Misc Asia

The disaster — which left at least 156 people dead and 151 others injured — was concentrated in a narrow downhill alley in Itaewon.

President Xi Jinping’s government is sticking to a severe “Zero COVID” strategy that has shut down Shanghai and other cities this year to isolate...

Witnesses said the crowd surge Saturday night in the Itaewon area caused “a hell-like” chaos as people fell on each other “like dominoes.”

It shows Hu going to look at the contents of a red folder in front of him, only to be stopped by Li Zhanshu,...

The number of casualties at Sunday night’s celebration, held by the Kachin Independence Organization in the northern state of Kachin, appeared to be the...

Xi has tightened control at home and is trying to use China’s economic heft to increase its influence abroad.

Myanmar’s military has arrested tens of thousands of people and been blamed for the deaths of more than 2,300 civilians since seizing power last...

Sanna Irshad Mattoo was scheduled to fly to New York on Monday to receive the Pulitzer Prize but was blocked by officials at New...

About three-quarters of U.S. adults say misinformation is leading to more extreme political views and behaviors such as instances of violence based on race,...

Japan kept its borders closed to most foreign travelers during much of the pandemic.