Chance to Vote Boosted Uzbeks’ Hopes Despite Limited Choices The morning of Dec. 22, dawned cold but bright in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, as a morning snowfall gave way… 01/12/2020 Aimeast
China-hostile Incumbent Wins Re-election in Taiwan, Vows to Pursue Talks Taiwanese voters re-elected incumbent Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday by a landslide, renewing her mandate to keep holding off the island’s… 01/11/2020 Aimeast
Taliban-Planted Bomb Kills 2 US Soldiers in Afghanistan A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed at least two American soldiers on Saturday and injured two others.NATO’s Resolute Support… 01/11/2020 Aimeast
North Korea: US Must ‘Unconditionally Accept Our Demands’ North Korea will not resume nuclear talks unless the United States unconditionally accepts its demands, a senior North Korean official… 01/11/2020 Aimeast
Wildlife Catastrophe Caused by Australian Bushfires More than 1 billion animals have been killed in bushfires in the Australian state of New South Wales, according to… 01/11/2020 Aimeast
Australia Wildfires Merge; Fairer Weather Forecast BURRAGATE, Australia — Two wildfires merged to form a massive inferno in southeast Australia Saturday, near where a man suffered… 01/11/2020 Aimeast
China’s Mysterious Virus Claims First Victim A 61-year-old man has died from pneumonia in the central Chinese city of Wuhan after an outbreak of a yet… 01/11/2020 Aimeast
As Taiwan Votes for New President, US Emphasizes Free Process The United States is emphasizing free and fair elections as Taiwanese voters head to polls Saturday for presidential and legislative… 01/10/2020 Aimeast
Threats Against Cambodian Journalists Linger After Crackdown on Free Press Independent news organizations in Cambodia are struggling to recover from a major crackdown on the free press during the 2018… 01/10/2020 Aimeast
Pakistan Mosque Bombing Kills 15 Authorities in southwestern Pakistan say a powerful bomb blast ripped through a packed mosque during Friday evening prayers, killing at… 01/10/2020 Aimeast
India’s Top Court Orders Government to Review Kashmir Internet Ban Ruling that indefinite shutdowns of the internet violate the country’s laws, India’s top court has ordered the government to review… 01/10/2020 Aimeast
How China, and the Law, Jumped in as Taiwan’s Presidential Campaign Shifted to Social Media About 97% of internet users in Taiwan use Facebook. The island also has Asia’s second highest smartphone penetration after South… 01/10/2020 Aimeast
‘If it is Safe to Get Out, Then You Must Get Out,’ Australians Told EDEN, Australia — Thousands of people fled their homes and helicopters dropped supplies to towns at risk of nearby wildfires as… 01/10/2020 Aimeast
US: Seoul Must Continue to Enforce Sanctions on Pyongyang The U.S. has responded to a call by South Korean President Moon Jae-in for renewed inter-Korean cooperation by stressing that… 01/10/2020 Aimeast
Vietnamese Investors More Cautious with Tech Startups Vietnamese startups are heading into the new year looking to avoid the mistakes of such companies as Uber and WeWork,… 01/10/2020 Aimeast
Australians Save Sanctuary Animals from Raging Bushfires Australia’s bushfires are still raging out of control. Flames have ravaged more than 63,000 square kilometers of land, and current… 01/09/2020 Aimeast
Chinese Investment in Cambodia Comes at a Political Price China's close alliance with Cambodia has been forged, in large part, with billions of dollars in aid and investment tied… 01/09/2020 Aimeast
Afghan Government Returns Pakistani Relatives of IS Fighters The Afghan government says more than 130 Pakistanis — women and children related to former fighters of the Islamic State… 01/09/2020 Aimeast
India Takes Diplomats to Visit Indian Kashmir A group of foreign diplomats based in New Delhi visited Indian Kashmir on Thursday for the first time after India… 01/09/2020 Aimeast
China Blames Pneumonia Outbreak on Newly Discovered Virus Health officials in China say an outbreak of pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan has been caused by a… 01/09/2020 Aimeast