Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of dollars from

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calls on US audience to stand up for ‘modern India’

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi pressed his criticism of the country’s leadership in a speech yesterday , calling for Indians in the U.S. and back home to

Mother imprisoned 20 years freed because of doubt she killed her four children

An Australian woman who spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released yesterday based on new scientific evidence that her four children died by natural

Berlin, Jakarta agree to strengthen defense ties

Germany and Indonesia agreed yesterday to strengthen their defense cooperation and plan a joint military exercise with other countries in the region. German Defense Minister

Indian railways official says error in signaling system led to crash

The derailment in eastern India that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train

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