Jailed Nobel Laureate’s Case Casts Shadow Over Hong Kong Anniversary News this past week that jailed Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer is… 06/30/2017 Aimas
China’s Xi Arrives to Mark Hong Kong Anniversary China’s President Xi Jinping was greeted by supporters waving red Hong Kong and Chinese flags as he arrived Thursday to… 06/29/2017 Aimas
Uber, Others Change Vietnam’s Motorbike Culture Nguyen Kim Lan used to make a decent living shuttling customers around town on his Honda motorbike. But his clientele… 06/29/2017 Aimas
US Not Seeking Death for Guantanamo Detainee in Bali Bombing Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty against a Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of orchestrating the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub… 06/29/2017 Aimas
Top Vatican Cardinal Charged With Sex Offenses in Australia Australian police charged a top Vatican cardinal Thursday with multiple counts of historical sexual assault offenses, a stunning decision certain… 06/29/2017 Aimas
Afghans Who Helped US Forces May Get More Visas Under Defense Bill The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked for U.S. forces as interpreters or… 06/29/2017 Aimas
Pakistani Farmers Get Tips via Text The latest farm tools on the job in Pakistan are cell phones and satellites. A new program is using satellite… 06/27/2017 Aimas
Mongolia’s Ruling Party Candidate Loses in Presidential Race The Mongolian ruling party's candidate lost in presidential elections to a populist business tycoon and a nationalist wanting the country… 06/26/2017 Aimas
Growing Nuclear Arsenals Increase Concerns About Possible Pakistan-India War India and Pakistan have fought three wars and have been on the brink of another several times, a worrying prospect… 06/26/2017 Aimas
More Blood but No Victory as Philippine Drug War Marks its First Year Launched a year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the… 06/26/2017 Aimas
Air Bag Maker Takata Files For Bankruptcy in Japan, US Embattled Japanese auto parts manufacturer Takata said Monday it has filed for bankruptcy protection. Takata also announced that rival Key… 06/26/2017 Aimas
Vietnamese Dissident Recounts Deportation to France A Vietnamese dissident who says he was arrested at his home in southern Ho Chi Minh City and forcibly exiled… 06/25/2017 Aimas
South Korea Urges North to Stop Weapons Development On the anniversary of the beginning of the Korean war, the South's leader called on the North to stop its… 06/25/2017 Aimas
Modi Meets with Top US Executives Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sunday with top U.S. business executives and members of the Indian diaspora on his… 06/25/2017 Aimas
Australian Spy Planes to Help Tackle Islamist Threat in Philippines The Australian government is sending two military surveillance aircraft to help the Philippines in its fight against Islamist militants in… 06/25/2017 Aimas
Muslims in Asia Pray for Peace As Ramadan Holy Month Ends Muslims in Asia celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Sunday with prayers for peace as they marked the end of… 06/25/2017 Aimas
Chinese Landslide Leaves 93 Missing Rescue workers in China are attempting to recover bodies Sunday following the deadly landslide in the southwestern province of Sichuan. … 06/25/2017 Aimas
Taekwondo Team Opens Door to Inter-Korean Cooperation A North Korean Taekwondo demonstration team visiting South Korea could present a way forward to reduce tensions by using sports… 06/24/2017 Aimas
Women on the Frontlines of Cambodia Land Fight Cambodian activists fighting plans to transform Phnom Penh’s largest lake into a luxury development made a tactical decision when they… 06/24/2017 Aimas
Can Flourishing Islamic State Be Stopped in Afghanistan? The Islamic State group is rapidly expanding in parts of Afghanistan, advancing militarily into areas where it once had a… 06/23/2017 Aimas