Ramming boats, building militarized islands and threatening perceived trespassers -- China is escalating confrontations with the Philippines in a bid to push it out of…
More than 1,000 doctors in South Korea will face a probe over kickbacks from a drugmaker, Yonhap news agency said on June 17 citing the…
Five people died and 15 people are missing after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in southern China, state media reported on June 17. Torrential…
China hailed mended ties with Australia on June 17, saying relations were "on the right track" as the trading partners moved on from a bitter…
New Chinese coast guard rules took effect on June 15, under which it can detain foreigners for trespassing in the disputed South China Sea, where…
Taiwan is not seeking war with Beijing, and its policy is to build up a defensive, multi-level deterrence capability to make it harder for China…
The US, South Korea and Japan will sign a deal to formalize their security partnership against threats from North Korea’s nuclear weapons, cementing ties before…
The European Union warned on June 12 it would slap additional tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric car imports from next month after…
Honda Motor on June 10 became the fourth Japanese carmaker to be inspected by the transport ministry over improper tests for vehicle certifications, as several…
Dozens of countries at the United Nations blasted North Korea's human rights record on June 12, overriding objections from China and Russia to even raising…
The US Congress on June 12 passed a bill urging Beijing to re-engage with the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan leaders to peacefully resolve their…
Chinese police said on June 11 they have arrested a suspect over the stabbing of four American college teachers at a public park in the…
The Hong Kong government said on June 12 it had canceled the passports of six democracy activists who fled to the United Kingdom, calling them…
Temperatures are hitting record highs in parts of north and central China this week while a severe drought in the east is also threatening crops,…
Japan is seeing a record-high number of cases of a potentially deadly disease caused by “flesh-eating” bacteria, with Tokyo recording the most number of cases…
Beijing and Washington have accused each other of propelling a new nuclear arms build-up, with an American official on June 7 suggesting a possible increase…
South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul's military said on June 11, with tensions high…
2The US needs Japan’s help to quickly replenish missile inventory and repair warships as conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine continue and Washington seeks…
A Chinese man arrested after his speedboat illegally entered a Taipei harbor is a former navy captain who could have been probing the island's defenses,…
North Korea sent hundreds more trash-carrying balloons over the border, Seoul's military said on June 10, after Kim Jong Un's powerful sister warned of further…
South Korea and the US were set to hold talks on June 10 in Seoul on better coordinating an allied nuclear response during a war…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea and Vietnam in the coming weeks, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on June 10, citing a diplomatic source.…
A top executive at a major Chinese state-backed investment company is under investigation for corruption, the government's anti-corruption body said on June 9, as an…
South Korea's main doctors' lobby group said on June 9 it would go on strike on June 18 to protest the government's healthcare reform plan,…
South Korea's military said it was on alert for possibly more trash-carrying balloons arriving from North Korea on June 9, a potential response to the…
