China, Vietnam agree maritime row should be settled through talks
HANOI -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday China and Vietnam should settle their disputes in the South China Sea through talks...
Thai editor could face charges over picture of kings wearing masks
BANGKOK -- A Thai editor faces possible criminal charges for sharing a student’s “disrespectful” picture of historic kings wearing face masks to highlight air...
Costa Rica votes in ex-minister as next president
SAN JOSÉ -- Costa Rica on Sunday voted for a former minister from the center-left ruling party as its next president, rejecting his rival,...
Polls: Half of Japan’s voters don’t support Abe Cabinet
TOKYO -- About half of Japanese voters don’t support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration amid suspected cronyism and cover-up, according to results of opinion...
US, South Korea kick off joint military exercises after month-long delay
SEOUL -- South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint military exercises on Sunday after they were delayed by about a...
Hong Kong Catholics told to make leap of faith
HONG KONG -- A looming deal between the Vatican and China is causing divisions between the Church hierarchy and Catholics in Hong Kong, which...
India’s electronics ministry considers duties on key smartphone component
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI -- India is exploring new duties on the import of a key smartphone component, according to two government sources, the latest in...
China factory growth stronger than expected in March
BEIJING -- Growth in China’s manufacturing sector picked up more than expected in March as authorities lifted winter pollution restrictions and steel mills cranked...
Brick-by-brick hardening of US stance to Russia
WASHINGTON -- America’s most sweeping expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War may have seemed like a dramatic escalation in Washington’s response to...
S. Korea says watching China closely as senior North Korean visits
BEIJING/SEOUL -- South Korea said on Tuesday it was closely watching events that are unfolding rapidly in Beijing, where diplomatic sources said a senior...
Japan’s Abe ‘not involved’ in doctoring documents
TOKYO -- A Japanese official at the heart of a cronyism and cover-up scandal that has dented Shinzo Abe’s popularity said Tuesday the prime...
Ultra-thin sun shield could protect Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY -- An ultra-fine biodegradable film some 50,000 times thinner than a human hair could be enlisted to protect the Great Barrier Reef from...
