Misc Asia

Hong Kong, November 14, 2019 - Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters paralyzed parts of the Chinese-ruled city for a fourth day on Thursday, forcing schools...

Hong Kong, November 12, 2019 - Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Tuesday in the Central financial district, over the harbor in Mong...

Guwahati, November 11, 2019 -- An elephant named after the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that killed five Indian villagers has been caught...

Hong Kong, November 11, 2019 - Hong Kong police shot and critically wounded a protester and a man was set on fire on Monday...

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

Tokyo, November 7, 2019 - Withdrawn endorsements for films and art exhibitions are re-igniting a debate in Japan over self-censorship, exposing a struggle to...

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

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

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