Thousands return to Hong Kong streets in fresh round of protests
Police fire tear gas at those outside of approved route. After a week of relative calm, thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday (Dec 1)…
N. Korea says it tested super-large multiple rocket launcher
KCNA says it tested the rockets ‘under leader’s guidance’. North Korea said Friday it successfully tested a super-large multiple rocket launcher’s…
NO MERCY for café attack perpetrators
Sentencing 7 militants to death, court says Holey Artisan attack was designed to assassinate the non-communal character of Bangladesh. A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced seven…
Malaysia’s appeal at London Court over 1MDB issue succeeds
Malaysia is struggling to return money that was embezzeled. The Malaysian government has succeeded in its appeal against the London Court’s decision to delay its legal…
Lam hopeful voice of peace will continue
HK govt respects and will reflect on district council vote results, she says. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor voiced hope on Monday, a day after the…
Why Hong Kong residents turned out in record numbers to vote
Many say events of past 5 months galvanised their desire to exercise their democratic right. Amid mild autumn weather and under a clear blue sky in Lek Yuen, the oldest public…
Local tourism hit hard by plunge in S. Korean visitors
South Korea and Japan are embroiled in a trade standoff which has extended to other realms of diplomacy. The decline in South Korean visitors to Japan continues unabated, spurred…
Trade disputes between Korea and Japan show no sign of abating
President Moon Jae-in blames Japan’s export controls for GSOMIA withdrawal. Escalating trade tension between South Korea and Japan shows no sign of abating as two rounds of…
What is Oplan Tokhang and why is it in the news?
A particular phrase has popped up a number of times in news from the Philippines in the past several days that is probably a mystery to much of the world. That phrase is Oplan…
N. Korea rejects nuclear talks before US withdraws hostile policy
The US and South Korea have suspended a joint air drill to appease Pyongyang. North Korea said Tuesday it has no interest in denuclearization negotiations with the United States…