N Korea Calls Recent S Korean Military Drills ‘Reckless Move,’ KCNA Reports North Korea lashed out at South Korea over recent military drills, while leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal message… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
Chemical Leak at LG Plant in India Kills 11, Sickens 1,000 A gas leak at a chemical factory owned by a South Korean company in southern India early Thursday left at… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
Not China’s Cup of Tea: New Online Pan-Asia Alliance Emerges From Thai-Chinese Meme War A Twitter war with Chinese nationalists has forged a new online alliance among social media users in Hong Kong, Taiwan… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
Philippine TV News Giant Petitions Supreme Court to Resume Operations A leading television and radio network in the Philippines has asked the country's Supreme Court to allow it to resume… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
Pakistan to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Saturday Pakistan has announced it will gradually ease a nationwide coronavirus-related “partial" lockdown starting Saturday, saying the number of COVID-19 infections… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
Space for Free Media in Azerbaijan Shrinking, Journalists Say Azerbaijan’s media is already restricted but measures imposed to fight the pandemic and recent arrests have renewed concerns among journalists… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
Jay Chou Brings Magic With His Netflix Show ‘J-Style Trip’ Mandopop superstar Jay Chou is bringing a little magic into viewers' lives with his Netflix show "J-Style Trip." Part… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
Global Markets Mixed on Thursday Global markets were mixed Thursday, with Asian indexes struggling despite good economic news from China.Japan’s Nikkei index closed 0.2 percent… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
Australian Cardinal George Pell Knew of Clergy Sex Abuse Allegations for Decades, Report Says An Australian government inquiry into child sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests has concluded that Cardinal George Pell had been… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
At Least 5 Dead After Chemical Plant Leak in Southern India Authorities in southern India say at least five people are dead after a gas leak at an industrial plant Thursday.Over… 05/07/2020 Aimeast
US ‘Appalled’ at Iran’s Alleged Drowning of Afghan Migrants The United States has denounced as “appalling” reports that Iranian border guards tortured and drowned dozens of migrants from Afghanistan… 05/06/2020 Aimeast
In China, Even Simple Online Campaign for COVID-19 Dead Is Target for Censorship Wuhan resident Zhang Hai posted an announcement on a Chinese social media platform this week asking for donations to build… 05/06/2020 Aimeast
Kashmir Rebel Commander Killed in Shootout With Indian Forces Indian officials say government forces killed a top rebel commander, his aide and two other militants in gun battles in… 05/06/2020 Aimeast
Sentencing, Arrest of Activists Are Signs of China’s Unrelenting Crackdown China's recent sentencing of a blogger and its arrest of a veteran rights activist indicate that Beijing is determined to… 05/06/2020 Aimeast
For Stranded India Migrants, Home Still Faraway Stranded in Mumbai without work and money since India imposed the world’s biggest pandemic lockdown, Poonam Singh’s spirits lifted when… 05/06/2020 Aimeast
Samsung’s Lee Apologizes Over Management, Union Busting Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong on Wednesday expressed remorse but did not admit to wrongdoing over his alleged involvement in a… 05/06/2020 Aimeast
Philippine TV Network Shutdown Amid Pandemic Sparks Uproar Philippine church and business leaders expressed alarm Wednesday over a government agency’s shutdown of the country’s largest TV and radio… 05/06/2020 Aimeast
Vietnam, Despite Low Coronavirus Caseload, Will Take Months to Recover Economically Vietnam has reported few new coronavirus cases every day since mid-April. Now schools are reopening, smaller restaurants are back in… 05/06/2020 Aimeast
ASEAN Intervenes to Fight Death Spiral of Food Export Restrictions Few images conjure the 1930s Depression like people standing in soup lines while farmers dump food they can’t sell. That… 05/06/2020 Aimeast
Hong Kong to Lift Major Social Restrictions as Virus Fades Hong Kong on Tuesday announced plans to ease major social distancing measures, including reopening schools, cinemas, bars and beauty parlors… 05/05/2020 Aimeast