Japan Airlines has named Mitsuko Tottori as its first woman president following a collision between one of its planes and a coast guard aircraft during Japanese New Year holidays that left five dead.
Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China
Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has vowed to safeguard the island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies.
Netflix pulls film amid outrage from Hindu groups
Netflix has removed the film “Annapoorani – The Goddess of Food” from its platform in response to social media backlash for depicting the daughter of a Hindu priest consuming meat.
Ohtani, Dodgers pledge $1M for Japan earthquake victims
Major League Baseball star Ohtani Shohei says he will make a donation along with his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to support people in Japan affected by the powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day.
Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to sedition and collusion charges
Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong.
Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing 5
A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, with five people on the smaller plane killed, officials said.
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead
Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday, authorities said, after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use.
China’s Alibaba names CEO Eddie Wu to head its e-commerce business as its growth falters
China’s Alibaba Group says its CEO Eddie Wu will head its core e-commerce business, as the company seeks to drive growth and fend off fast- growing online shopping rivals like Pinduoduo.
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation
The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat- trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team of scientists reported.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies said she would not return to the city to meet her bail conditions, becoming the latest politician to flee Hong Kong under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents.
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