A Hong Kong court on Monday rejected a former Tiananmen vigil organizer’s attempt to quash her indictment, pressing ahead with a landmark case widely seen as part of a yearslong crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement.
North Korea says its longtime ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has died
Kim Yong Nam, a quintessential North Korean bureaucrat whose lifelong loyalty to the ruling Kim dynasty allowed him to serve as the country’s ceremonial head of state for two decades, has died, North Korea’s state media reported Tuesday.
Radio Free Asia says it is halting its news operations due to funding troubles
Radio Free Asia says it is shutting down its news operations on Friday with its financing in dire straits due to the U.S. government shutdown and the Trump administration’s moves against government-funded news services.
Avalanche on Nepal mountain Yalung Ri kills 7 including foreign climbers
An avalanche swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal on Monday and killed five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, officials said.
Vietnam’s love affair with gas bikes is colliding with a new electric reality
Vietnam is split between two visions: the rumbling, reliable gas-powered motorbikes that now rule the roads, and sleek, silent electric bikes the government says are its future.
Trump scores golden gifts as United States and Seoul advance trade talks
The United States and South Korea advanced trade talks on Wednesday, addressing details of $350 billion that would be invested in the American economy, after negotiations and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to President Donald Trump.
Japan’s sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirement
apanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so.
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit has died at age 93
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. She was 93.
Taiwan reports its first case of African swine fever and culls scores of pigs
Taiwan reported its first cases of African swine fever on Wednesday and culled at least 195 pigs from the affected farm. Authorities also ordered a ban on the movement and slaughter of pigs across the island.
Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang dies at 103
Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang, one of the most influential scientists in modern physics, died in Beijing on Saturday. He was 103.
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