カテゴリー: Asia Pacific
Ministry of Education sought personal details including dates of birth from academics teaching Chinese-Australian courseAcademics at the University of Technology Sydney have refused a demand from the Chinese Ministry of Education for their passport num…
The city has been rocked by protests since June, many ending in violent clashes with police. Demonstrators have five key demandsHong Kong has been rocked by protests since early June, many of which have ended in violent clashes between police and demon…
Mass protests at Hong Kong’s international airport have forced flight cancellations to and from AustraliaAustralian travellers are facing major delays after thousands of pro-democracy protesters descended on Hong Kong’s international airport, forcing a…
Nora Quoirin’s mother has appealed to the public for information as the search for the missing 15-year-old British girl continues in Malaysia. A £10,000 reward has been offered to help find the vulnerable teenager who disappeared from her bedroom …
Nora Quoirin’s mother has appealed to the public for information as the search for the missing 15-year-old British girl continues in Malaysia. A £10,000 reward has been offered to help find the vulnerable teenager who disappeared from her bedroom …
Ash Dykes, 28, had to overcome a landslide, blizzards and being followed by a pack of wolves A 28-year-old British explorer has become the first person to complete a 4,000-mile (6,437km) trek along the Yangtze River in China.Ash Dykes, from Old Colwyn …
Heavy rain swept through eastern China after Typhoon Lekima made landfall in the coastal province of Zhejiang on Saturday. The powerful storm left a trail of destruction after a landslide backed up a river that broke through debris and inundated homes….
Disruption on Monday stopped flights to UK, US and Australia and will be felt worldwideThe closure of Hong Kong international airport has shone a fresh global spotlight on the city’s protest movement.The airport was forced to cancel all remaining passe…
Pacific leaders say they need more than money from Australia as they demand concrete actions to reduce emissionsScott Morrison will unveil a $500m climate change and oceans funding package for the Pacific region when he attends the Pacific Islands Foru…
Nearly 300 bars and restaurants are squeezed into an area about the size of half a football pitch in the Golden Gai area of Tokyo. Everything is smaller and narrower in this warren of shacks, a sliver of old Tokyo in a modern metropolis Continue readi…
Tourists remain in airport during demonstration, with flights to resume on TuesdayHong Kong protesters have shut down one of the world’s busiest airports in a dramatic escalation of the mass demonstrations that have plunged the city into its worst poli…
Footage of helmeted protesters suddenly making arrests causes concern after weekend of intense clashesRights groups and democracy activists have accused police in Hong Kong of using excessive force after teargas was fired into an enclosed subway statio…
A welcome critique of global finance is admirably angry but fails to properly identify the crisis brewing in BeijingThe great dividing line in economics – ever since its birth – is how to think about money. Are money and the financial systems through w…
Breakaway leader Benny Wenda will use meeting in Tuvalu to push for UN vote on Jakarta’s control of province Human rights violations and political independence in West Papua are set to command debate at this week’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), where Pa…