Tag: Asia / Pacific

At 38, Gael Monfis becomes the oldest winner of an ATP title by beating Zizou Bergs in New Zealand.French veteran ...

Thousands protest in South Korea as Yoon resists second arrest attempt

Thousands of South Koreans have continued to gather for rival protests in Seoul, as investigators prepare another attempt to arrest ...

Dozens killed in Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State, UN says

Attack on village of Kyauk Ni Maw, in Ramree island township, kills more than 40 people and destroys about 500 ...

Jeju Air black boxes ceased recording before plane crash, South Korea says

Transport ministry is investigating the cause of the data loss following the worst-ever aviation disaster in the country’s history.The black ...

Second synagogue in Sydney, Australia defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti

Australia has seen a series of anti-Semitic incidents in the last year, including graffiti on buildings and cars.A synagogue in ...

Myanmar’s rebels liberate territory – administrating it is the next battle

Karen State, Myanmar – Thaw Hti was a tiny speck amid a march of hundreds of thousands that snaked its ...

All to know about the 2025 Australian Open: Schedule, seeds, prize money

After a brief break in the tennis calendar, the world’s top stars have descended upon Australia as the year’s first ...

South Korea’s presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning

Park Jong-joon says citizens concerned about violence if authorities push ahead with bid to arrest suspended president.The head of South ...

Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold

January 9, 2025

The world has just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists have ...

Chad say military foiled armed assault on presidential complex, 19 killed

The attack came just hours after China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with government officials in the capital N’DjamenaAt least ...

Japanese crime boss admits to conspiring to sell nuclear material to Iran

Takeshi Ebisawa faces a maximum punishment of life in prison after pleading guilty to six counts in a Manhattan court.A ...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,050

Here are the key developments on the 1,050th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Here is the situation on Thursday, ...

As Trump talks up trade war with China, fears rise for rare earths supply

Taipei, Taiwan – As United States President-elect Donald Trump gears up for a second trade war with China once he ...

Thai police hunt hitman for shooting of Cambodian opposition figure

Bangkok police chief says initial investigation suggests a gunman was hired to carry out Tuesday’s shooting.Police in Thailand have issued ...

Light aircraft crashes at tourist hotspot in Australia, killing 3

Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the crash off island located near Perth, Western Australia.A light aircraft has ...

Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok ‘assassination’

Lim Kimya, 74, had refused to flee Cambodia even after former PM Hun Sen threatened to make opposition MPs lives ...

China’s millionaires eye the exit as economic storm clouds gather

Taipei, Taiwan – Five years ago, Jane Meng travelled from her home in Shanghai to Hong Kong to get herself ...

South Korean court extends arrest warrant for impeached Yoon

The impeached former president has refused questioning three times since his bungled December 3 martial law decree.South Korea’s anticorruption agency ...

Dozens killed and injured in earthquake in China’s Tibet