China offers rocket launchers and radar system to Malaysia — reports
KUALA LUMPUR -- China will offer Malaysia advanced rocket launchers and a radar system to be based on the southern tip of the Southeast...
Demand for child webcam sex in Mekong ‘outstripping supply’
BANGKOK -- Demand for sex with children is an emerging cause of human trafficking in the Mekong region, the United Nations said on Thursday,...
Trump warns N. Korea of ‘fire and fury’
WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump issued an apocalyptic warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying it faces “fire and fury” over its missile...
Nagasaki mayor pleads for end to nuclear threat on bomb anniversary
TOKYO -- Nagasaki must be the last place to suffer an atomic bombing, its mayor said Wednesday, marking 72 years since the devastating American...
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, injures 247
JIUZHAIGOU -- A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including six tourists, and...
China, Vietnam meet canceled amid South China Sea tensions
MANILA -- A scheduled meeting between the foreign ministers of China and Vietnam was canceled on the sidelines of a regional gathering, Chinese embassy...
Pentagon, S. Korea review missile size guidelines
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is working with South Korea to review guidelines governing the size of missile warheads Seoul can deploy, an official said...
Japan defense review warns of enhanced North Korea threats
TOKYO -- Japan warned on Tuesday of the acute threat posed by North Korea’s weapons programs as Pyongyang’s continued series of missile and nuclear...
Anti-IS operations enter fourth year
WASHINGTON -- The US-led coalition campaign to destroy the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq and Syria enters its fourth year this week, and...
Expelled US citizen appeals Singapore gov’t decision
SINGAPORE -- A US citizen, whose Singapore permanent residence status was revoked after the government identified him as being an agent of foreign influence,...
Tillerson in Thailand as Washington revives ties with oldest Asian ally
BANGKOK -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Thailand on Tuesday in the highest level visit by a US official since a military...
North Korea defiant after new sanctions, rejects talks
MANILA -- North Korea on Monday angrily insisted tough new United Nations sanctions would not stop it from developing its nuclear arsenal, and warned...