ASIA

HANOI - Vietnam's prime minister approved a long-awaited power plan for this decade that needs $134.7 billion of funding for...

Many Myanmar Rohingya Muslims killed by cyclone: Residents and aid groups

A large number of Rohingya Muslims were killed in Myanmar when Cyclone Mocha struck over the weekend, residents, a relief...

South Korea national footballer detained over suspected bribery

BEIJING - A South Korean citizen, whom South Korea's government identified as football player Son Jun-ho, is suspected of accepting bribes...

Football: Indonesia down Thailand to break SEA Games gold medal drought

Extra-time goals from Irfan Jauhari, Fajar Rahman and Beckman Putra earned Indonesia the Southeast Asian Games gold medal for the...

At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred

HIROSHIMA, Japan — The last time a US president visited Hiroshima, atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori was filled with hope for a...

Pakistan arrests ex-PM Khan’s party leaders as protests continue

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities arrested a senior leader of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party on Thursday (May 11) as the...

Cluster of Chinese vessels spotted near Russian rig off Vietnam – ship monitors

A Chinese research vessel flanked by coast guard and nearly a dozen boats on Wednesday (May 10) entered a gas...

Southeast Asian leaders pledge crackdown on human traffickers online scams

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia - Southeast Asian leaders pledged on Wednesday (May 10) to crack down on online scams operated by...

South Korea to drop mandatory 7-day quarantine for Covid-19 patients from June

SEOUL - South Korea on Thursday (May 11) lowered its crisis level for Covid-19 and will from June no longer...

Myanmar’s shadow government welcomes Asean peace talks but distrusts junta