By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The 75th Cannes Film Festival named Korean star Song Kang Ho best actor for his performance in Japanese director Hirokazu […]
U.S. senator visits Taiwan as China ups military threat
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth reiterated America’s support for Taiwan on her second visit in a year to the self-governing island claimed by China. Duckworth, meeting with […]
Distress in Singapore as Malaysia bans chicken export
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Diners in Singapore are bracing for prices of their national chicken-and-rice dish to soar as neighboring Malaysia prepares to block exports to increase supplies in […]
Indian couple longing for grandchild sues son, his wife
NEW DELHI (AP) — A retired Indian couple is suing their son and daughter-in-law, demanding that they produce a grandchild within a year or pay them 50 million rupees ($675,000). […]
Americans increasingly see China as a threat, according to survey
By David Rising and Ken Moritsugu Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Americans are increasingly seeing China as a world superpower and a threat, though growing numbers perceive it more as […]
Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang dies in quarantine hotel
HONG KONG (AP) — Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang has died while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city, local media reported. Tsang was best known […]
World’s oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 119
By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died at age 119, just months short of her goal of reaching […]
Leaders of 2 Koreas exchange letters of hope amid tensions
The leaders of the rival Koreas exchanged letters expressing hope for improved bilateral relations, which plummeted in the past three years amid a freeze in nuclear negotiations and North Korea’s accelerating weapons development.
Korean American female pastors push back against patriarchy
When the Rev. Kyunglim Shin Lee was ordained in 1988, it angered her in-laws for contravening long-held Korean cultural values subordinating women’s roles in society. Even her husband, a pastor, told her he understood intellectually “but his heart couldn’t accept it.”
Cambodia cuts quarantine for unvaccinated visitors to 7 days
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has reduced the required quarantine period from two weeks to one for arriving travelers who are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, acting after […]
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