Asia Pacific
South Korea offers talks with North for reunion of war-torn families
South Korea on Thursday offered talks with North Korea to discuss a reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, in ...Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills more than 30, shakes provincial capital
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 30 ...South Korea braces for ‘very strong’ typhoon, businesses curb operations
Typhoon Hinnamnor neared South Korea on Monday, forcing flight cancellations, suspensions of some business operations and closures of schools, as the country ...Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets more jail, hard labour for election fraud
Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday and sentenced by a judge to ...Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises above 180
Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to the international community for help. ...Taiwan proposes large rise in defence spending amid escalating China tensions
Taiwan proposed $19 billion in defence spending for next year on Thursday, a double-digit increase on 2022 that includes funds for new ...Malaysia ex-PM Najib moves from luxurious lifestyle to lockup
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s new prison lodgings may be less than an hour’s drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur’s ...Anti-government protesters gather outside New Zealand’s parliament
About 2,000 anti-government demonstrators gathered outside New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday to vent their frustration on a range of issues nearly six ...Rains pounding New Zealand ease but more forced from homes
Torrential rains eased on Saturday in New Zealand’s northern and central regions after four days of downpours forced hundreds of people from ...North Korea tells South Korean president to ‘shut his mouth’ after offer of aid
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday South Korea’s president should “shut his ...














