カテゴリー: Asia Pacific
City’s residents respond after police arrest student leader for possessing an offensive weapon, also known as a laser pointerHundreds of people have staged a “laser show” in Hong Kong to protest against the arrest of a student union leader who bought a…
Brandon Lee, dubbed an ‘enemy of the state’ on social media, is in a critical condition after the shooting in northern Ifugao provinceAn American human rights volunteer tagged an “enemy of the state” on social media in the Philippines has been shot fou…
Police and locals search sand at Bethells Beach west of Auckland after 19 packages marked with unusual symbols are foundCocaine with a street value of around $2m (NZ$3m) has washed up in packages on a wild New Zealand beach, sparking a major search for…
Survivors not consulted and reporters shut out of royal commission hearings into March attack that killed 51 peopleConcern is growing that New Zealand’s royal inquiry into the Christchurch massacre is lacking teeth and transparency with survivors, the …
Embassy accuses MP of having a ‘Cold-War mentality’ after he said rise of China was putting Australia’s sovereignty at risk China has said it “strongly deplores” comments by the Liberal MP Andrew Hastie comparing the west’s attitude to China to France’…
Police not ruling out foul play after 15-year-old disappeared from cottage, but family remains hopefulIndigenous trackers are working to find British teenager Nora Quoirin, 15, who disappeared from an eco-resort in Malaysia on Sunday, as her family sai…
It is essential that Europe does not become the arena for a build-up of nuclear weapons, writes Catherine West MP. It is surely time to bury the Micawber principle, says Professor Neil HyattAs we mark the 74th anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Hiro…
Around 3,000 legal professionals pile pressure on justice department in ninth week of protests Thousands of Hong Kong’s legal professionals have staged a march to put pressure on the city’s Department of Justice over what they say are political prosecu…
Australia tells tourists there is a risk of violence between protesters and police or ‘criminally linked individuals’ Australians travelling to Hong Kong have been warned to exercise a “high degree of caution” as China said Hong Kong was facing its wor…
Footage of rodents running along the top of fridges, down walls and across aisles of FamilyMart shop in Tokyo viewed 5m timesA major convenience store operator in Japan has closed one of its shops and issued an apology after video clips of several rats…
Cases have gone up 98% after the government banned a vaccine widely blamed for causing the deaths of childrenAn outbreak of dengue fever in the Philippines has been declared a national epidemic after causing hundreds of deaths this year in the wake of …
Minister says archipelago in grave situation through no fault of its own as he unveils plan for net zero emissions and village relocationFiji will introduce one of the world’s most ambitious legislative programs to tackle the climate crisis, and has la…
India revoking the disputed region’s special status is incendiary and wrong. The impact could be felt throughout the regionThe warning signs were there. Hindu nationalists have long desired to end the semi-autonomous status of Kashmir, India’s only Mus…
As protests intensify it is hard to see how deadlock can end without death or serious injuryOver the last few weeks, protesters in Hong Kong have taken to spraypainting traffic barriers, bridges, police stations and more with the words: “If we burn, yo…
Beijing authorities issue strongest warning yet to demonstrators in rare media briefingChinese authorities and masked protesters have held rival press conferences in an attempt to take control of the narrative amid escalating demonstrations in Hong Kon…