US-NK summit to be held Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam
Trump said that much work remains to be done in his state-of-union address. US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and…
US and South Korea at odds over military costs
South Korea-US military cost-sharing deadlock drags out as US demands $1 billion. South Korea’s struggle to reach an agreement with the US for the cost of maintaining US troops…
Record ¥4.5 tril. spent in Japan by foreign visitors
Tourism is increasingly becoming an important part of the Japanese market. A record high of ¥4.5 trillion was spent in Japan in 2018 by foreign visitors, according to the Japan…
India’s cyber legislation is part of a worrying trend
International technology firms face sweeping new regulations in India that have the potential to create major shifts in the country’s cyber landscape. The new pieces of…
China accuses Canada of double standard
Beijing slams Justin Trudeau’s criticism of drug smuggler’s death sentence. China on Tuesday expressed strong dissatisfaction at the Canadian prime minister’s…
Malaysian rulers to pick new king by the month’s end
Previous king stepped down in unprecedented move on Sunday. Malaysia’s Conference of Rulers will meet in about two weeks’ time to elect the country’s new constitutional…
Pakistan seals financial assistance from UAE
$3 billion financial assistance sealed as Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets Imran Khan in Islamabad. Pakistani and United Arab Emirates leadership have met thrice now in three months.…
Xi envisions peaceful reunification
Xi Jinping wants Taiwan reunification under one country two systems model. China must be and will be reunified, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, warning against external…
ANN Person of the Year countdown
The Asia News Network person of the year will be revealed on Friday, December 29, 2018 with the runner up and other finalists already revealed. 2018 has been a year of incredible…
Sunda Strait tsunami: What we know so far
A round up by the Jakarta Post of what we know so far about the deadly event. A tsunami hit Banten and Lampung on Saturday at 9:27 p.m. The tsunami was caused by an abnormal tidal…