Asia Pacific
India, China agree to resume direct flights, boost business links
India and China agreed on Tuesday to resume direct flights and step up trade and investment flows as the neighbours rebuild ties ...Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 320
By Lehaz ALI AFP Rescuers were struggling to retrieve bodies from debris after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern ...North Korea says South Korea’s peace overtures a ‘pipedream’
By Hieun SHIN AFP AND AGENCIES The North Korean leader’s powerful sister said on Thursday that the country has never taken down ...Typhoon Podul makes landfall in Taiwan
Typhoon Podul made landfall in Taiwan on Wednesday, where authorities closed schools and government offices as heavy rain threatened more damage to ...Taiwan evacuates hundreds as Typhoon Podul barrels towards southeast
By Fabian Hamacher and Yi-Chin Lee Reuters Authorities in Taiwan were scrambling on Tuesday to evacuate hundreds from the likely path of ...Azerbaijan and Armenia sign historic agreement after decades of conflict
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands Friday at a White ...China accuses Philippines of ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan
China accused the Philippines on Friday of “playing with fire” after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the Southeast Asian nation would be ...Cambodia and Thailand to hammer out permanent ceasefire in Malaysia meeting
By Rozanna Latiff Reuters Cambodia and Thailand’s top defence officials began a meeting in Malaysia on Thursday to finalise a permanent end ...South Korea dismantles border loudspeakers to ease tensions with North Korea
South Korea’s military said it had begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed at reducing ...Tens of thousands turn out for Sydney pro-Palestinian march
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday, closing the world ...