‘Squid Game Election’: South Korean campaign gets ugly

The race between South Korea’s two leading presidential candidates has seen unprecedented levels of toxic rhetoric, mudslinging and lawsuits. How bad is it?

Seven militants killed, bombs seized in recent raid

Philippine troops killed at least seven Muslim insurgents aligned with the Islamic State group in a recent offensive in the south and recovered 45 heavy firearms

South Korean manufacturer of Russian vaccine braces for complications

A South Korean pharmaceutical company manufacturing Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine says it’s bracing for business complications as the U.S.-led West escalates sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.

How a Japanese woman influenced Jamaica’s reggae

A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman.  The

Malaysian PM discusses Myanmar crisis during visit

The leaders of Malaysia and Cambodia discussed the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar and other regional issues during a meeting in Phnom Penh yesterday, the two countries

Uncertain future for islanders who survived eruption

The first two booms from the volcano were scary enough, but the third explosion was immense, sending everyone from the village running from their homes in a

Presidential race puts misogyny in spotlight

As South Korea enters a bitter presidential race, Hong Hee-jin is one of many young women who feel that the country’s politics has become dominated by

Philippines signs USD624 million deal for 32 Black Hawks

The Philippines signed a 32 billion-peso ($624 million) deal this week to purchase 32 Black Hawk helicopters in the largest military aircraft acquisition contract under outgoing

Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams

International tourists and business travelers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions yesterday, bringing together families in tearful reunions after separations of two years or longer forced

Australian electricity generator AGL rejects $5.8B offer

Australia's largest electricity generator, AGL Energy, has rejected an 8 billion Australian dollar ($5.8 billion) takeover bid from tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and Canadian investment firm

G-20 finance leaders eye ways to support pandemic recovery

Countries must avoid tensions and cooperate to support a recovery from the pandemic as it lingers in many parts of the world, Indonesian President Joko Widodo told

Japan’s deficit reaches 8-year high as energy imports soar

Japan racked up a 2.2 trillion yen ($19 billion) trade deficit last month, an eight-year high, as the cost of energy imports soared, the government said yesterday.

South Korea to give out rapid tests as Omicron shatters record

South Korea will distribute free coronavirus rapid test kits at schools and senior care facilities starting next week as it weathers an unprecedented wave of infections

North Korea | Regime celebrates late leader’s birthday amid hardships

North Korea celebrated the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il with a concert, fireworks and a rare outdoor ceremony near its border with China,

Cambodia | Last freshwater dolphin in Mekong River dies

The last surviving freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin on a stretch of the Mekong River in northeastern Cambodia has died, apparently after getting tangled in a fishing net,

Thailand | Royalists ask that Amnesty International office be shut

Royalist activists in Thailand say they will present a petition with 1.2 million signatures to the government tomorrow calling for it to shut down the country’s

Indonesia School principal given life term for raping 13 students

An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced an Islamic boarding school principal to life in prison for raping at least 13 students over five years and impregnating some

Singapore air show subdued two years into pandemic

Singapore's biennial air show opened yesterday on a smaller scale than before the pandemic, even as the aviation sector gears up for a recovery two

New Zealand | Ardern signals harsher stance on vaccine protest

New Zealand’s prime minister yesterday said protesters who oppose coronavirus mandates were using “intimidation and harassment,” as authorities appeared to take a harsher stance toward the convoy of

The Buzz | Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death by mob in Pakistan

An enraged mob stoned to death a middle-aged man for allegedly desecrating the Quran in a remote village in eastern Pakistan, police said yesterday. The custodian of

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