Asia Pacific
Japan, Britain and Italy to build joint jet fighter
Japan, Britain and Italy are merging their next-generation jet fighter projects in a ground-breaking partnership spanning Europe and Asia that is Japan’s ...Thousands on alert in Indonesia’s Java after Mt. Semeru eruption
Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island’s tallest volcano ...Indonesia evacuates villagers as volcano erupts on Java island
A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of ...Countries split on plastics treaty focus as U.N. talks close
The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split ...Chinese cities ease COVID curbs as virus keeps spreading
Some communities in Chinese cities where COVID-19 is still spreading are easing off on testing requirements and quarantine rules ahead of an ...China softens tone on COVID severity after protests
China is softening its tone on the severity of COVID-19 and easing some coronavirus restrictions even as its daily case toll hovers ...Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin dies aged 96
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin died on Wednesday at the age of 96 of leukaemia and multiple organ failure, Chinese state media ...Chinese authorities seek out COVID protesters
Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against COVID-19 curbs, three people who were ...Protests in Shanghai and Beijing as anger over China’s COVID curbs mounts
Crowds of demonstrators in Shanghai shouted and held up blank sheets of papers early on Sunday evening, as protests flared in China ...Huge COVID protests erupt in China’s Xinjiang after deadly fire
Rare protests broke out in China’s far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards after a deadly fire triggered anger ...














