Asia

‘Missing’ bookseller Lee Bo on way back to China: reports

by Aaron TAM Hong Kong bookseller Lee Bo, who went missing three months ago and surfaced in China, is already…

Coal mine accident in China kills 19

Beijing, China (AFP)---At least 19 people have been killed in a coal mine accident in China, state media and officials…

Mozambique debris ‘almost certainly’ from Malaysia plane, Australia says

Sydney, Australia (AFP)---Two pieces of debris found in Mozambique are "almost certainly from MH370," Australia and Malaysia said Thursday, after…

N. Korea claims solid-fuel rocket success

Seoul, South Korea (AFP)---North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has claimed a "historic" advance in the country's nuclear strike capability with…

Asia most exposed to disasters, Africa most vulnerable: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Countries and mega-cities across Asia are highly exposed to natural hazards ranging from cyclones to earthquakes,…

Taiwan gives tour of disputed island in bid to boost claim

  TAIPING, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan on Wednesday gave its first ever international press tour of a disputed island in the…

UN lifts sanctions against North Korea ships

NEW York, United States of America - The United Nations Security Council removed the sanctions against four large sea-going vessels…

Vessel preparing to ship plutonium to US arrives at Japanese port: media

Tokyo, Japan (AFP)---An armed nuclear transport vessel preparing to ship a huge cache of plutonium -- enough to produce 50…

Chinese coast guards harass Filipino fishermen in West Philippine Sea

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs is still in the process of confirming new reports of harassment done…

Indonesian man turns plastic waste into fuel

BEKASI, West Java Province, Indonesia (Reuters) -- Some residents of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, frustrated by the mounting trash problem across…

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