Australia to Join Strait of Hormuz Tanker Protection Mission Australia will send a warship and surveillance aircraft to the Persian Gulf to join an international effort to combat Iran's… 08/25/2019 Aimeast
South Korea Begins Drills Near Disputed Islands South Korea has begun two days of war games near a set of disputed islands that are also claimed by… 08/25/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Braces For New Protests Hong Kong is bracing Sunday for more anti-government protests with tens of thousands of people expected to participate. One rally, however,… 08/25/2019 Aimeast
Rohingya Refugees Protest Exodus, Demand Rights in Myanmar Thousands of angry and frustrated Rohingya refugees marked the second anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar into Bangladesh on Sunday… 08/25/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protests Turn Violent Hong Kong protests turned violent Saturday for the first time in nearly two weeks, as hundreds of demonstrators dressed in… 08/24/2019 Aimeast
Afghan Taliban Say Peace Deal With US in Sight The Taliban said Saturday that they expected negotiations with the United States to conclude the following day, finalizing a peace deal to… 08/24/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protests Continue, Enter Third Month Hong Kong is experiencing another Saturday of protests, as the rallies enter their third month. Police clashed with demonstrators and… 08/24/2019 Aimeast
India’s Former Finance Minister Dies at 66 India’s former finance minister, Arun Jaitley, died Saturday in a New Delhi hospital months after he stepped away from the… 08/24/2019 Aimeast
China Frees Consulate Staff; Protesters Target ‘Smart Lampposts’ Chinese police said Saturday they released an employee at the British Consulate in Hong Kong as the city’s pro-democracy protesters… 08/24/2019 Aimeast
Seoul’s Decision to End Intelligence-Sharing Pact Could Backfire Kim Dong-hyun and Han Sang-mi contributed to this report, which originated with VOA’s Korean Service.WASHINGTON — Seoul’s decision to end a… 08/24/2019 Aimeast
Rohingya Reject Plans They Voluntarily Return to Myanmar Two years ago, Myanmar's army drew international condemnation for driving more than 750,000 Muslim Rohingya into neighboring Bangladesh. This week… 08/24/2019 Aimeast
Blasts Injure 120 Civilians This Week in Eastern Afghanistan Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, a stronghold of Islamic State's Khursan branch, was hit with more than a dozen bomb blasts… 08/24/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Gears Up for More Protests Hong Kong is gearing up for more protests as some demonstrators made plans to again to target the airport this… 08/24/2019 Aimeast
North Korea Tests More Missiles, Violating Pledge to Trump North Korea has conducted another ballistic missile launch, violating an apparent promise to U.S. President Donald Trump to refrain from… 08/23/2019 Aimeast
Trade War Escalates With US, China Boosting Tariffs VOA State Department Correspondent Nike Ching contributed to this report.WHITE HOUSE — The trade war between Washington and Beijing further… 08/23/2019 Aimeast
China to Raise Tariffs on Another $75 Billion in US Goods White House correspondent Steve Herman and State Department correspondent Nike Ching contributed to this report China will raise tariffs on $75… 08/23/2019 Aimeast
China-Vietnam Maritime Standoff: 3 Scenarios for the Next Stage A standoff between Chinese and Vietnamese vessels in the South China Sea has intensified with the return this month of… 08/23/2019 Aimeast
North Korea to US: Ready for ‘Dialogue or Confrontation’ North Korea warned the United States Friday it is “ready for dialogue or confrontation,” stressing it can be “America’s biggest… 08/23/2019 Aimeast
YouTube Disables 200 Hong Kong Misinformation Videos YouTube says it disabled more than 200 videos this week that appeared to be part of a coordinated effort to… 08/23/2019 Aimeast
Pentagon IDs 2 Latest Casualties in Afghanistan The Pentagon has identified the two service members killed in action Wednesday in Afghanistan.Master Sergeant Luis F. DeLeon-Figueroa of Chicopee,… 08/23/2019 Aimeast