Pakistan Court Challenges Legality of Army Chief Extension In a historic first, Pakistan’s Supreme Court Wednesday raised questions about the legality of extending the term of the army… 11/27/2019 Aimeast
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Tells Trump he Welcomes Better Relations Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has responded positively to a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump that encouraged him to… 11/27/2019 Aimeast
Foreign Drugs, Rebels Give Philippines New Causes to Bolster Defense The dispatch of two Philippine coast guard ships to the Sulu Sea might normally register as a quick blip on… 11/27/2019 Aimeast
Trump: He and China’s Xi Want Things to ‘Go Well’ in Hong Kong U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping "want to see it go well in Hong… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Afghan Intelligence Admits Detaining Activists Who Flagged Abuse Afghanistan's intelligence agency has publicly acknowledged that it is holding two activists who exposed allegations of sexual abuse of children… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Probe Sought Over Concern China Can Shut Down Philippine Power A Philippines legislator said Tuesday she has asked the senate to conduct an inquiry into the potential threat of China… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Pope Closes Japan Trip Urging Hopeful, Inclusive Society Pope Francis on Tuesday closed his visit to Japan by telling students at a Catholic university of the need to… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan’s Top Court Blocks Military Chief From Serving Another Term Pakistan’s highest court has temporarily suspended a government notification that allowed the country’s powerful military chief to serve another full… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Leader Mulls Landslide Opposition Election Victory Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday the results of local elections in which opposition candidates won nearly 90 percent… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Indian Troops Destroy Live Mortar Found in Kashmiri Border Town Officials in India say troops have destroyed a live mortar shell that villagers discovered in their Kashmiri border town.Indian police… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Details Leak From China’s Mass Detention Camps in Xinjiang; US Official Blasts ‘Concentration Camps’ A new leak of classified Chinese government documents has revealed how authorities are using a massive data collection program to… 11/25/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Leader to ‘Seriously Reflect’ on Election Results After Landslide Pro-Democracy Win Hong Kong's leader said she respects the results of local elections in which pro-democracy forces scored a sweeping victory and… 11/25/2019 Aimeast
Poor Women Take the Strain as Climate Change Pushes Men to Leave Home As climate change drives men in Asia and Africa to abandon their farms and search for jobs further afield, women… 11/25/2019 Aimeast
China’s Netizens Snub State Media’s Interpretation of Hong Kong Election Results State-controlled media in China on Monday downplayed the landslide electoral victory claimed by pan democrats in Hong Kong with an… 11/25/2019 Aimeast
Afghan Authorities Urged to Release Human Rights Investigators An international rights group on Monday demanded authorities in Afghanistan immediately release two local human rights defenders who exposed an… 11/25/2019 Aimeast
Secret Documents Reveal How China Mass Detention Camps Work The Chinese government has detained more than a million Uighurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic minorities for what it calls voluntary… 11/25/2019 Aimeast
Nations Aim for Inclusive Trade; Vietnam Uses Small-Business Loans to Get There When politicians try to win votes by blaming foreigners for stealing jobs, economists say they ignore technology, which is what… 11/25/2019 Aimeast
2 Asian Allies Reweigh Their China Ties as Territorial Disputes Grow A summit this week between leaders of Pacific Rim allies South Korea and the Philippines is expected to show that… 11/25/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Forces Score Landslide Win Hong Kong pro-democracy forces scored a sweeping victory in local elections Sunday that saw a record number of voters deliver… 11/25/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Forces Headed for Landslide Election Win Hong Kong pro-democracy forces appear headed for a landslide victory in local elections that saw record turnout, delivering a stunning… 11/25/2019 Aimeast