Asia Pacific
Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement she had “no more in the tank” to continue leading ...Millions of Chinese workers on the move ahead of Friday travel peak
Millions of urban workers were on the move across China on Wednesday ahead of the expected Friday peak of its Lunar New ...China’s population drops for first time since 1961, highlights demographic crisis
China’s population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start ...One year after volcanic blast, many of Tonga’s reefs lay silent
One year on from the massive eruption of an underwater volcano in the South Pacific, the island nation of Tonga is still ...China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-COVID
Travellers streamed into China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have ...Afghan hospital wards fill with children suffering from pneumonia
In a bitterly cold bedroom at the start of winter in Kabul, 22-year Maryam sat with her baby son bundled up in ...South Korea’s Yoon warns of ending military pact after North drone intrusion
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military pact if the North violates its ...World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind
The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for ...North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles after unprecedented year of tests
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said. The ...Asia’s tourist hotspots prepare for boom as China relaxes COVID rules
Asian countries are bracing for an influx of Chinese tourists as COVID restrictions are dismantled, and while some are wary, operators in ...














