Asia Pacific
G20 aides agree on Ukraine war phrasing as leaders begin summit
By Nandita Bose, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Shivangi Acharya Reuters Delegates from the world’s most powerful countries have reached a compromise on ...North Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed submarine
By Josh Smith and Soo-Hyang Choi Reuters North Korea has launched its first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine” and assigned it to ...Hong Kong hit by heaviest rainstorm in 140 years
By ZEN SOO AP Hong Kong on Friday closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the ...South China soaks as rains from Haikui continue to pound region
The remnants of Typhoon Haikui drenched China for a third day since making landfall, as moisture-laden clouds dumped rain onto the country’s ...Indonesia warns ASEAN on ‘destructive’ rivalry as Jakarta summit opens
By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto Reuters Indonesia warned on Tuesday against Southeast Asia’s bloc getting dragged into big-power rivalry as leaders ...North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may meet with Putin in Russia this month
BY LOU KESTEN AP A U.S. official said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with ...Typhoon Saola makes landfall in Guangdong after slamming Hong Kong, Macau
Typhoon Saola made landfall in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong early on Saturday as violent winds lashed nearby Shenzhen, Hong Kong ...Asia, Africa bear brunt of pollution health burden – research
Despite improvements in China, air pollution across the globe continues to pose the greatest external risk to human health, with countries in ...Kim Jong Un calls for boosting North Korea’s navy
Kim Jong Un has called for boosting North Korea’s navy, saying the country’s waters brimmed with “the danger of a nuclear war,” ...Japan to release Fukushima water into the ocean starting Thursday
By Sakura Murakami and Tom Bateman Reuters Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing more than 1 million metric tonnes of ...












