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on September 24, 2023 at 11:20 am

The Philippines says the barrier prevents fishermen from entering a shoal in the South China Sea. […]

on September 24, 2023 at 5:11 am

MANILA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The Philippines on Sunday accused China's coast guard of installing a "floating barrier" in a disputed area of the South China Sea, which it said prevents Filipinos from entering and fishing in the area. The coast guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources "strongly condemn" […]

on September 24, 2023 at 2:18 am

BANGKOK - Thailand's opposition Move Forward named a new leader on Saturday (Sept 23) after Pita Limjaroenrat, who led the party to a stunning election victory in May, was thwarted in his efforts to become premier. Chaithawat Tulathon, a former political magazine editor, will head Move Forward, which won the most […]

on September 24, 2023 at 1:40 am

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to promote cooperative relations with China in a letter to President Xi Jinping, the North's state media KCNA reported on Sunday (Sept 24). The letter was in response to congratulations Xi sent for the North's founding anniversary this month where the Chinese […]

by Raul Dancel on September 24, 2023 at 1:34 am

At least four people in Japan have died from inhaling carbon dioxide from dry ice used to preserve bodies inside coffins, prompting several agencies to issue a warning on Thursday (Sept 21): Don't stay too close to open caskets for too long. Those who died were said to have stood too close for too long beside coffins […]

on September 23, 2023 at 11:36 pm

As tensions with India rise, Canada is calling its friends - but they're not answering. […]

on September 23, 2023 at 11:05 pm

Archie Comic fans explain why the comic was so popular in the 1990s and whether it can be reinvented. […]

on September 23, 2023 at 10:56 pm

An octopus with ear-like fins resembling the Disney character was filmed at a depth of more than 1,000 metres. […]

on September 23, 2023 at 12:50 pm

Rahile Dawut loses appeal against a charge of endangering state security, a rights group says. […]

on September 23, 2023 at 4:22 am

TAIPEI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The increased frequency of China's military activities around Taiwan recently has raised the risk of events "getting out of hand" and sparking an accidental clash, the island's defence minister said on Saturday (Sept 23). Taiwan has said that the past two weeks has seen dozens of fighters, […]

on September 23, 2023 at 3:03 am

SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's branding of critics as "communist totalitarian and anti-state forces" may rally his conservative base and distract from unease about some of his policies but risk fuelling division and alienating some voters. In South Korea, the label of communist carries […]

on September 23, 2023 at 2:45 am

James Nachtwey's images are known for their brutal immediacy. […]

on September 23, 2023 at 1:42 am

BATANGAS — A small but restive volcano near the Philippine capital Manila spewed above average sulfur dioxide and volcanic smog on Friday (Sept 22), prompting authorities to close schools in dozens of cities and towns and to urge people to stay indoors. The state volcanology and seismology institute said […]

on September 23, 2023 at 1:31 am

TAIPEI — One person died and 10 were missing after a fire and explosion on Friday (Sept 22) at a factory in southern Taiwan that makes golfing equipment, the government said. Taiwan's fire department said the blaze broke out at a plant in an industrial zone in the county of Pingtung. A view of […]

on September 22, 2023 at 11:50 pm

Further evidence emerges that a serious infection can leave some major organs with long-term damage. […]

on September 22, 2023 at 11:47 pm

An inflammatory comment by one commentator lays bare a sense of political friction in the diaspora. […]

on September 22, 2023 at 11:23 pm

The once-mass market UK music bible NME returns as a premium product with scarcity as a selling point. […]

on September 22, 2023 at 1:04 pm

They live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful levels of toxic waste, research reveals. […]

on September 22, 2023 at 12:07 pm

The 92-year-old businessman changed the face of news worldwide, but it all started at home. […]

on September 22, 2023 at 10:59 am

Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin appeared in court in Guangzhou alongside co-accused Wang Jianbing. […]

on September 22, 2023 at 10:23 am

Scores of people march in Kathmandu as a protest over education reforms enter its third day. […]

on September 22, 2023 at 9:51 am

AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. SINGAPORE — Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp declines in China and India, […]

on September 22, 2023 at 9:46 am

Iran on Friday (Sept 22) paraded its military hardware on the anniversary of its 1980s war with Iraq, including "the longest-range drone in the world" along with ballistic and hypersonic missiles, Iranian state media said. They said the drone "was unveiled” in the parade, which was broadcast live, and that […]

on September 22, 2023 at 12:22 am

Military officials are disappearing - is this a sign of instability or Xi Jinping's strength? […]

on September 20, 2023 at 11:54 pm

Two photographers from Tamil Nadu recall what it was like taking pictures of the dead for a living. […]

on September 19, 2023 at 11:37 pm

Four months after it was torn apart by deadly ethnic violence, Manipur remains gripped by fear. […]

on September 19, 2023 at 6:16 pm

The country is on edge for its first major fire season since a catastrophic summer four years ago. […]