Hoang Van Doan died in April after being detained by, and escaping from, police in the mountains of Alishan. His family wants a full investigation.

Tired bus drivers are a danger to us all. Here, a middle man in the disputes between bus companies and their drivers reveals all the tricks he was forced to use to keep drivers overworked.

The Philippine-run program The Ramon Magsaysay Award, regarded as Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize,  announced the list of six 2018 winners from various countries in Asia.

Interested in joining the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines? A millennial shares some inside observations to help you decide whether you have what it takes.

Japanese creatives have released a free manga commemorating the 157th anniversary of the birth of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal.

Junior cops are getting promised a raise of a whopping NT$1,370 per month, but two-thirds won't see it. Firefighters are also getting hosed.

GE14 was the most competitive election in the history of Malaysia, with a voter turnout of 80 percent and a razor-thin victory for Mahathir's opposition alliance.

The controversy over hearings investigating fake news in Singapore have attracted international condemnation.

Mountain villages are slow to adapt to the fallout of their newfound consumerism.

Online rumors have swirled over the management of donations offered by private citizens.

A Taiwanese fishing vessel was water cannoned by Japanese patrol vessels for straying too close to exclusive waters.

The former doctor won the battle of the landlines.

The growing wealth gap is changing the world from Siberia to South Africa.

Hualien's county magistrate wants to use vouchers to lure in tourists.

Other festivities included unseasoned meat and wrestling.

Hualien begins to recover as the South Korea's big moment arrives.

The UK government loses loyalty points in Hong Kong as technology extends its reach into daily life.