Asia

Taiwan says China targeting Foxconn to influence presidential race

TAIPEI, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) Taipei's national security chief has said a Chinese tax probe into Taiwan tech giant Foxconn…

US postpones Asia trade deal rollout after domestic fire

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration signaled Monday it would postpone a draft of an…

Malaysian killer freed from Australian immigration detention: lawyer

SYDNEY, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - A Malaysian former bodyguard convicted in the 2006 murder of a Mongolian translator has…

South Asia worst in world for water scarcity: UN

NEW DELHI, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made…

Nepal to ban TikTok as it ‘disturbs social harmony’

KATHMANDU, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - Nepal said Monday it will ban TikTok, citing the app's negative effects on the…

S. Korea, US revise deterrence agreement to counter North Korea

SEOUL, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - US and South Korean defence chiefs on Monday updated a key military agreement against…

Myanmar ethnic armed group attacks junta in west: local media

YANGON, Myanmar, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - A Myanmar ethnic armed group has launched attacks on security force outposts in…

Elusive Attenborough echidna rediscovered in Indonesia

By Sara HUSSEIN BANGKOK, Nov 10, 2023 (AFP) - An elusive echidna feared extinct after disappearing for six decades has…

Israel-Hamas war to cloud Biden talks with Indonesia president

By Danny KEMP WILMINGTON, United States, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden will urge Indonesian counterpart Joko…

Chinese vessels in high-seas chase of Philippine boat with media

By Pam Castro and Jamillah Sta Rosa SOUTH CHINA SEA, Nov 11, 2023 (AFP) - As a Philippine Coast Guard…

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