When veteran U.S. diplomat Kurt Campbell traveled to the Solomon Islands to counter Beijing’s influence in the South Pacific country, he quickly saw just how far China would go to spread its message.
Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January
Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law on Sept. 24, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.
Japanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of a 1966 quadruple murder
A Japanese court found an 88-year-old former boxer not guilty on Thursday, Sept. 26 after a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing a decision that made him the world’s longest-serving death row inmate.
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago.
Thailand’s adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes
Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable.
Huge python grabs Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her two hours before she can be freed
BANGKOK (AP) — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her.
Youngest Asian to conquer Mt Kilimanjaro
Five-year-old Teghbir Singh from Ropar in Punjab has become the youngest ever from Asia to scale the 19,340 feet Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa located in Tanzania.
Cambodia’s prime minister welcomes artifacts returned by New York’s Met and other collections
Cambodia’s prime minister on Thursday led a celebration for the return of dozens of precious artifacts from museums and private collectors abroad, and said his government will continue working to bring more home.
A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world’s oldest person
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman, became the world’s oldest living person at age 116, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Guinness World Records.
Shein sues Temu over copyright infringements as the legal feud between the two companies heats up
Online fast-fashion giant Shein has filed another lawsuit against competitor Temu, accusing the China-founded shopping platform of stealing its designs, copying its product images and engaging in other types of fraud.
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