No news a week after Australian disappears in North Korea

Australia’s prime minister said yesterday he had no news on the fate of an Australian citizen who vanished in North Korea a week ago. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said

Trade | Japan to restrict exports to South Korea, citing less trust

Japan is imposing restrictions on exports to South Korea, citing a decline in “relations of international trust” between the Asian neighbors. The Ministry of Economy, Trade

Drug trade | India seizes narcotics worth USD390m smuggled from Pakistan

Customs officials in northern India have seized narcotics worth USD390 million that were smuggled from neighboring Pakistan, in the country’s largest seizure of illegal drugs, officials said

Birds at border prompt S. Korea to launch jets, issue alert

Ending a brief media frenzy, South Korea’s military said it turned out to be a flock of birds that prompted it to launch fighter jets and alert

Vietnam, European Union sign free trade agreement

Vietnam and the European Union signed a free trade agreement yesterday opening opportunities to further boost trade between the euro bloc and one of Southeast Asia’s biggest

South Korea | ‘Song-Song’ couple seek divorce, stunning fans

South Korean superstar couple Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo are seeking a divorce to end their celebrity marriage of less than two years. Dubbed as “Song-Song

Koreas | Pyongyang urges Seoul to stop mediating between North, US

North Korea said yesterday that South Korea must stop trying to mediate between Pyongyang and Washington, as it stepped up its pressure on the United States

Koreas Seoul says US, NK in talks to set up third Trump-Kim summit

North Korean and U.S. officials are holding “behind-the-scenes talks” to arrange a third summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on

Sri Lanka | President orders execution of four drug convicts

Sri Lanka’s president said yesterday that he has ordered the executions of four drug offenders who will be hanged in prison soon, amid alarm over drug-related

Offbeat | Malaysia detains four Indians, seizes drugs, 5,255 turtles

Malaysia authorities have arrested four Indians and seized more than 14 kilograms of drugs and over 5,000 turtles from their luggage at the Kuala Lumpur airport. Senior

Himalayas | 30 tents abandoned by climbers add to trash pile on Everest

After every party it’s time to clean up and Mount Everest is no different. The record number of climbers crowding the world’s highest mountain this season

Singapore | Authorities probe drones at airport that disrupted 63 flights

Drones buzzing around Singapore’s Changi Airport have caused 63 flights to be delayed or diverted in the past week, triggering an investigation and raising questions about the

Cambodia | Court charges seven, including Chinese, in building collapse

A court in Cambodia said yesterday that seven people, including four Chinese nationals, have been charged with crimes related to a building collapse that killed 28 construction

Australia repatriating eight youth from Islamic State families

Eight Australian offspring of two slain Islamic State group fighters had been removed from Syria in Australia’s first organized repatriation from the conflict zone, Australia’s prime minister

New Zealand | Government to start protecting bank deposits of most savers

New Zealand remains one of the few developed countries where people with bank savings have no recourse if their bank fails, but the government said yesterday

Indonesia | Strong quake recorded in Banda Sea, no tsunami

A strong earthquake struck yesterday in Indonesia’s Banda Sea, but authorities said there is no tsunami threat. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.3 quake

India | Death toll in encephalitis outbreak rises to 152

India’s Supreme Court yesterday directed state and national authorities to file reports to the court on an encephalitis outbreak in the eastern state of Bihar this

This Day in History | 1950 – UN condemns North Korean invasion

North Korea has invaded South Korea at several points along the two countries’ joint border. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has denounced North Korea’s actions as

North Korea | Pyongyang says Kim received ‘excellent’ letter from Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an “excellent” letter, the North’s state-run news agency reported yesterday, quoting Kim as saying

Indonesia | Underage fighters are drawn into conflict

The long-simmering armed conflict between Indonesia’s military and Papuans seeking independence includes indigenous teenagers and boys who appear barely adolescent, The Associated Press has found, highlighting

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