Pompeo in Thailand; Talks with North Korea Officials Uncertain Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Thailand for an ASEAN summit that comes just hours after North Korea's latest… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
Trump Welcomes Mongolian President Battulga to White House President Donald Trump has welcomed Mongolia's president, Khaltmaa Battulga, to the White House for talks focused on trade.Wednesday's visit is… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
Malaysia’s Rohingya Refugees Forced to Work in Shadows On the morning of March 2, 2012, Mohammad Yunus boarded a rickety wooden boat on the far eastern shores of… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
Indian Coffee House Magnate Found Dead Indian coffee house magnate V.G. Siddhartha was found dead after being reported missing for almost two days.On Wednesday, fisherman discovered… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
China: Differences to Be ‘Properly’ Resolved at SE Asia Meet Southeast Asian foreign ministers opened their annual meeting Wednesday with a call from host Thailand for deeper integration amid rising… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
Roadside Bomb Blast Kills Dozens in Afghanistan Security officials in western Afghanistan say at least 34 people were killed and around 17 others injured after a passenger… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
With Latest Launches, North Korea Perfecting ‘Scary Impressive’ Missile With its latest test Wednesday, North Korea has now launched seven ballistic missiles over the past three months, after having… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
North Korea Conducts 2nd Ballistic Missile Test in a Week North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday, according to South Korea’s military, Pyongyang’s second launch in less than… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
Article Suggests Nuclear Sharing with Japan, S. Korea to Deter N. Korean Threat Christy Lee contributed to this report which originated on VOA’s Korean Service.The National Defense University, an institution funded by the… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
Rights Advocates Question Myanmar’s Conditions to Repatriate Rohingya Refugees VOA Asia's Ira Mellman contributed to this report.Myanmar is beginning to yield to international pressure to repatriate the more than… 07/31/2019 Aimeast
North Korea Launches Multiple Projectiles, Seoul Says North Korea fired multiple projectiles from its east coast early Wednesday, according to South Korea's military.The projectiles were launched from… 07/30/2019 Aimeast
Chinese Officials Defend Treatment of Muslim Minority Amid International Scrutiny Government officials in China's Xinjiang region Tuesday defended the country's self-described "re-education camps" for Muslim minorities, saying the centers serve… 07/30/2019 Aimeast
India and Pakistan Trade Kashmir Fire, Killing 2 Indian and Pakistani soldiers on Tuesday traded heavy gunfire across a cease-fire line dividing Kashmir between the hostile neighbors, leaving… 07/30/2019 Aimeast
India’s Parliament OKs Ending Instant Divorce for Muslims Indian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill to end the Muslim practice of instant divorce two years after the Supreme… 07/30/2019 Aimeast
Trump Warns China to Negotiate Trade Deal Now Rather Than Later As U.S.-China trade talks are set to begin, U.S. President Donald Trump is warning China against negotiating a deal after… 07/30/2019 Aimeast
UN: Afghan, NATO Forces Killed More Civilians this Year than Insurgent Groups The United Nations says more Afghan civilians were killed by government and NATO-led troops than by the Taliban and other… 07/30/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo: Trump Wants Forces Reduced in Afghanistan by Next US Election U.S. President Donald Trump wants combat forces reduced in Afghanistan by the next U.S. presidential election, Secretary of State Mike… 07/30/2019 Aimeast
Top Diplomats Gather In Bangkok for Key Asia-Pacific Talks Top diplomats from the Asia-Pacific region started gathering Tuesday in the Thai capital to discuss issues of concern to the… 07/30/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Disrupt Commuter Rail Service Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong descended into the city's subway system Tuesday, blocking commuters from exiting their trains. Service was… 07/30/2019 Aimeast
Small Plane Crashes in Pakistan, Killing At Least 12 A small Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area near the garrison city of Rawalpindi before dawn Tuesday, killing… 07/30/2019 Aimeast