Hangzhou, China, November 10, 2019 - Chinese retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Monday that sales for its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz...

Lights, camera … cut! Japan soul-searching over freedom of expression

November 7, 2019

Tokyo, November 7, 2019 - Withdrawn endorsements for films and art exhibitions are re-igniting a debate in Japan over self-censorship, exposing a struggle to...

Japan, South Korea reject report of WWII forced labor economic plan

October 29, 2019

Seoul/Tokyo, October 29, 2019 - Japan and South Korea on Tuesday rejected a media report that the two governments were studying plans for a...

New Mekong dam in Laos opens to protests, dry downstream

October 29, 2019

Ban Namprai, Oct 29, 2019 -- The first hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River began commercial operations in Laos on Tuesday amid protests...

Thai king fires staff again, this time royal guards for ‘adultery’

October 29, 2019

Bangkok, October 29, 2019 -- Thailand’s king has sacked four royal guards, two of them for “adultery”, in a fresh wave of palace purges...

Hong Kong enters recession as protests again erupt in flames

October 28, 2019

Hong Kong, October 27, 2019 - Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by five months of anti-government protests that erupted in flames at...

Japan’s Abe renews call on South Korea to keep promises to mend ties

October 25, 2019

Tokyo, October 25, 2019 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon agreed on Thursday on the importance of...

In ancient throne ritual, Japanese emperor vows to fulfill duty

October 22, 2019

Tokyo, October 22, 2019- Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his ascendancy to the throne on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by dignitaries from...