China sanctions Taiwan businessman Robert Tsao and lawmaker for ‘separatist’ acts
China said on Monday it would punish and sanction Taiwanese businessman Robert Tsao and lawmaker Puma Shen for alleged criminal and pro-Taiwan independence activities.
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World Bank says 26 poorest nations in worst financial shape since 2006
WASHINGTON — The world’s 26 poorest countries, home to 40% of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any time since...
China launches war games around Taiwan
TAIPEI — China’s military launched a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the “separatist acts...
North Korea set to blow up cross-border roads with South Korea amid drone row
SEOUL — North Korea is getting ready to blow up roads that cross the heavily militarized border with South Korea, Seoul said on Monday,...
Eight monkeys found dead at Hong Kong zoo, government says
HONG KONG — Eight animals were found dead in a Hong Kong zoo, the city’s government said on Monday, a rare incident in the...
NASA spacecraft to study whether Jupiter’s moon Europa can harbor life
WASHINGTON — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter’s moon Europa, considered one of our solar...
Lessons from Iran missile attacks for defending against China’s advanced arsenal
SINGAPORE - Iran's missile barrage this month against Israel, after a similar large-scale attack in April, shows the value, as well as the shortcomings,...
A decade of Jokowi: Indonesia’s democracy icon leaves illiberal legacy, critics say
JAKARTA - In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud tied around...
Russia says more than 30,000 evacuated from areas bordering Ukraine
Some 30,415 people including nearly 8,000 children have been evacuated from areas bordering Ukraine due to shelling and attacks, Russia's human rights commissioner said...
Senior Taiwan security official says pressure on Taiwan from China is ‘not light’
TAIPEI - A senior Taiwan security official said on Monday pressure on Taiwan from China is "not light", after China began a new round...
ASEAN urges early accord on South China Sea code
BANGKOK — Southeast Asian leaders on Sunday called for a swift agreement on a code of conduct for the South China Sea based on...
Nobel Prize gives hope to atomic bomb survivors
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Almost eight decades after an atomic bomb devastated her home town of Hiroshima, Teruko Yahata carries the scar on her forehead...