Asia

Ghosn makes first public appearance since shock arrest

by Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn appeared in public Tuesday for the…

US conducts latest South China Sea sail-by amid trade talks

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US Navy guided-missile destroyer on Monday sailed near disputed islands in the South China…

China executes kindergarten knife attacker

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has executed a farmer who attacked several children with a knife at a kindergarten in…

Indonesia landslide death toll reaches 32: official

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 32 people were killed by a landslide in Indonesia on New Year's Eve, authorities…

Japan starts $9 departure tax for travelers

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Monday started levying a 1,000 yen ($9.22) departure tax on each person leaving the…

Taiwan’s China-sceptic ruling party opts for moderate new leader

by Amber WANG Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's ruling party elected a new chairman on Sunday, choosing…

Record $3.1 million paid in New Year’s tuna auction at Japan’s new market

by Karyn NISHIMURA-POUPEE Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a…

Arrested driver in Tokyo admitted planning to set New Year crowd ablaze

by Tyra'nell Pille-Lu EBC Japan Correspondent TOKYO, Japan (Eagle News) -- Nine injured on New Year's day as a car…

Rakhine rebels attack police stations in pre-dawn raids: Myanmar army

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Ethnic Rakhine rebels carried out pre-dawn attacks on four police stations near the Bangladesh border, Myanmar's…

Tourists hunker down as Storm Pabuk hurtles towards Thailand

by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA Agence France-Presse SURAT THANI, Thailand (AFP) -- Tourists marooned on Thai islands hunkered down Friday as Tropical Storm Pabukcarved…

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