Asia

Hong Kong court allows UK trial lawyer for Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong, China | AFP | A Hong Kong court on Wednesday allowed a veteran British lawyer to represent jailed pro-democracy…

China lodges formal complaint with Britain over consulate clash

Beijing, China | AFP | China said Wednesday it has lodged a formal complaint with Britain over an altercation between…

Hong Kong to ‘trawl world for talent’ in reboot attempt

  Hong Kong, China | AFP | by Holmes Chan and Su Xinqi Hong Kong's leader unveiled plans to resuscitate…

North Korea fires artillery into buffer area, Seoul cries foul

  Seoul, South Korea | AFP | South Korea on Wednesday criticised North Korea for unleashing a fresh artillery barrage…

ASEAN and the EU sign the world’s first bloc-to-bloc Air Transport Agreement

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) and its member states have signed the Comprehensive…

Tehran prison fire death toll rises to eight: Iran judiciary

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- Iran's judiciary authority said Monday that eight prisoners were killed…

North Korea fires missile, flies fighter jets near border

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korea on Friday fired a short-range ballistic missile, conducted an artillery barrage, and…

China censors rare anti-Xi protest ahead of Communist Party congress

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's internet censors removed on Friday virtually all references to reports of a rare protest in…

North Korea says it has tested and deployed ‘tactical nuke’ cruise missiles

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of two long-range cruise missiles, state media said Thursday,…

Taiwan welcomes foreign tour groups as border fully reopens

TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan welcomed its first batch of international tour groups after the island fully reopened its borders…

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