Asia

The abduction and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ignited a sharp political confrontation between Washington and Beijing. China…

On the outskirts of Beijing, young Chinese entrepreneur Cheng Hao sits on an indoor soccer pitch – but this turf…

Seoul, South Korea Reuters  —  North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang towards the sea off its…

Reuters  —  Thailand released 18 Cambodian soldiers on Wednesday under an renewed ceasefire agreed by the two countries at the…

Dhaka, Bangladesh AP  —  Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country’s politics…

Reuters  —  Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, the worst fighting in years…

China’s military announced Monday it was mobilizing army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan for “major military drills” aimed…

Jakarta, Indonesia AP  —  Indonesian rescuers searched for a Spanish soccer coach and his three children on Saturday after a…

Taipei Reuters  —  A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 32 km (20 miles) off Taiwan’s northeastern coastal city of Yilan…

Yangon, Myanmar  —  Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic…