By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A verdict has been delayed in the espionage case against two Cambodian journalists who worked for the U.S. government-funded Radio […]
Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that has sparked months of demonstrations in the city, bowing to one of the protesters’ demands.
Women, late-in-life new authors expand Japanese literature
By ALEX BARREIRA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The works receiving one of Japan’s most coveted literary awards, the Naoki Prize, have something new in common: For the first time […]
North Korea tests new ‘super-large’ rocket launcher
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said that leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a “newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher,’’ another […]
US Marines chief acknowledges worries on Japan-Korean ties
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Gen. David Berger, the new U.S. Marines commandant, acknowledged on Aug. 21 that he is concerned about deteriorating relations between Japan and […]
Vulcan Capital opens office in Singapore
SINGAPORE — Vulcan Capital, the investment house of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has opened its first international office in Singapore. The multi-billion dollar fund intends to invest an initial […]
Young dugong dies in Thailand in blow for vulnerable species
By PITCHA DANGPRASITH Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Marine resources officials in Thailand said that an ailing 5-month-old dugong died during surgery, just days after the much-publicized death of another […]
Sun Wen appointed China football vice president
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Former FIFA female player of the year Sun Wen has been elected as vice president of the Chinese Football Association as China […]
Police keep low profile at huge, peaceful Hong Kong protest
Hong Kong streets were turned into rivers of umbrellas on Aug. 18 as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road in the Chinese territory, where massive pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity.
Cathay Pacific CEO resigns after Beijing pressure
The CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent companies, resigned on Aug. 16 following pressure by Beijing on the carrier over participation by some of its employees in anti-government protests.
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