Asia

N. Korea’s Kim supervised ‘new weapon’ test again: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un once again supervised a "new weapon" launch, state media…

10,000 homeless after fire razes Bangladesh slum

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in…

Hong Kong protesters flood city streets for largest rally in weeks

by Yan ZHAO / Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A sea of democracy activists flooded the streets of…

Rival rallies as Hong Kong’s divisions deepen

  by Jerome TAYLOR / Elaine YU / Yan ZHAO Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong…

DFA reminds Filipino travelers of restrictions imposed by S. Korean gov’t when carrying animal products

(Eagle News)--The Department of Foreign Affairs is reminding Filipinos traveling to South Korea of the restrictions being enforced by its…

DFA to Filipinos: Avoid Hong Kong International Airport as destination, transit airport

(Eagle News)--The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday, Aug. 16, advised Filipinos to avoid traveling to Hong Kong International Airport…

Bruised but unbowed Hong Kong police say no need for China intervention

by Jerome TAYLOR HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's police are confident they have the resources to continue battling…

17 missing in SW China landslide

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- More than a dozen workers remained missing Friday after a landslide in southwest China buried a…

China media says Hong Kong response ‘won’t repeat’ Tiananmen

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Chinese state media vowed Friday there "won't be a repeat" of the Tiananmen Square crackdown…

‘French Spiderman’ scales Hong Kong skyscraper with ‘peace banner’

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Daredevil Alain Robert -- dubbed the 'French Spiderman' -- climbed a Hong Kong skyscraper on…

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