Trump Says India’s Modi Feels He Has ‘it Under Control’ in Kashmir U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he had no need to help mediate between Pakistan and India over tensions in… 08/26/2019 Aimeast
Observers Urge Social Media Platforms to Keep Scrutinizing China-Backed Accounts Three U.S. social media giants – Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube – have taken action to remove hundreds of accounts… 08/26/2019 Aimeast
Indonesia To Move Capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan Indonesia's president announced Monday that the country's capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in… 08/26/2019 Aimeast
Uighurs Find Security in America, but No Promises U.N. officials and human rights advocates say China continues to step up its persecution of ethnic Uighurs, confining as many… 08/26/2019 Aimeast
Trump at G-7 Optimistic About Deals with China, Japan, Iran G-7 leaders are closing their summit Monday with discussions about the climate and digital transformation, though those issues are likely… 08/26/2019 Aimeast
Why Southeast Asian Navies will Hold Exercises with the US After the Same with China The first military exercises between the United States and a bloc of 10 Southeast Asian nations, following the same bloc’s… 08/26/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Police Draw Guns, Arrest 36 in Latest Protest Hong Kong police drew their guns and fired a warning shot Sunday night after protesters attacked officers with sticks and… 08/26/2019 Aimeast
Tens of Thousands of Rohingya Mark ‘Genocide Day’ Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied to mark the second anniversary of their exodus out of Myanmar.Almost 200,000 Rohingya… 08/25/2019 Aimeast
White House: Trump Wishes He’d Boosted China Tariffs Higher U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he had "second thoughts" about escalating his reciprocal tariff war with China, but the… 08/25/2019 Aimeast
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