Asia

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters clash with military on major trade route

  YANGON, Myanmar, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - Ethnic minority fighters clashed with Myanmar's military on a major trade route…

Philippines installing monitoring station in disputed sea

THITU ISLAND, SOUTH CHINA SEA, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - The Philippines said Friday it was establishing a coast guard…

S. Korea set to launch first spy satellite with SpaceX

SEOUL, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - South Korea will launch its first military spy satellite early Saturday on a SpaceX…

Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated

TOKYO, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - The world's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated in Japan on…

Hong Kong journalist group ‘concerned’ about reporter’s safety

HONG KONG, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - A Hong Kong journalist group said Friday it was "very concerned" about the…

Japan scours seabed for US Osprey wreckage

TOKYO, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's coastguard on Friday scoured the seabed for the wreckage of an Osprey US…

Japan PM hails Kissinger’s ‘significant contributions’ to peace and stability in Asia

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hailed on Thursday the late Henry Kissinger's "significant contributions"…

Thai hostages set to return after release by Hamas

BANGKOK, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - Seventeen Thai hostages kidnapped and held for weeks by Hamas in the Gaza Strip…

Seven missing after US Osprey crashes off Japan

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - Rescuers scoured waters off Japan on Thursday for seven missing US Air Force personnel…

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