US Interior Department grounds Chinese-made drones
The US Department of the Interior has grounded its fleet of Chinese-made drones as it conducts a review of the program. Nick Goodwin, an Interior Department spokesman, did not provide…
Filipinos pack cemeteries to remember the dead
Filipinos poured into cemeteries by the millions on Friday for a rite to remember their dead, blending expressions of grief and faith in Catholic-majority Philippines with a party-like ambiance. Vendors…
China warns it won’t tolerate dissent in Hong Kong
by Poornima Weerasekara with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong China warned Friday it would not tolerate any challenge to Hong Kong's governing system, as it laid out plans to boost…
Malaysia and Vietnam must push for COC completion in South China Sea
Malaysia has opened up in the South China Sea (SCS) conflict, showing growing interest in the defence of its territorial integrity which is taken for granted by China. On Oct…
North Korea fires unidentified projectiles: South’s military
by Kang Jin-kyu North Korea fired two projectiles on Thursday, the South's military said, with nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington at a deadlock. The weapons were launched from South…
Fire engulfs World Heritage castle in Japan’s Okinawa
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Kyoko HASEGAWA A major fire devastated a historic Japanese castle on the southern island of Okinawa on Thursday morning, destroying large parts of the World Heritage…
Hong Kong plunges into recession as protests, trade war take toll
by Jerome TAYLOR Hong Kong on Thursday confirmed it had plunged into its first recession since the global financial crisis as months of seething pro-democracy protests and the US-China trade…
Asian markets mostly down as focus turns to Fed meeting
Asian markets slipped Wednesday as traders play a wait-and-see game ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision, with expectations of another interest rate cut but focus also on its…
Mass prayer at sea on first anniversary of Indonesia jet crash
Grieving relatives tossed flowers into the sea Tuesday where an Indonesian Lion Air jet crashed a year ago, killing all 189 on board, after a final accident report pointed to…
Jokowi visits Papua after unrest, inaugurates bridge
Jakarta— President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo landed in West Papua and Papua on Sunday in his first visit to the restive region after violent unrest broke out in August. During the visit,…