Fresh street protests hit Chinese chemical plant
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in a renewed protest against a proposed chemical plant in China. Nearly ...
Osaka mayor: comments lacked “sensitivity”
An outspoken politician who drew ire for defending the use of sex slaves during wartime firmly stood by his ...
Indonesia seeks new Indo-Pacific treaty for Asia
Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa called for a new treaty spanning across Asia to curb the onset of conflict ...
Businessman destroys Maserati supercar in protest
A wealthy Chinese businessman hired a crew to smash his Maserati supercar to protest poor customer service in a ...
Two killed, six injured in Cambodian factory collapse
At least two workers and seven others have been injured after the ceiling in a shoe factory in Cambodia ...
South Korea slams “provocative” Abe photo
A widely circulated photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a military jet trainer drew flak in South ...
Taiwan sanctions Philippines despite death apology
Taiwan has slapped sanctions on the Philippines, rejecting an apology by President Benigno Aquino over a brush in disputed ...
H&M presses Bangladesh on minimum wage increase
The chief executive of Swedish retailer H&M called on the Bangladeshi government to raise minimum wages - among the ...
Children’s Day
Giant carp banners are popping up all over town, blowing in the wind. What’s going on? It’s the fifth day of the fifth month, otherwise known as Children’s Day. Formerly meant for boys (after all, girls have their own day), [...]
Hiker found alive after Philippines volcano eruption
A Thai national earlier reported missing after Mt. Mayon erupted, spewing rocks and ash, has been found alive in the volcano's rugged terrain as rescuers struggle to bring the recovered ...
Up to 300,000 one-day-old babies die each year in India
Newborn deaths in India account for 29% of the world's first-day deaths, with more than 300,000 babies succumbing to infections and other preventable causes within 24 hours of being born ...
China bans forced mental hospital detentions
China enforced a new law prohibiting citizens from being admitted to mental institutions without their consent in an attempt to crackdown on "forced detentions" allegedly used by those in power ...
Japan’s Uniqlo announces its largest global store in Shanghai
Just months after a Honda police car was upturned for being Japanese and shops across China were boarded up for fear of attack, a Japanese fashion chain has announced a ...
Fresh street protests hit Chinese chemical plant
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in a renewed protest against a proposed chemical plant in China. Nearly ...
Businessman destroys Maserati supercar in protest
A wealthy Chinese businessman hired a crew to smash his Maserati supercar to protest poor customer service in a ...
“White powder” forces US consulate in China to close
A US consulate in China was forced to suspend some operations after a suspicious envelope was found containing an ...
Osaka mayor: comments lacked “sensitivity”
An outspoken politician who drew ire for defending the use of sex slaves during wartime firmly stood by his ...
South Korea slams “provocative” Abe photo
A widely circulated photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a military jet trainer drew flak in South ...
Okinawans demand apology for sex slave remarks
Women from Japan's island chain of Okinawa have demanded an apology from outspoken Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who defended ...
China denies renewed US cyber-attack accusations
Beijing has rejected a new US report claiming the Chinese army had sponsored cyber-attacks for economic and military gain and said the accusations could harm cooperation against the increasing global ...
Russia, Japan shelve World War II animosity
Russia and Japan have finally agreed to lay their wartime animosity to rest, with bilateral peace talks almost half a century after World War II. In the first top-level summit between ...
Indonesia to outlaw “black magic”
Indonesia is set to ban sorcery or "black magic" to curb anti-witch killings. Under proposed revisions to the Dutch colonial-era criminal code, Indonesia would make it illegal for anyone to ...
28,000 rivers vanish from Chinese map
About 28,000 rivers have disappeared from China’s state maps, an absence, reports the Times of London, seized upon by environmentalists as evidence of the natural cost of developmental ...
Two killed, six injured in Cambodian factory collapse
At least two workers and seven others have been injured after the ceiling in a shoe factory in Cambodia ...
Taiwan sanctions Philippines despite death apology
Taiwan has slapped sanctions on the Philippines, rejecting an apology by President Benigno Aquino over a brush in disputed ...
H&M presses Bangladesh on minimum wage increase
The chief executive of Swedish retailer H&M called on the Bangladeshi government to raise minimum wages - among the ...
South Korea intelligence involved in Australian spy case
Australia claims it has uncovered a South Korean spy ring attempting to obtain trade secrets as the two nations ...
Australian man faces terrorism charges in Saudi Arabia
An Australian man detained for almost 18 months faces terrorism charges in Saudi Arabia, officials have confirmed Thursday. Shayden ...
Australian bank to invest in Chinese government bonds
The Australian central bank plans to invest about 5% of its foreign reserves in Chinese government bonds to help ...
