A Photography Exhibition Captures the Lives of Kurdish Fighters In 2015, Canadian photographer Joey Lawrence travelled to the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria while fierce fighting was underway… 11/21/2019 Aimeast
US Congress Approves Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Bills The U.S. Congress approved two bills Thursday to support pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong after months of unrest in the… 11/21/2019 Aimeast
Pentagon Rejects Report that US Pulling Forces from Korea The Pentagon is rejecting a report that the United States is preparing to pull military forces from South Korea.Chief Pentagon… 11/21/2019 Aimeast
Korean Startups Expand to Vietnam, a Kindred Spirit South Korean startups are banking on their country’s similarities with Vietnam — a shared popular obsession with education, similar rituals,… 11/21/2019 Aimeast
Australian Bank Accused of Millions of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing Breaches Australia’s second-biggest bank, Westpac, has been accused of 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws.Westpac is likely… 11/21/2019 Aimeast
Ex-British Consulate Staff Says Chinese Police Tortured Him A former employee of the British Consulate in Hong Kong says he was detained and tortured by Chinese secret police… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
Myanmar: Suu Kyi to Lead Team to Fight Genocide Accusation Myanmar's government announced Wednesday that its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will head a legal team it will send to… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
Thai Opposition Leader Convicted, Disqualified From Parliament A Thai court Wednesday convicted opposition party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of holding shares in a media company while running for… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
New Delhi: Indian-Kashmir is Back to Normal; Opposition, Residents Dispute Claim Indian authorities say normalcy has returned in most areas in Indian Kashmir where New Delhi imposed a widespread clampdown after… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
Sri Lanka’s New President Picks Brother as Prime Minister Newly elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday named his brother Mahinda as Prime Minister, cementing the grip on… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
Why Drones Matter So Much for China to Control Disputed Sea? China is bolstering its lead in resource exploration and any conflicts in the South China Sea, a sea disputed by… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
Banks Required to Assess Environmental, Social Goals in Vietnam From 2008 on, Vietnam was mostly protected from the global financial crisis, not because its banks were stronger than the… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
Pope Arrives in Thailand to Encourage Catholic Minority Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, beginning a mission to boost… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
Experts: North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons, Missiles Make It Less Secure Contrary to Pyongyang’s belief that nuclear weapons and missile programs safeguard its security and ensure its survival, experts said they… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
Experts: Pyongyang Pushing for Further Concessions from US If It Wants to Talk Pyongyang is pushing for major concessions from Washington before it agrees to resume working-level talks or hold another summit with… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
2,887 Days: Abe Becomes Japan’s Longest-Serving Premier Shinzo Abe entered the history books as Japan's longest-serving premier on Wednesday, but many of his ambitious goals, including a… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
Senate Passes Bill to Support Human Rights in Hong Kong The Senate has easily approved a bill to support human rights in Hong Kong following months of often-violent unrest in… 11/20/2019 Aimeast
India’s Parliament Debates Toxic Air Danger India's Parliament on Tuesday debated the toxic air threatening the lives of the capital region's 48 million people, with opposition… 11/19/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan’s Convicted Ex-PM Flown to London for Medical Treatment Pakistan’s former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a seven-year jail term for corruption and money laundering, left for… 11/19/2019 Aimeast
Taliban Releases Two Western Hostages in Prisoner Exchange The Taliban freed two Western hostages Tuesday after the Afghan government released three important Taliban prisoners, who were flown to… 11/19/2019 Aimeast