Asia Pacific
Central China’s Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years
Large swathes of China’s central Henan province were under water on Wednesday, with at least a dozen people dead in its capital ...US and allies accuse China of global hacking spree
The United States and its allies accused China on Monday of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries ...At least 17 killed in Philippines troop plane crash
At least 17 people were killed when a Philippines Air Force plane carrying troops crashed on landing in the south of the ...North Korea sees ‘propaganda value’ in slimmer Kim, analysts say
A rare mention in North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong Un’s health could be intended to head off speculation and ...First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in Oct 2019 – study
The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case ...Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino dies at age of 61
Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino, the son of two of the Southeast Asian country’s democracy icons, died in a Manila hospital on ...China condemns latest U.S. warship transit of Taiwan Strait
China condemned the United States on Wednesday as the region’s greatest security “risk creator” after a U.S. warship again sailed through the ...Philippines’ Duterte warns he’ll jail people who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine
President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Philippines battles one of Asia’s ...Tokyo Olympics to allow up to 10,000 local fans for each event
Up to 10,000 domestic spectators will be allowed in Tokyo 2020 venues, Olympics organisers said on Monday, a decision that cuts against ...UN calls for member states to ‘prevent the flow of arms’ into Myanmar
The UN General Assembly on Friday took the rare step of calling on member states to “prevent the flow of arms” into ...














