Asiia-Pacific

Road, workplace accidents killed 125,000 in China last year, official data show

  Official data shows that road and workplace-related accidents claimed the lives of nearly 125,000 people in China last year.…

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Malaysia hosts forum for Muslim science award

  Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is hosting a forum of the Science and Technology Exchange Program among Muslim…

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Indonesia police kill three militants, find explosives in raid near capital

  Indonesian police say they have killed three suspects in a gunfight on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, where…

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South Korea inspectors raid major pension fund office linked to fraud scandal

  South Korean inspectors have raided the National Pension Service (NPS) office as part of a probe into a high-profile…

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‘200 Indonesians arrested’ ahead of pro-independence protest

  Police in Indonesia have reportedly arrested at least 200 people ahead of an independence protest in the country’s restive…

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China warns US against Taiwan recognition

  China has warned that a change in the United States’ adherence to the “One China” policy and in favor of…

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Japanese protest US Marine base in Okinawa prefecture

  Protesters in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture have taken part in a sit-in demonstration against US plans to relocate a Marine…

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Philippine president dismisses Western threats of ICC indictment

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has dismissed threats by Western countries to indict him in the International Criminal Court (ICC)…

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Rohingya Muslims forced to flee to Bangladesh: Pictures

  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that over the weekend hundreds of Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar and…

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Japan’s Abe says TPP ‘meaningless’ if Trump pulls out US

  Japan says the Trans-Pacific Partnership would be “meaningless” without the US after Donald Trump says he would scrap the controversial trade pact…

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Deadly explosion rocks Shia mosque in Afghan capital

  At least 27 people have been killed and 35 others wounded after a large bomb explosion hit a Shia…

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Myanmar wrecked 1,250 Rohingya homes during 6-week lockdown: HRW

  Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the government in Myanmar has destroyed as many as 1,250 residential structures belonging to…

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