Asian countries top ranking of world’s most powerful passports in 2023

Before you read: Report: Japan, Singapore have 2021’s most powerful passports, the US fails to crack top five ...

Chinese tea, Vietnamese pottery, Cambodian martial arts: Asian cultural practices granted UNESCO world heritage status

Traditional Chinese tea-processing techniques, Japanese ritual dances and Vietnamese pottery-making are some of the cultural practices that...

Chinese President Xi videoed confronting Canada PM Trudeau at G20 Summit

At the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Indonesia, Chinese President Xi Jinping confronted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for behavi...

Interpol issues red notice for Luna, TerraUSD co-founder Do Kwon

Interpol granted South Korean prosecutors’ request to issue a red notice for Do Kwon, the South Korean co-founder of the defunct cryptocurr...

Asia is home to 6 of the top 20 cities with the most millionaires

In a recent report by Henley and Partners, a firm that tracks global wealth, Asian cities accounted for six of the top 20 cities in the wor...

Teens found guilty of shoving Asian woman into canal in Ireland

Two teen boys have been convicted of assaulting Xeudan “Shirley” Xiong in Dublin on the evening of Aug. 14. 2020. The attack, which was ca...

Chinese duo arrested for trying to start their own micronation in US-defended Marshall Islands

Cary Yan, 50, and Gina Zhou, 34, were extradited to New York on Friday in connection with a series of bribery and money laundering practice...

‘Positive thinking’ is ‘very necessary’ for denuclearization of North Korea: South Korean official

The 2022 Seoul Defense Dialogue gathered 54 countries in collaboration against international security threats. On Wednesday, the panelists...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speculated as next in line to be pope

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, 65, is thought to be one of the frontrunners to succeed Pope Francis, a move which would radically cha...

Why Zelenskyy wore a T-shirt designed by a Singaporean teen during a recent international summit

During the Shangri-La Dialogue, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was seen deviating from his usual attire in favor of a T-shirt des...

WHO chief censored in China after he said its zero-COVID policy is unsustainable

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was censored in China after calling the country’s zero-COVID policy unsustainable at a pres...

Report: Xinjiang cotton found in Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss tops

Research suggests Xinjiang cotton is being used in T-shirts from some of Germany’s biggest apparel companies, including Adidas, Puma and Hu...

WHO head: World’s focus on Ukraine over other countries is due to racial bias

In a virtual press briefing from Geneva on Wednesday, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia and current World Health Organization ...

China peddles pro-Putin documentary as world condemns Russia for atrocities in Ukraine

China is reportedly organizing viewing sessions for a pro-Putin documentary for selected audiences across the country. The documentary, wh...

US warns allies China will provide financial, military aid for Russia in Ukraine

U.S. officials are accusing China of preparing to offering its military and economic support to Russia during its ongoing invasion of Ukrai...

Hundreds of Taiwanese reservists train for combat as Ukraine crisis stokes fear of Chinese invasion

Around 400 military reservists in Taiwan reportedly participated in combat training exercises on Monday as part of a new program launched e...

Russia asked China for military, economic assistance after Day 1 of Ukraine invasion, US officials reveal

Russia has sought military and economic assistance from China amid its war against Ukraine, according to anonymous U.S. officials. Both Ch...

Video: Russia removes Japan, US flags but leaves India flag on its space rocket

Russian space agency Roscosmos has removed the Japanese and American flags from its space rocket. "The launchers at Baikonur decided ...

China says report alleging it asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Olympics is ‘fake news’

A Western intelligence report revealed that senior Chinese officials had some knowledge of Russia’s plan to invade Ukraine ahead of the Bei...

China says US support for Taiwan ‘futile’ after Washington delegates visit Taipei amid Ukraine crisis

Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a delegation of former American officials visited Taiwan to “reassure” the island of the United States’ ...

Singapore is the first in Southeast Asia to announce sanctions against Russia over Ukraine invasion

Singapore has become the first Southeast Asian country to announce sanctions against Russia over its recent invasion of Ukraine. Singapore...

Chinese chipmaker to stand trial for technology theft charges set in motion by Trump’s ‘China Initiative’

Chinese chip manufacturer Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. was blacklisted by the U.S. government three years ago over alleged economic...

Asian airline carriers dominate list of best global airlines as rated by passengers

Airlines in Asia dominated a list of global world-class carriers ranked based on customer experience. The results: The Airline Passenger Exp...

Tibetan students chain themselves to Olympics logo in front of IOC to protest Beijing 2022

Tibetan activists are urging countries to boycott the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing over China’s alleged human rights abuse record. A call f...

Who is Harnaaz Sandhu? What the world didn’t hear about Miss Universe 2021

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Everything you need to know about the South China Sea dispute between China and the Philippines

After a formal protest from the Philippines and a decisive warning from the U.S., China has backed down following its recent displays of agg...

Uyghur genocide accusations prompts calls for diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics from US lawmakers

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Report: China is now the world’s richest country

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US, China pledge to work together to tackle escalating climate change catastrophe

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‘Modern slavery’: Canadian retailer removes clothes allegedly made by North Korean forced labor in China

On Friday, retail giant Reitmans (Canada) Limited announced it is removing all the clothes made by a Chinese factory that allegedly employs ...

North Korean defector works with Canadian human rights group to help other refugees

A North Korean escapee is working with a Canadian nonprofit to help other refugees from the hermit kingdom start a new life in Canada.  New ...

Tsai Ing-wen is the first Taiwan president in decades to confirm US military training on the island

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen confirmed the presence of U.S. military trainers on the island during a CNN broadcast on Tuesday. Taiwan’s inc...

Korean ballerina is the first Asian to reach ‘star dancer’ rank at Paris Opera Ballet in its 352 years

Park Sae-eun is the first Asian ballerina to reach the highest rank at the Paris Opera Ballet in its 352-year history. Danseuse étoile: On J...

Malaysian trans woman accused of blasphemy for ‘cross-dressing’ granted asylum by Australia

A Malaysian transgender woman facing a blasphemy charge for “cross-dressing” during a religious event has been granted asylum. F...

Malaysian single mother of 9 inconsolable in video after being sentenced to death for drug possession

A video showing a single mother of nine crying inconsolably and pleading for help after being sentenced to death for drug-related charges ha...

Report: Japan, Singapore have 2021’s most powerful passports, the US fails to crack top five

This year, Japan and Singapore are tied for the world’s most powerful passport, while South Korea and Germany share the second spot, accordi...