Asia Pacific
Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from Hong Kong universities
Two more Hong Kong universities on Friday removed public monuments to the 1989 Tiananmen protests in Beijing, following on the heels of ...South Korea holds talks with China amid spat with Taiwan
Senior South Korean diplomats will hold talks with Chinese counterparts on Thursday following a diplomatic spat with Taiwan over its cancellation of ...Dozens feared missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
Dozens of people are feared missing after a landslide early on Wednesday at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to a ...China puts entry ban on four U.S. individuals in response to sanctions
China’s foreign ministry spokesman said four people from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom would be banned from mainland China, Hong ...Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai climbs to 208
The death toll in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Rai has risen to 208, after the storm carved a trail of destruction ...More than 21,000 people displaced by floods in Malaysia
More than 21,000 people have been displaced from their homes due to flooding caused by torrential rains in Malaysia, state news agency ...Hundreds flee to Thailand as rebels clash with Myanmar army
Hundreds of people including many children have fled a flare-up in fighting between the Myanmar army and an ethnic minority insurgent group, ...Japan police investigate arson after 27 feared dead in clinic blaze
At least 27 people were feared dead after a fire swept through a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on ...Strong typhoon approaches Philippines as tens of thousands evacuate
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal areas of the central and southern Philippines ahead of a strong typhoon ...Blinken touts deeper U.S. engagement amid concern over ‘aggressive’ China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken touted on Tuesday a U.S. strategy to deepen its Asian treaty alliances, offering to boost defence and ...














