Children amongst civilians killed in India “crossfire”
Indian police say eight villagers, including three children, have been killed in crossfire between security forces and Maoist rebels ...
US lawmakers approve visas for displaced Tibetans
A US senate committee has approved a provision that will 5,000 visas to Tibetan refugees over a three-year period. The ...
Factory owner barred from leaving Bangladesh
A court in Bangladeshi has barred the owner of a garment factory where more than 100 workers died in ...
Disaster hits another Cambodian factory
More than 20 workers were hurt when the rest shelter at a Cambodian factory collapsed, just days after portions ...
Thousands rally against nuclear power in Taiwan
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Taipei to call for an end to nuclear power in Taiwan ...
China seeks release of seized fishing boat and crew
Beijing called on Pyongyang to release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew seized earlier this month by unidentified ...
China premier: ties with India “key to world peace”
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to build trust with India weeks after a border dispute that threatened relations ...
Taiwan, Philippines agree ‘parallel’ death investigation
Taipei and Manila have agreed to initiate a joint investigation into the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman who died, ...
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 ...
China seeks release of seized fishing boat and crew
Beijing called on Pyongyang to release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew seized earlier this month by unidentified ...
China premier: ties with India “key to world peace”
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to build trust with India weeks after a border dispute that threatened relations ...
China investigates N. Korea boat hijack claim
Authorities in Beijing were investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans seized a Chinese fishing boat on May 6, local ...
S.Korea slams “unhelpful” Japanese visit to N. Korea
South Korea on Thursday criticized the trip of a top Japanese aide to Pyongyang as "unhelpful" amid tensions with ...
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 ...
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 ...
Factory owner barred from leaving Bangladesh
A court in Bangladeshi has barred the owner of a garment factory where more than 100 workers died in ...
Disaster hits another Cambodian factory
More than 20 workers were hurt when the rest shelter at a Cambodian factory collapsed, just days after portions ...
Taiwan, Philippines agree ‘parallel’ death investigation
Taipei and Manila have agreed to initiate a joint investigation into the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman who died, ...
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 ...
