N. Korea Launches More Ballistic Missiles, Slams Joint Military Drills Lee Juhyun in Seoul and Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb in Tokyo contributed to this report.North Korea launched a fresh round… 08/06/2019 Aimeast
Southeast Asia Takes Jab at China after Energy Exploration Flaps in Disputed Sea In May a Chinese vessel exploring for oil tried to stop the operations of a Malaysian contract drilling site in… 08/06/2019 Aimeast
UN Report: North Korea Took $2B in Cyberattacks to Fund Weapons Program North Korea has generated an estimated $2 billion for its weapons of mass destruction programs using "widespread and increasingly sophisticated"… 08/06/2019 Aimeast
US, Taliban Say They’re Nearing Deal to End Afghanistan War The United States and Taliban teams in Doha negotiating an initial deal to end the war in Afghanistan seem to… 08/06/2019 Aimeast
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles, Slams Joint Military Drills Updated 11:51 pm EDTNorth Korea launched a fresh round of ballistic missiles into the sea early Tuesday and warned it… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
3 Reasons China Cut Permits for Tourists Going to Taiwan China's decision last week to stop issuing permits for independent tourists to Taiwan applies new economic pressure to their already… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
US, UN Condemn IS-Claimed Attack on Afghan Media Workers The United States and the United Nations have condemned an Islamic State-claimed deadly bombing against a minibus transporting media professionals… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
UN Study Finds Businesses Fund Myanmar Army Abuses A United Nations fact-finding mission called Monday for an embargo on arms sales to Myanmar and for targeted sanctions on… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
Japan’s NEC Shows ‘Flying Car’ Hovering Steadily for a Minute Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. on Monday showed a “flying car,” a large drone-like machine with four propellers that hovered… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
US, South Korea Prepare Military Drills Despite North’s Ire South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North Korea… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
India Scraps Kashmir’s Decades-Old Special Status Amid Massive Security Clampdown In a far-reaching move, India’s Hindu nationalist government has scrapped the special autonomous status given to Kashmir for decades, sparking… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
India Revoking Kashmir’s Special Status Story updated at 3:50 AMIndia's government said Monday it is revoking the special status of disputed Kashmir. The announcement early… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
General Strike Underway in Hong Kong, Leader Refuses to Resign A general strike has paralyzed Hong Kong Monday, preventing people from getting to work and forcing cancellation of more than… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
Bus Carrying Afghan Journalists Attacked in Kabul VOA’s Ibrahim Rahimi contributed to this report from Paktia, Afghanistan. A mini-bus carrying the employees of a private television station… 08/05/2019 Aimeast
New US Defense Chief Slams China on 1st Asian Visit Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has slammed China’s “destabilizing” actions in the Indo-Pacific region during his first trip to the… 08/04/2019 Aimeast
Kashmir Tensions Intensify Amid India-Pakistan Skirmishes Tensions have soared along the volatile, highly militarized frontier between India and Pakistan in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir,… 08/04/2019 Aimeast
China Media to Hong Kong Protesters: Beijing’s Patience Wearing Thin Thousands of protesters took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday, a day after violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police, and… 08/04/2019 Aimeast
25 Dead, 55 Rescued After Boats Capsize in Philippines Rescuers plucked more bodies from rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce wind and waves… 08/04/2019 Aimeast
Physical, Sexual Violence Against Children Surging in Indonesia In 2019, Indonesians saw a surging number of cases of violence involving children.In April, a 14-year-old girl was bullied and… 08/04/2019 Aimeast
India Orders Students, Tourists Out of Kashmir for Security SRINAGAR, INDIA — Thousands of Indian students and visitors were fleeing Indian-controlled Kashmir over the weekend after the government ordered tourists… 08/04/2019 Aimeast