カテゴリー: Asia Pacific
Short-range missile tests follow agreement between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump to resume dialogue on nuclear programmeNorth Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff has said, after warnings fro…
Media ads call for imposing of sanctions to protect human rights in former colonyThe British government and MPs are to be the focus of a digital advertising campaign in which Hong Kong pro-democracy activists will plead for the UK to take action to pro…
Husband Henry John taken to hospital under police guard after woman found dead at Suva homeAn Australian woman working for the UN has allegedly been murdered in Fiji.Police in the capital, Suva, said they were treating the death of Jennifer Downes as s…
Victims describe ‘smell of blood’ in train carriages as China blames ‘black hands’ of US for unrestVictims of an attack by masked men in a Hong Kong train station on Sunday have accused police of not responding to their calls for help, saying: “We save…
Sales of holidays, beer and even tickets to see Butt Detective the Movie slump amid trade tensionsPetrol stations and garages in South Korea are refusing to fill up or service Japanese cars as part of a growing boycott of Japanese goods sparked by trad…
Medi Bastoni hopes to get to meet the president when he arrives in Jakarta, in several weeks A man from a village in East Java has embarked on an unconventional mission to raise awareness about preserving forests: he is walking 800km to Indonesia’s cap…
Moscow says it carried out its first long-range operation with Beijing, prompting warning shots from South Korean jets Russia has said it carried out its first long-range joint air patrol with China in the Asia-Pacific region, a mission that triggered …
Politician known abroad for his role in crushing 1989 Tiananmen Square protestsThe former Chinese premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the Chinese capital as the “Butcher of Beijing” for his role in the crackdown on the Tiananmen Sq…
Anger growing against police and authorities after masked men left 45 people in hospitalProtesters in Hong Kong have pledged to stand up to thugs who attacked demonstrators at the weekend as public anger grows towards the government and police.Demonstr…
Van Kham Chau, 70, has been held for six months on treason charges and denied a lawyerHuman rights groups and relatives have expressed concern for the wellbeing of a 70-year-old Australian citizen who has been imprisoned in Vietnam for six months witho…
Maria Ressa faces prison term if convicted under criminal cyberlibel lawMaria Ressa: everything you need to know about the Rappler editor A libel trial against the editor of Rappler, a Philippine news site critical of the regime of President Rodrigo Du…
One of the most well-regarded journalists in the world, Maria Ressa has made a powerful enemy in Philippines president DuterteMaria Ressa: Rappler editor found guilty of cyber libel charges in PhilippinesMaria Ressa is one of the most highly regarded j…
Seoul and Moscow at odds over alleged violation of airspace above disputed islandsSouth Korean jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots after a Russian warplane violated South Korea’s airspace, Seoul officials have said in an announcement that was quickl…
North Korean leader pictured with submarine that may signal development of the country’s missile programmeNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a large newly built submarine, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday, potentially signalling contin…
Up to 80% of the most common carriers of the disease are immune to the most common treatments, researchers findDrug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across south-east Asia leading to “alarmingly high” treatment failure rates o…