Asia
Trump’s criticism of US-Japan security pact could be headache for Abe
World
July 1, 2019
Trump’s criticism of US-Japan security pact could be headache for Abe
TOKYO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s call for changes to the decades-old US-Japan security treaty could complicate Prime Minister Shinzo…
Hong Kong descends into chaos as protesters storm legislature
World
July 1, 2019
Hong Kong descends into chaos as protesters storm legislature
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to…
Hong Kong braces for mass rally on China handover anniversary
World
July 1, 2019
Hong Kong braces for mass rally on China handover anniversary
Hong Kong braced for another mass rally Monday as the city marks the anniversary of its handover to China, with…
North Korea hails ‘historic’ Kim-Trump summit
World
July 1, 2019
North Korea hails ‘historic’ Kim-Trump summit
North Korea on Monday hailed the weekend meeting between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump in the…
Whaling ships set sail as Japan resumes commercial hunts
World
July 1, 2019
Whaling ships set sail as Japan resumes commercial hunts
Japan began its first commercial whale hunts in more than three decades on Monday, brushing aside outrage over its resumption…
Japan’s Abe offers Saudi crown prince help in reducing oil dependency
Middle East
June 30, 2019
Japan’s Abe offers Saudi crown prince help in reducing oil dependency
OSAKA (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts to reduce its dependence on oil…
DMZ: the world’s last Cold War frontier
World
June 30, 2019
DMZ: the world’s last Cold War frontier
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un shook hands at the Demilitarized Zone on Sunday, with the US leader becoming the…
Trump steps into North Korea in historic first
World
June 30, 2019
Trump steps into North Korea in historic first
Donald Trump stepped onto North Korean soil in a historic first Sunday as he met Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un…
Hong Kong police: Anger swells against ‘Asia’s Finest’
World
June 30, 2019
Hong Kong police: Anger swells against ‘Asia’s Finest’
Once dubbed “Asia’s Finest”, Hong Kong’s police are fighting allegations of using excessive violence against protesters, their headquarters besieged twice…
‘Say hello’: Trump invites Kim to DMZ meeting
World
June 29, 2019
‘Say hello’: Trump invites Kim to DMZ meeting
US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet for a historic handshake at…