Asia Pacific
China fines Alibaba record $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations
China slapped a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Saturday, after an anti-monopoly probe found ...Iran frees South Korean ship, captain after promise to help with frozen funds
Iran released on Friday a South Korean ship and its captain detained since January after South Korea promised to try to secure ...Dozens killed, many trapped after Taiwan train derails in tunnel
Dozens of people were killed on Friday when a packed train derailed inside a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, the island’s worst railway ...Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup, U.N. investigator condemns “mass murder”
Across Myanmar, opponents of the ruling junta on Sunday mourned the killings of at least 114 people by security forces in the ...Myanmar security forces kill over 100 protesters in ‘horrifying’ day of bloodshed
Myanmar security forces killed 114 people, including some children, in a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday, the bloodiest day of ...North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, underscoring the country’s weapons advancements, fuelling tension ahead ...North Korea fired missiles after US military exercises with South Korea
North Korea fired two short-range missiles at the weekend, U.S. and South Korean officials said, but Washington played down the first such ...Myanmar junta blames protesters as EU, U.S. impose sanctions
Myanmar’s military accused anti-junta protesters of arson and violence as Western countries imposed more sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last ...Thousands evacuate as Sydney sees worst floods in decades
Torrential downpours lashed Australia’s east Monday, forcing thousands to flee the worst flooding in decades and pushing communities already battling drought, bushfires, ...Security forces fire on Myanmar protests after deadliest day since coup
Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy demonstrators on Monday killing two people, witnesses said, a day after dozens of protesters were shot ...














