カテゴリー: Asia Pacific
The shocking killing of 18 people in a highlands village may have ‘changed everything’, warns police minister The pictures that came out of a remote highlands village in Papua New Guinea two weeks ago were not, at first glance, particularly graphic: bu…
Charges yet to be laid against former Melbourne nightclub promoters William Cabantog and David Van Iersel Two former Melbourne nightclub promoters facing drug possession charges in Bali have been paraded wearing shackles in front of the media.The men h…
Sunday’s assault was blamed on criminals, but there are signs of links to pro-Beijing figuresAt a pro-government rally on Saturday, one speaker made a disconcerting proposal for disciplining Hong Kong’s young protesters. “Do we have canes at home? Brin…
Wall Street Journal says US officials have seen pact but Cambodian PM denies moveChina has signed a secret deal to allow its military troops to be stationed at a naval base in Cambodia, according to reports.The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials …
Industry has boomed in Thailand, with more than 80 snail farms in one province alone feeding cosmetics demand For years, they were the unwelcome slimy plague on the farmers of Thailand. But a global cosmetic demand for snail secretions, thought to offs…
The government said ‘hostile forces’ wanted to break China apart and called the region of Xinjiang an ‘inseparable’ part of China The far northwestern region of Xinjiang is an “inseparable” part of China despite efforts by extremists to distort history…
Police accused of doing nothing to stop suspected triads storming train station and beating people Pro-democracy activists and lawmakers in Hong Kong have accused the police of standing by as men dressed in white attacked commuters and protesters, leav…
Ever since sham elections in March, activists have been singled out in a series of brutal attacks as the military tightens its grip on power The blows came hard and heavy on Sirawith Seritiwat’s head. The four men, dressed in motorcycle helmets, black …
Protest that began over extradition bill sees citizens come out against government for seventh weekendThousands of demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Sunday, marking the latest unrest in a political movement that shows few signs of slowing.There wer…
The studio that nurtured creativity and treasured its staff made anime that found magic in the everydayLike many fans, I wasn’t really aware of specific animation houses or companies when I first got into Japanese animation as a kid. Anime, as far as I…
Police warn of possible violence as man is arrested after ‘extremely powerful’ explosives foundPolice in Hong Kong are warning of possible violence on the eve of another mass protest against a controversial extradition bill after making “the largest se…
Millions join in a mass rajio taisō workout broadcast daily for nearly 70 years“One, two, three, four … five, six, seven, eight …” That is the cue for half a dozen people braving a humid morning at Kamezuka park in Tokyo to bend, stretch, jump, and run…
Suspect detained after attack in Zhongshan Huoju development zone in Guangdong provinceThe veteran Hong Kong actor Simon Yam has been stabbed in the stomach while attending an event in southern China.A suspect was detained after the attack in the Zhong…
Thirty-four people are now confirmed to have died in Thursday’s arson attack The majority of those who died in the arson attack on Kyoto Animation on Thursday were in their 20s and 30s, public broadcaster NHK said Saturday.More clues as to why the fire…
Beijing attacks ‘irresponsible remarks’ of Marise Payne and says it is conducting a lawful inquiry into case of Australian academicChina has told Australia to stop interfering in the investigation of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun and to stop i…