2017/06/30 |
A Bloody Drug War and an ISIS-Linked City Siege Mark Duterte’s First Year in Office
One year into his presidency — despite the on-paper merit of his 10-point economic plan — Duterte has delivered almost nothing to improve the lot of impoverished Filipinos.
2017/06/30 |
BREAKING: New US$1.3b US Arms Sale to Taiwan
Announcement of the sale comes at a sensitive moment for the US and China, as President Trump is working to establish a partnership over trade differences and efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear program.
2017/06/29 |
PHOTO STORY: Hong Kong Locked Down for Xi Visit
Animosity towards Beijing has grown in recent years in Hong Kong, particularly among young people.
2017/06/29 |
Hong Kong Divided as China's President Xi Arrives
More than 20 activists - including Joshua Wong and young legislator Nathan Law - remained in custody Thursday evening after being arrested for causing a 'public nuisance' during a Wednesday night protest.
2017/06/29 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Activists Detained as Xi Arrives in Hong Kong; US Navy Could Visit Taiwan Under Big Potential Change; Japan's Bomb Shelter Demand
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/29 |
Hong Kong Handover: The Rise of Military-Style Youth Groups
'If they knew their kids were entering those organizations to become ideological, many of those parents, I would say, would withhold.'
2017/06/28 |
Beijing Warns Against Interference in Missing Bishop Case
Chinese Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin has been missing for 41 days since he was 'forcibly removed' from his diocese on May 18.
2017/06/28 |
Guangzhou Police Search House of Feminist Activists
Anti-harassment campaigners are being harassed by local authorities in China.
2017/06/28 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: North Korea Compares Trump to Hitler; China Among Worst Human Traffickers; Cyber Attack Sweeps Globe
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/27 |
China's Taiwan Squeeze Continues: Trade Office in Ecuador Forced to Change Name
The name changes are widely seen as part of China's stepped-up efforts to pressure Taiwan since the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen took office.
2017/06/27 |
Singapore’s Establishment Tries to Wrest Back Control of Lee Family Feud
Serious questions of misuse of power, favoritism and the role of the PM's wife remain unanswered despite Singapore’s political elite and mainstream media falling in line behind the prime minister.
2017/06/27 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Australian Jailed in China for Promoting Gambling; Liu Xiaobo Released with Terminal Cancer; Vatican Concerned Over Bishop in China
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/27 |
Hong Kong Handover: Nostalgia for the British
Activists yearn for a return to Hong Kong's colonial past.
2017/06/26 |
China's Jailed Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Released After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis
The international community has been calling for his release for years.
2017/06/26 |
Chinese National Table Tennis Team 'Restructuring' is Political Power Play: Reports
Netizens have taken to social media to criticize the interference of bureaucracy in the national sport.
2017/06/26 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: 100 Feared Dead in China Landslide; Thai Sex Scandal; North Korea Denials over Otto Warmbier
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/26 |
Hong Kong Handover: Those Who Left Look Back
There are no official emigration figures, but government estimates show hundreds of thousands leaving Hong Kong between 1990 and 1997
2017/06/23 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Former US Official Accused of Spying for China; 'Perfect Police State' Emerges in Xinjiang; 4 Dead in Shooting near Taipei
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.