LA Post: Asia

Why the Adidas ‘Chinese New Year’ jacket has gone viral

February 17, 2026

Asia|Economy|Political|Technology|World

US plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China's alarm

The United States is planning to deploy more high-tech missile systems in the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies again condemned China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”

February 17, 2026

The house always wins: How the establishment finally came out on top in Thailand

February 17, 2026

Asia|Political|World

North Korea opens a housing district for families of its soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war

North Korea says it completed a housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine

February 15, 2026

Asia|Political|World

Indonesia readies up to 8,000 troops in first firm commitment to Gaza peacekeeping force

Indonesia is training troops for a new peacekeeping force in Gaza, backing a key part of President Donald Trump’s postwar plan

February 13, 2026

Asia|Business|Political|World

Could this teenage girl be North Korea’s next leader?

February 13, 2026

Asia|Crime|Europe|World

New Zealand restricts the spread of a reviled killer’s views by hampering his attempts to gain fame

New Zealand's Court of Appeal has finished hearing an appeal from the Christchurch mosque gunman, in proceedings that were quiet and tightly controlled

February 13, 2026

Asia|Business|Political|World

Sister of North Korea's leader says South Korea's drone regret was sensible but insufficient

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur

February 13, 2026

A timeline of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota

The Trump administration is ending Operation Metro Surge, a sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota that sparked weeks of protests and left two U.S. citizens dead

February 12, 2026

US stocks drop sharply as investors hunt for losers that will be hurt by AI

U.S. stocks fell sharply as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology

February 12, 2026

Asia|Business|Europe|Technology|World

India moves a step closer to buying Rafale fighter jets and maritime patrol aircraft

India’s defense ministry says a government panel has cleared a major step toward buying more Rafale fighter jets and P-8I maritime patrol aircraft

February 12, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Indian unions and farmers stage a nationwide strike over interim trade deal with US

A broad coalition of unions and farmers in India has held a one-day national strike against an interim trade deal with the United States

February 12, 2026

Arts|Asia|Crime|World

In Cambodia, thousands flood out of scam compounds and find little help

A shelter in Cambodia, the only one of its kind, is overwhelmed as workers flee scam compounds

February 11, 2026

Asia|Crime|Education|World

Teenager steals gun from police and attacks a school in southern Thailand, killing 1

A 17-year-old has killed one person and injured two others after he stole a gun from police and stormed a public high school in southern Thailand

February 11, 2026

US stocks drift to a mixed finish as yields fall after a discouraging report on US shoppers

Stocks drifted to a mixed finish after flirting with record highs

February 10, 2026

Asia|Economy|Lifestyle|Travel|World

China’s Lunar New Year travel rush begins with record 9.5 billion trips expected

Hundreds of millions of people in China are heading to their hometowns this week for the Lunar New Year festival

February 10, 2026

Asia|Sports|World

Pakistan ends boycott and will face India at T20 World Cup

Pakistan has reversed its decision to boycott playing India at the T20 World Cup

February 09, 2026

Asia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Pakistan says Afghanistan has created conditions ‘similar to or worse than’ pre-9/11 attacks

Pakistan’s president warns that the Taliban's government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the 9/11 attacks in 2001

February 09, 2026

China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law

February 08, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai's sentence raises international outcry as China defends it

The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is raising an outcry from international governments and rights groups

February 09, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial

February 09, 2026

Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai party tops election that marks a conservative comeback

The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on track to win the most seats in Thailand’s general election, according to unofficial results

February 09, 2026

Asia|Business|Election|World

Prime Minister Takaichi’s party wins a supermajority in Japan's lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election

February 07, 2026

Asia|Economy|Political|US|World

Kim expected to issue major policy goals at North Korea party congress in late February

North Korean state media says the country's leadership will convene a major political conference later this month

February 08, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Suicide bomber kills dozens in Pakistan mosque

February 06, 2026

Asia|Crime|World

Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores

Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others

February 06, 2026

Japan’s conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?

February 06, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday after national security conviction

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law

February 06, 2026

Asia|Economy|Political|World

Taiwan-US ties are ‘rock solid,’ the island’s president says after Trump-Xi call

Taiwan’s ties with the United States are “rock solid,” the island’s president said Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone, including about the self-ruled island’s future

February 05, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Chinese national who exposed rights abuses is freed from US detention after being granted asylum

Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention

February 05, 2026

Asia|Economy|Political|World

China's Xi and Russia's Putin discuss their growing links, ties with US and global crises

Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States in a video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

February 04, 2026

Bangladesh's Hindu minority in fear as attacks rise and a national election nears

Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024

February 04, 2026

Arts|Asia|Celebrity|Entertainment|World

A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China

February 04, 2026

Asia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty

'Small faces and big eyes': 16-year-old artist on pressure to undergo plastic surgery for fans' approval

Aspiring 16-year-old K-pop artist Seoyoung Yun talks about considering plastic surgery as a teenager. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports from Seoul, South Korea for “The Whole Story: K-Pop: A Star is Made,” airing Sunday January 5 at 8pm ET.

January 05, 2025

Asia|Economy|Political|World

An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war

An internal document reveals Vietnam's military is preparing for a possible American war of aggression, viewing the U.S. as a "belligerent" power

February 03, 2026

Asia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Pakistan says it has killed 145 'Indian-backed terrorists' in Balochistan after deadly attacks

Pakistani police and military forces have killed over 100 "Indian-backed terrorists" in Balochistan, according to government officials

February 01, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Militants kill 33 people in multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan; 92 assailants also killed

Pakistan’s military says multiple suicide and gun attacks across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan have killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants

January 31, 2026

Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says

Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption

January 30, 2026

Asia|Political|World

ASEAN to stick to Myanmar peace plan despite its failure to stop deadly civil war

Thailand’s top diplomat says that a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still help restore peace

January 30, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

How a love of luxury brought down South Korea’s former first lady

January 28, 2026

Asia|Crime|World

Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland is granted asylum to remain in US

A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back

January 28, 2026

Starmer and Xi call for deeper UK-China ties as Trump shakes up global relations

The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global uncertainty

January 29, 2026

After a day of sharp swings, Wall Street ends nearly where it began

A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including Microsoft's worst drop in nearly six years, finished with only relatively modest moves

January 29, 2026

Asia|Election|Political|World

Bangladesh's ousted leader Hasina denounces the upcoming election from her exile in India

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of the pivotal vote next month

January 29, 2026

Asia|Political|World

ASEAN does not recognize Myanmar's elections, which military-backed party claims to have won

The Philippine foreign secretary says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021

January 29, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Vietnam and the EU upgrade ties as US tariffs reshape global trade

Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level

January 29, 2026

Asia|Crime|World

China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations

China has executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion

January 29, 2026

Asia|Europe|MidEast|Sports

Patrick Reed opens with 71 to trail by 6 in Bahrain. He adds Qatar to his European tour schedule

Patrick Reed is going to spend a full month in the Middle East on the European tour

January 29, 2026

UK's Starmer heads to China seeking a thaw in relations but risking a rift with Trump

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States

January 27, 2026

Asia|Environment|Health|Travel|World

Snow leopard mauls skier in China’s Xinjiang region

January 27, 2026

US stocks rise as gold hits another record and the dollar's value sinks again

U.S. stock indexes ticked higher, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold

January 26, 2026

Asia|Environment|World

Indonesian marines among 42 missing in deadly West Java landslide

Nineteen Indonesian marines are among 42 people missing after a landslide in West Java province

January 26, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

ICC judges find former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte fit to stand trial

Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial

January 26, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Japanese court orders North Korea to pay damages to survivors of deceptive repatriation program

A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth."

January 26, 2026

Asia|Crime|Environment|World

Rescuers recover more bodies from landslide in Indonesia, with 72 still missing

Improved weather has helped rescuers in Java, Indonesia, recover more bodies after a landslide killed over two dozen villagers

January 25, 2026

Crowds bid farewell to Japan’s last pandas before return to China amid souring ties

January 25, 2026

Asia|Entertainment|Sports|World

Free solo climber Alex Honnold conquers one of the world’s tallest buildings

January 25, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

A suicide bomber strikes a wedding in northwestern Pakistan and kills 7 people

Police say a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding 25

January 23, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

China's top general under investigation in latest military purge

China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law

January 24, 2026

Asia|Europe|Food|Technology|Travel

Gorgeous islands that tourism hasn’t swallowed whole

January 24, 2026

Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security

The Pentagon has released a National Defense Strategy that chastises U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserts the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere over a longtime goal of countering China

January 24, 2026

Asia|Economy|Political|World

Japan will hold an early election next month as Takaichi aims to capitalize on her popularity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8

January 23, 2026

Asia|Political|World

Vietnam leader To Lam consolidates power with reelection as country targets 10% growth

Vietnam’s Communist Party has re-elected To Lam as general secretary, putting the former security chief on track to become the country’s most powerful leader in decades

January 23, 2026

Asia|Crime|Election|Political|World

Hong Kong vigil organizer says she was seeking democracy, not end to Communist Party rule

A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has defended their demand for ending "one-party rule” in court

January 23, 2026

Asia|Business|Crime|World

73 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia to face investigations over online scams

Dozens of South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scams have been returned home to face criminal investigation

January 22, 2026

US stocks climb some more after Trump calls off his tariffs for Greenland

U.S. stocks rose and regained more of their losses for the week

January 22, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

2 Tiananmen vigil organizers plead not guilty in Hong Kong national security trial

Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have pleaded not guilty in a landmark national security trial

January 21, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Japan records a 5th straight yearly trade deficit

Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China

January 22, 2026

Arts|Asia|Entertainment|Science|World

Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet

Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years

January 21, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

South Korea's former prime minister jailed for 23 years in martial law case

A South Korean court has ruled that the failed imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion

January 21, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison

January 21, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment

January 21, 2026

Testimony ends in Uvalde officer's trial over response to 2022 school shooting, case set for jury

Witness testimony has ended in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack

January 20, 2026

Asia|Business|Crime|Environment|World

Recovery of 5 more bodies from Karachi shopping plaza brings fire death toll to 28

Rescuers in Karachi, Pakistan, are searching for dozens of missing people after a massive fire at a shopping plaza

January 20, 2026

Asia|Crime|MidEast|World

Islamic State group claims blast on Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed 7

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national and wounded more than a dozen others

January 20, 2026

Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’

January 19, 2026

China’s birth rate drops to record low as economy hits target despite US trade war

January 19, 2026

Asia|Crime|World

Rescuers recover more bodies from Karachi shopping plaza fire as death toll rises to 15

Rescuers have recovered more bodies from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi, Pakistan, pushing the death toll to at least 15

January 19, 2026

Asia|Economy|Health|World

China's population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution

China's population continues to shrink

January 19, 2026

Asia|Environment|Travel|World

Indonesian rescuers find a body near wreckage of a plane that crashed with 11 aboard

Indonesian rescuers have recovered a body while searching for 11 people aboard a plane that crashed on Sulawesi island

January 18, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Journalists in Bangladesh demand protection amid rising attacks

Journalists and media leaders in Bangladesh are demanding protection after recent attacks on two major newspapers

January 17, 2026

Arts|Asia|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Videos

Grit and glamour: Behind-the-scenes docuseries asks what it takes to become a K-pop idol

August 30, 2024

Asia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle

For those seeking K-pop stardom, the path can be long and grueling

January 05, 2025

Asia|Crime|Political|World

At top UN court, Myanmar denies deadly Rohingya campaign amounts to genocide

Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide

January 16, 2026

Taiwan hails its ‘best’ trade deal with US, as China protests

Taiwan’s premier has hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, while an official in Beijing condemned the accord

January 16, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Canadian prime minister hails renewed relations with China during his Beijing visit

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and China are entering a new era of relations

January 15, 2026

Asia|Crime|World

Thailand suffers another construction accident just a day after rail tragedy that killed 32

A new construction accident near Bangkok has occurred just 24 hours after a deadly train accident in another part of Thailand

January 15, 2026

Asia|World

Japan and the Philippines sign a new defense pact as they face growing China aggression

Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact that will allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters

January 15, 2026

From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting year for space

The US, China, India, Europe and Japan all have exciting missions on the horizon in 2026. Many of them are collaborative feats.

January 14, 2026

Asia|Crime|World

A construction crane falls onto a moving train in Thailand, killing at least 32 people

A construction crane has fallen onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand, causing a derailment that killed at least 32 people

January 14, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Health|World

David Webb, prominent Hong Kong shareholder activist, dies at 60

David Webb, a prominent Hong Kong shareholder activist, has died at 60

January 13, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|World

As Canada tries to reduce its dependence on the US, its leader will visit China to rebuild ties

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week to mend relations with the world's second-largest economy

January 12, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya opens at top UN court

Myanmar heard accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings began on Monday

January 12, 2026

Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon

Minnesota leaders are urging protesters to remain peaceful as demonstrators converge on a Minneapolis park to protest the fatal shooting of a woman

January 10, 2026

Asia|Business|Crime|Economy|World

Alleged cybercrime kingpin arrested and extradited from Cambodia to China

January 08, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to ensure regional stability

The United States will be providing significant aid to Thailand and Cambodia to ensure regional stability in the wake of the two nations fighting last year

January 09, 2026

Asia|Crime|Environment|World

Mound of garbage collapses at Philippine landfill, killing 2 and leaving 36 others missing

Officials in the Philippines say two people have been killed and 36 others are missing after an avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers at a landfill

January 09, 2026

Asia|Economy|Political|World

More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements

January 09, 2026

Asia|Crime|World

Filipino Catholics express outrage over corruption scandal during massive religious procession

A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics is joining an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in the Philippine capital, with some using the gathering to express outrage over a corruption scandal involving influential legislators

January 09, 2026

Businessman extradited from Cambodia to China suspected of running vast online criminal empire

Prosecutors in the United States say Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day

January 08, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|World

China and Japan, uneasy neighbors in East Asia, are at odds again

They’re at it again

January 08, 2026

China to probe Meta's acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus

China's commerce ministry says it plans to investigate Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus

January 08, 2026

Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T, citing 'dangerous times'

President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”

January 07, 2026

Musk's AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is facing global criticism for generating sexualized deepfakes

January 06, 2026

Asia|Environment|World

Flash floods in Indonesia kill at least 16 people and sweep away homes

Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province

January 06, 2026

Asia|Business|Political|World

China bans exports to Japan of dual-use goods that could enhance Tokyo's military power

China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes

January 06, 2026

Trump administration's capture of Maduro raises unease about the international legal framework

The capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has sparked global controversy

January 06, 2026

Asia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Health

South Korean movie star Ahn Sung-ki, dubbed 'The Nation's Actor,' dies at 74

South Korean film star Ahn Sung-ki, whose prolific career earned him the nickname “The Nation's Actor,” has died

January 05, 2026

Asia|Political|World

Japan says Trump has invited its leader to the US. It comes as ties with China are strained

President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year

January 03, 2026

Arts|Asia|Health|Sports|World

Osaka ill at United Cup in Perth but hopes to be OK for the Australian Open

Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is feeling under the weather at the United Cup at Perth

January 02, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Pakistan sentences journalists, YouTubers and ex-military officers to life over inciting violence

A court in Pakistan’s capital has sentenced seven people to life imprisonment after convicting them of inciting violence

January 02, 2026

Asia|Crime|World

Indonesia’s new penal code takes effect, marking historic break with colonial law

Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape

January 02, 2026

Asia|Lifestyle|Political|World

Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament

January 01, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian prisoners of war as part of ceasefire agreement

Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war

December 31, 2025

Asia|Political|World

China announces it 'successfully completed' Taiwan military maneuvers

China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan

December 31, 2025

Asia|Education|Health|Science|World

Pakistan's polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams

Officials say Pakistan has seen polio cases fall by more than half in 2025

December 31, 2025

Asia|Political|World

China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills

China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."

December 30, 2025

Asia|Political|World

China stages war games around Taiwan after hitting out at major US arms deal

December 29, 2025

Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

China's top diplomat blasts US arms sale to Taiwan as military drills around the island unfold

China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan

December 30, 2025

Asia|World

Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger role in dispute

Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries

December 29, 2025

Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|World

South Korea’s climate pledge to cut coal, lower emissions clash with US push for LNG purchases

South Korea is chasing a coal-free future in efforts to slash carbon emissions, an ambitious goal for the fossil fuel-dependent country

December 29, 2025

Asia|Crime|Environment|Lifestyle|Political

Hawaii hopes stricter laws will quiet illegal fireworks after deadly New Year's Eve blast

Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people

December 29, 2025

Asia|Crime|Economy|Political|World

Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

December 27, 2025

Asia|Political|World

Thai and Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire

Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia have started talks in China to address their border dispute

December 28, 2025

Asia|Election|Political|World

Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham

Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election

December 27, 2025

Asia|Political|World

Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting

Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fighting over border disputes

December 27, 2025

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Cambodia reports Thai air strikes as the 2 nations hold peace talks

Cambodia says that Thailand hit a site in the country's northwest with an airstrike on Saturday even as the two sides pursue talks to end clashes

December 26, 2025

Asia|Crime|World

At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan

A man has been arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with a chemical believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan

December 26, 2025

Asia|Political|World

Son of former Bangladesh prime minister returns after 17 years in exile with a chance to lead

The son of a former Bangladesh prime minister has returned to the country after more than 17 years in exile

December 25, 2025

Asia|Political|Science|Technology|World

North Korea displays apparent progress in construction of nuclear-powered submarine

North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology

December 25, 2025

Asia|Crime|World

US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, rights activists say

The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region

December 23, 2025

US stocks rise at the start of a holiday-shortened week

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street at the start of what’s expected to be a relatively calm holiday week

December 22, 2025

Asia|Crime|Europe|World

The killing of a general in Moscow follows a series of assassinations Russia blames on Ukraine

Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago

December 22, 2025

Asia|Political|World

Thailand and Cambodia to resume ceasefire talks after deadly border clashes

Thailand’s foreign minister says Thailand and Cambodia will resume talks to work toward a more durable ceasefire along their border

December 22, 2025

Asia|Science|Technology|World

Japan's new flagship H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite into orbit

Japan's space agency says its H3 rocket has failed to place a navigation satellite into orbit

December 22, 2025

Asia|Crime|Health|World

Passenger bus crash in Indonesia kills at least 16 people, official says

A rescue official in Indonesia says a passenger bus crash has killed at least 16 people on Indonesia’s main island of Java

December 22, 2025

Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of antisemitic attack

Thousands of mourners have gathered at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to mark a week since two gunmen targeted a Jewish festival, killing 15 people

December 21, 2025

Asia|Economy|Technology|World

US submarines are outnumbered in the Pacific. South Korea has a plan to help

December 21, 2025

Australian state plans tougher laws against displaying extremist flags after Bondi shooting

The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing a ban on public displays of Islamic State group flags and extremist symbols

December 20, 2025

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft case

A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, sentencing them to 17 years in prison

December 20, 2025

Asia|Crime|World

Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed 3 and injured 11, authorities say

Taiwanese authorities says the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island’s capital had planned the assaults and set fires at other locations earlier in the day

December 20, 2025

Asia|Crime|Economy|Environment|World

The disaster-prone Philippines invested billions in flood control. Then officials looted the funds

December 19, 2025

Asia|Crime|World

3 killed in Taiwan knife attack, with the suspect later falling to his death from a department store

Taiwan's national news agency and the city government say a man with a knife and smoke grenades attacked crowds indiscriminately in Taiwan’s capital

December 19, 2025

Protesters storm offices of leading Bangladesh dailies after a 2024 uprising activist dies

Angry protesters have stormed the offices of Bangladesh’s two leading newspapers after news reached the country from Singapore of the death of a prominent activist in last year’s political uprising, who was shot by an assailant a week ago

December 18, 2025

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Kinder chocolate and tears: Hong Kong lays to rest ‘gentle’ firefighter killed battling inferno that rocked city

December 19, 2025

Asia|Crime|Technology|World

Thailand conference launches international initiative to fight online scams

Thailand has helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia

December 18, 2025

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This college entrance exam was so hard an official had to resign. Could you ace these questions?

December 19, 2025

A photo of Miss Finland sparks racist accusations and furor across Asia

Finland's government is facing a backlash after its representative for the 2025 Miss Universe pageant, Sarah Dzafce, was seen pulling the corners of her eyes in a viral photo

December 18, 2025

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Thailand carries out more airstrikes on Cambodia as deadly border conflict flares

Thailand has conducted more airstrikes on Cambodia, targeting a warehouse storing rockets

December 18, 2025

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US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, angering China

President Donald Trump's administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones

December 18, 2025

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India signs deal with Oman as it tries to counter US tariffs by accelerating free trade agreements

India has signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Oman

December 18, 2025

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Daughter of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells CNN she is devastated by guilty verdict handed down to her father

December 17, 2025

Asia|Environment|Science|World

Why the weirdest sea level changes on Earth are happening off the coast of Japan

December 17, 2025

Asia|Crime|World

The Philippines’ long battle against Islamist extremism is back in the spotlight following Bondi attack

December 17, 2025

Asia|Crime|Health|World

Suspected militants kill 2, including a police officer guarding polio team in northwestern Pakistan

Police say suspected militants have opened fire on a police officer guarding a team of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, killing the officer and a passerby

December 16, 2025

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty in landmark national security trial, faces possible life sentence

December 15, 2025

Asia|Political|World

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism

December 14, 2025

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Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire has caused its first civilian death in new border fighting

Thailand's government reports a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager

December 14, 2025

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High-end car sales sink in China as its economy slows, taking a toll on European automakers

Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models

December 14, 2025

Asia|Crime|Political|World

Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump's ceasefire claim

Fighting is raging along the Thailand-Cambodia border, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's claim of a new ceasefire agreement

December 13, 2025

Asia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Sports|World

Messi's tour of India gets off to chaotic start as angry fans storm field

Lionel Messi’s much-hyped tour of India has gotten off to a rocky start with angry fans throwing bottles and attempting to vandalize a stadium after many of them failed to get more than just a glimpse of their hero

December 13, 2025

Asia|Political|World

Trump says he's sealed Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire, but fighting continues

President Donald Trump says Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes

December 12, 2025

Asia|Environment|Political|World

Thai villagers stay behind to guard empty homes as border clashes force mass evacuations

Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border has forced hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers to flee since Monday

December 13, 2025

Arts|Asia|Crime|Entertainment

Oscar-nominated documentary 'Black Box Diaries' has delayed premiere in Japan after legal issues

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito's documentary, “Black Box Diaries,” has finally premiered in Japan after facing legal hurdles

December 12, 2025

Asia|Economy|Political|US|World

Trump’s security strategy is making a hard pivot on China. Why now?

December 12, 2025

Asia|Business|Economy|Stock Markets|World

The US stock market hits record highs, even as worries about an AI bubble continue

Wall Street set records, even as a sell-off for Oracle and worries about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology weighed on the market

December 11, 2025

Asia|Political|World

US and Japan hold joint flight drills as China ups military activity near Japan

U.S. strategic bombers joined Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise around Japan's airspace

December 11, 2025

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Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify with airstrikes and artillery attacks

Cambodia says Thailand has launched more airstrikes as heavy fighting flares along their border

December 11, 2025

Asia|Crime|Political|World

New Thailand-Cambodia border fighting shows no sign of stopping

Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia is showing no signs of stopping

December 10, 2025

‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee

December 11, 2025

Asia|Environment|Science|World

Ocean warmed by climate change fed intense rainfall and deadly floods in Asia, study finds

Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly floods and landslides across Asia in recent weeks, according to an analysis released Wednesday

December 10, 2025

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US playwright Jeremy O. Harris released 3 weeks after arrest in Japan for alleged drug smuggling

The American playwright and actor Jeremy O

December 10, 2025

Asia|US|World

North Korea's ruling elite prepares for once-in-5-years party meeting

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting to prepare for the upcoming ruling party congress, one of the country’s biggest political conferences meant to lay out new state priorities

December 10, 2025