カテゴリー: Asia Pacific
US president’s intervention comes as Beijing sharpens its threat to use force against pro-democracy protestersUS president Donald Trump has said he is “concerned” about the risk of a violent Chinese crackdown in Hong Kong, as protesters prepare for ano…
Police say they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the camper van attack in the North Island surfing town of RaglanA man has faced court over the alleged murder of Australian surfer Sean McKinnon, who was shot while travelling in a camper v…
Regime says Pyongyang and Seoul have nothing to talk about while South Korea continues military drills with USNorth Korea has fired at least two unidentified projectiles into the sea off its east coast, shortly after it denounced South Korea’s military…
Forum’s chair describes leaders’ 12 hours of talks as ‘very, very tough struggle’Australia stands in opposition to other Pacific Islands nations after distancing itself from language calling for urgent action on climate change at a regional meeting in …
China’s ambassador to UK Liu Xiaoming also accuses intefering British politicians of ‘colonial mindset’China has issued its most pointed threat yet to pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, warning that it had “enough solutions and enough power to swif…
Liu Xiaoming issues stark warning to protesters in Hong Kong, saying Beijing is prepared to ‘quell any unrest swiftly’ if demonstrations continue. ‘Their moves are severe and violent offences, and already show signs of terrorism,’ Liu said Continue rea…
Skateboarding will debut in the Tokyo Olympics next year. Despite this, those who are part of a growing scene in Shanghai, China, complain of being labelled troublemakers Continue reading…
President Moon Jae-in plans joint Olympics with North Korea in 2032 and calls on Japan to contemplate its wartime pastSouth Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, has vowed to achieve the unification of the Korean peninsula by 2045, a century after the end of…
A common species of urban lichen is being promoted as a natural alternative to Viagra, much to the concern of scientistsBotanists in New Zealand are warning the public not to consume lichen growing on footpaths and shady rocks throughout the country, a…
As Tokyo marks the end of war in Pacific, conscripts’ families search for information on where their forebears fellKim Jung-im was three years old when her father, Kim Dong-won, was conscripted into the Japanese imperial army in 1940.He died, aged 23, …
President offers to meet Xi Jinping as Chinese paramilitary gathers at Hong Kong borderDonald Trump has urged Beijing to treat Hong Kong “humanely” in order to reach a trade deal, in his most extensive comments yet on weeks of increasingly violent unre…
Sources say Canberra has softened language, getting rid of all but one reference to coalSupport our independent journalism with a single or recurring contributionAustralia has succeeded in removing all but one reference to coal on the draft communique …
Paramilitary police personnel carriers appear to be parked in Shenzhen sports stadiumSatellite photos show what appear to be armoured personnel carriers and other vehicles belonging to the China’s paramilitary People’s Armed police parked in a sports s…
French prosecutors open criminal investigation into London teenager’s death A postmortem of Nora Quoirin, the 15-year-old girl who went missing in the Malaysian jungle, has yet to determine a definitive cause of death and will continue on Thursday, say…
This week, the Guardian’s international news magazine features reports from Kashmir, Hong Kong and beyond. Subscribe here The announcement last week that Indian prime minister Narendra Modi was to revoke the special constitutional status of Indian-admi…