Tag: East Asia
Economic Progress, Looks Ahead to 2023 Elections - Thailand
Experts say elections could promote further economic growth, create stability for kingdom
North Korea Made Headlines By Firing More Missiles Than Ever In A Single Year
The lack of international attention may have been appropriate for North Korea's purposes, as it allowed the country to continue its military development without facing significant rejection or condemnation from.
East Timor Welcomed Saturday's Decision By Leaders Of ASEAN
Timorese Ambassador to Cambodia Kupa Lopes thanked Cambodia for its "unwavering support" in admitting his country to the group, adding that Dili is happy to fulfill upcoming fact-finding missions aimed at bringing East Timor full membership next year ena...
World Leaders Expressed Sadness And Condolences After At least 151 People Were Killed
At least 151 people were killed in a crowd surge Saturday night
Guests, Staff Locked Down In Macau's MGM Cotai Casino
Government health workers were at the MGM Cotai site with no one allowed to enter or exit the building
China Passes New Law To Protect Women
The legislation comes as activists have expressed concern about increasing government rhetoric on the value of traditional women's roles, and what some see as setbacks for women's rights and more restrictive attitudes towards abortion.
LGBT Halloween Party Raided By Malaysian Officials
Activist Numan Afifi, who was arrested at the Kuala Lumpur event on Saturday, described the raid as "traumatizing and heartbreaking". About 40 religious leaders, supported by police, entered the venue with about 1,000 participants and stopped the music...
The Trial Of A Former Political Adviser Accused of Raping A Colleague Dropped
Trial has been aborted as at least one juror had a research paper on sexual assaults that was not included in trial
Australia Has Pledged Long-Term Support To Ukraine
Australia says it will deploy troops to Britain to train Ukrainian forces. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney
Hong Kongers Who Clapped in Court Found Guilty of Sedition
Two Hong Kongers were found guilty on a sedition charge on Thursday after they clapped and criticized the judge during a previous trial over a banned Tiananmen Square vigil in the city
Declining Huawei Under US Sanctions As Revenues Improve
Profit fell 42.45% to 26.75 billion yuan in the same period, according to Reuters calculations, a decline that a company spokesman attributed to investments in research and development and new business areas. Revenue in the third quarter alone reached 14...
The Pacific islands Are Increasingly Being Used As A Transit Point For Transnational Crime
Criminal organizations from Asia and the Americas are exploiting limited law enforcement resources on these islands, and drug problems are rising on these tourist paradise locations
Myanmar's Military Junta Denies That Civilians Were Killed In Airstrikes On Ethnic Rebels On Sunday.
Military says Sunday’s airstrikes were in response to 'terrorist' attacks carried out by ethnic Kachin forces; says reports of civilian casualties are 'rumors''
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday found Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai guilty Of two Counts Of Fraud Related To A Lease
Conviction comes ahead of Apple Daily founder’s national security law trial in December
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, Is Calling On The Malaysian Authorities To Stop Forcibly Deporting Asylum-Seekers
UN refugee agency officials report Malaysia has been sending hundreds of Myanmar nationals back against their will over the past two months