Taipei, Taiwan – Taiwan’s more than 19 million eligible voters will cast their ballots on Saturday for the island’s next leaders and lawmakers amid domestic economic…
Maldives’ new president makes first state visit to Beijing as China and India vie for influence in Indian Ocean nation. China and the Maldives have…
China lodges ‘solemn representations’ after Chinese shops targeted and some citizens injured after day of chaos. At least 15 people have been killed in Papua…
Kaohsiung, Taiwan – On ‘Super Sunday’ as Taiwan’s three leading political parties converged on the southern city of Kaohsiung, 28-year-old Vivian and her nervous dog…
Opposition politician Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck in a near-fatal attack on January 2 in southern Busan city. Police in South Korea have…
Dhaka, Bangladesh — Hours after Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League was declared the landslide winner in Sunday’s election, which the opposition had boycotted, Prime Minister Sheikh…
The AFC Asian Cup 2023, hosted by defending champions Qatar, starts on January 11. A glittering array of star names are spread across some of…
Foreign ministers of nearly 50 countries say such activities breach UN sanctions on North Korea. Dozens of countries have joined Ukraine, the United Kingdom and…
Taipei, Taiwan – In early 2021, Chien and his fellow pineapple farmers in southern Taiwan received bad news: China had added their crop to a…
The alert warns of a ‘missile flyover Taiwan’; however, Taiwan’s foreign minister assures people it was a satellite. Taiwanese authorities have sent out an emergency…
Thousands of households remain without power, but situation in evacuation centres is slowly improving. The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has jumped…
The law is introduced amid a surge in anti-Semitic and hate crimes, driven by the Israel-Hamas war. The Nazi salute and associated hate symbols have…
Hundreds of shelters at the refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh were gutted with arson suspected. Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been left without…
Taipei, Taiwan – In what is set to be a historic year for elections worldwide, Taiwanese voters will head to the polls this week to…
Three deputy ministers were disciplined over social media posts about India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government of the Maldives has suspended three deputy ministers…
The winner of 22 Grand Slam championships has suffered a muscle tear on his hip days after making his long-awaited comeback to competitive tennis. Rafael…
The move follows US approval of $300m in military aid for the self-ruled island, which holds elections in a week. China has announced sanctions against…
The 7.6 quake struck on New Year’s Day, causing extensive damage to communities on the Noto Peninsula. A woman in her 90s has been pulled…
The world is drowning in a record amount of debt concentrated in developing countries. Global debt has hit a record $307 trillion in 2023. That…
Hundreds of people are still missing after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Japan’s west coast on January 1. The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s…