S. Korea Pushes For Cooperation With North, Despite Rejection, Insults It was a relatively modest step: South Korea would relay birthday greetings from U.S. President Donald Trump to North Korean… 01/14/2020 Aimeast
Philippine Volcano Continues to Spew Lava, Ash for Third Day More than 30,000 people near the Philippine capital, Manila, have been evacuated from the immediate vicinity of a volcano that… 01/14/2020 Aimeast
Trump-Kim Chemistry Will Not Sway N. Korea On Denuclearization The personal relationship between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump has no impact on Pyongyang’s… 01/14/2020 Aimeast
Taiwan Elections Belie Notion of ‘Asian Value,’ Says Analyst For Washington-based U.S. analysts, Saturday’s Taiwan elections were a threefold victory, for President Tsai Ing-wen and her ruling Democratic Progressive… 01/14/2020 Aimeast
US No Longer Branding China a Currency Manipulator The Trump administration is no longer designating China a currency manipulator as it gets ready to sign the first phase… 01/14/2020 Aimeast
More Afghan Women Getting Driver’s Licenses Women in Afghanistan have had to overcome many social and cultural taboos, including driving a car. Lailuma Ehsan, a female… 01/13/2020 Aimeast
HRW Director: China’s Respect for Human Rights on ‘Downward Trajectory’ The executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, says China’s decision to deny him entry into Hong Kong shows… 01/13/2020 Aimeast
Pakistan Court Cancels Death Penalty for Musharraf A Pakistani court Monday quashed the death sentence handed down to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, declaring as unlawful the… 01/13/2020 Aimeast
WHO: First Case of New Virus Behind China Outbreak Found in Thailand The World Health Organization confirmed Monday the first case in Thailand of a new virus from the same family as… 01/13/2020 Aimeast
While Shuttered at Home, China Exploits Social Media Abroad China says its diplomats and government officials will fully exploit foreign social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter that… 01/13/2020 Aimeast
India’s Ruling Party Lawmaker Threatens to Shoot Protesters The head of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of West Bengal has… 01/13/2020 Aimeast
People in China Cautious, But Not Worried About New Virus China's health officials say there is no danger that a new strain of coronavirus could cause a worldwide spread of… 01/13/2020 Aimeast
China Relations Stumble after Beijing Skeptic Wins Reelection in Taiwan Taiwan’s ever-testy relations with China stumbled again after a Beijing skeptic was reelected to the presidency and her party grabbed… 01/13/2020 Aimeast
US-China Trade War Seen as Boosting Vietnam Growth Vietnam will enjoy the fastest economic growth in Southeast Asia in 2020, according to a new forecast from British multinational… 01/12/2020 Aimeast
HRW Director Denied Entry to Hong Kong Hong Kong denied entry to the executive director of Human Rights Watch, the international watchdog said Sunday.Kenneth Roth, who traveled… 01/12/2020 Aimeast
Cooler Temperatures Help Bring Some Australian Wildfires under Control Fires in Australia are increasingly under control as cooler temperatures and light winds stay consistent, according to fire fighting officials.Teams… 01/12/2020 Aimeast
Young Cambodian Activists Challenge Social and Political Status Quo With two-thirds of its population under the age of 30, Cambodia is undergoing a generational shift that is challenging the… 01/12/2020 Aimeast
Australian Village Ready for ‘The Beast’ to Burn on through As the sky darkened and the smoke billowed through the village, it seemed to those hunkering at the fire station… 01/12/2020 Aimeast
Thousands of Thais Join ‘Run Against Dictatorship’ Thousands of Thais joined a run in the capital Sunday in what appeared to be the biggest show of dissent… 01/12/2020 Aimeast
Managed Uzbek Election Exposes Mix of Reform and Inertia The Dec. 22 parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan highlighted the complex mix of change and inertia that characterizes this Central Asian… 01/12/2020 Aimeast