Philippine Trust in China Has Hit 1-Year Low over Maritime Incidents Sino-Philippine ties are showing signs of cooling since the two countries made friends in 2016, according to a recent survey… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Everyone’s Ready to Resume Talks, Except North Korea Lee Juhyun contributed to this report.The latest round of U.S.-South Korean military exercises have finished. The top U.S. envoy for… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
US Marines Chief Acknowledges Worries on Japan-Korean Ties Gen. David Berger, the new U.S. Marines commandant, acknowledged Wednesday that he is concerned about deteriorating relations between Japan and… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Ex-Vatican Treasurer Pell Loses Appeal Against Sex Abuse Convictions, Remains in Jail Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell lost an appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys and… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Trump: Deal with Taliban on US Troop Withdrawal Might Not Be Acceptable Nike Ching and Ayaz Gul contributed to this report.WHITE HOUSE — "Good discussions" are under way about Afghanistan, including between… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Philippines’ Duterte Warns of ‘Unfriendly’ Greeting for Uninvited Warships President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Tuesday foreign ships faced "unfriendly" treatment if they ventured into Philippines' territorial waters without permission,… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Afghans Restore Art Shattered by Taliban as Peace Deal Nears The Taliban fighters arrived with hammers and hatred. What they left behind is laid out on tables at the National… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong’s Evolving Protests: Voices From the Front Lines On a recent sweltering Saturday, a day now reserved for protest in Hong Kong, a demonstrator named Wayne stepped past… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Official: Border Skirmishes with India Kill 35 in Pakistani Kashmir A top official in Pakistan disclosed Tuesday that recent cross-border skirmishes with India have killed dozens of people and injured… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo, Unlike Trump, Concerned About North Korea Missile Tests U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday he is concerned about the spate of short-range missile tests North Korea… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Rohingya Muslims Say They Don’t Want to Return to Myanmar Few Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have responded to plans for their repatriation to Myanmar, and all who did said… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Staffer at Britain’s Hong Kong Consulate Reportedly Detained in Southern China Britain's Foreign Office says it is "extremely concerned" by reports that an employee at its Hong Kong consulate has been… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Delhi’s Restrictions Turn Srinagar Into Ghost City The streets of Srinagar were largely deserted on Monday and most schools and shops were closed even though authorities say… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
More Bombings in Afghan Monday Amid Backdrop of US Withdrawal Negotiations with Taliban The Trump administration is continuing talks with the Taliban on a peace deal in Afghanistan despite another wave of terrorist… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
In South Korea, a Small But Notable Backlash Against Trump It’s no secret U.S. President Donald Trump can sometimes be nicer to his country's perceived enemies than its friends. But… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Accuses India of Using Water as a Weapon in Kashmir Dispute Accusing India of waging "fifth-generation warfare," Pakistan said on Monday New Delhi had failed to inform it about the release of… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
End Child Marriage ‘Hell’ for Indonesian Girls, Lawmaker Urges Indonesia must change its laws to end child marriage in the world's most populous Muslim country where thousands of girls… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Bangladesh, UNHCR to Survey Rohingya Regarding Return to Myanmar Bangladesh will work with the United Nations refugee agency to determine if more than 3,000 Rohingya refugees will accept Myanmar's… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Modi Tells Trump Hopeful India, US Will Meet Soon to Discuss Trade Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told U.S. President Donald Trump that he is hopeful that representatives from the two countries… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Pence to China: Act in ‘Humanitarian Manner’ to Resolve Hong Kong Protests U.S. Vice President Mike Pence urged China on Monday to "act in a humanitarian manner" to resolve differences with pro-democracy… 08/19/2019 Aimeast