India’s Sikkim State Leads Country’s Plastic Ban with Bar on Bags At a grocery store here in the capital of Sikkim state, in India's northeast, a shop assistant tears a sheet… 09/29/2019 Aimeast
China to Send Top Trade Negotiator to US For Talks China says its top trade negotiator will lead an upcoming 13th round of talks aimed at resolving a trade war… 09/29/2019 Aimeast
Voting is Over, Now Real Challenges Begin in Afghanistan Afghan officials are counting votes after Saturday's presidential election that was held amid repeated threats by the Taliban and fear… 09/29/2019 Aimeast
Shoes and Clothes Made in Vietnam? Try Phones and PCs LG Electronics said this year it would cut smartphone production at home in South Korea and move it to Vietnam,… 09/29/2019 Aimeast
1 in 5 Afghan Voters Cast Ballots in Election, Unofficial Estimate Says Afghanistan's presidential election turnout is unofficially estimated at just more than 2 million people or about 20 percent of registered… 09/29/2019 Aimeast
China Awards National Medals, Honorary Titles China’s president has presented national medals and honorary titles to 42 people.Xi Jinping bestowed the awards upon the honorees in… 09/29/2019 Aimeast
Bus Collision Kills 36, Injures 36 in Eastern China At least 36 people died and 36 others were injured in east China when a packed coach with a flat… 09/29/2019 Aimeast
Afghan Presidential Polls Close Amid Signs of Low Turnout Seemingly low voter turnout marked presidential elections in Afghanistan Saturday, even as security forces managed to maintain relative calm across… 09/28/2019 Aimeast
Clashes as Hong Kong Marks 5 Years Since ‘Umbrella’ Protests Renewed clashes broke out in Hong Kong Saturday night as police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hardcore… 09/28/2019 Aimeast
Malaysia’s Official Poverty Figures Missing Millions of People, Experts Say At 5:30 p.m. sharp, six days a week, the Pit Stop Community Café rolls up its metal shop door on… 09/28/2019 Aimeast
At Least 44 Killed in North India Floods At least 44 people were killed and thousands moved to relief camps because of flooding caused by torrential rains in… 09/28/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong to Seek Local Office Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong announced plans Saturday to contest local elections and warned that any attempt to disqualify… 09/28/2019 Aimeast
Vietnamese Consumers, Like Their Drinks, Grow More Nuanced To see how much the consumer has changed in Vietnam, look no further than what he drinks: soda or bubble… 09/28/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan PM Fears War With India Over Kashmir Escalation Pakistan's prime minister urged the international community Friday to intervene in Indian-controlled Kashmir and prevent a war between nuclear neighbors… 09/28/2019 Aimeast
Afghans Go to the Polls Amid Taliban Threats Afghans headed to the polls Saturday to elect a new president amid high security and Taliban threats to disrupt the… 09/28/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Court Gives Slain Model’s Brother Life Sentence A Pakistani court on Friday found the brother of a slain social media model, Qandeel Baloch, guilty of her 2016… 09/27/2019 Aimeast
US Mulls Delisting Chinese Companies From American Exchanges, Report Says The Trump administration is reportedly considering delisting Chinese companies from American stock exchanges as a way to limit U.S. investment… 09/27/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan’s PM Fears War With India Over Kashmir Escalation Pakistan’s prime minister urged the international community Friday to intervene in Indian-controlled Kashmir and prevent a war between nuclear neighbors… 09/27/2019 Aimeast
Western Embassies Warn of Possible Attacks in Myanmar Canada, Australia and Britain on Friday joined the United States in advising their citizens about possible violent attacks in Myanmar.An… 09/27/2019 Aimeast
Modi Tells UN India Launching Campaign to Stamp Out Single-Use Plastic Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that India… 09/27/2019 Aimeast