Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha freed from house arrest
More than two years after he was arrested and charged with treason, Cambodia on Sunday freed opposition leader Kem Sokha from house arrest, but the charges remain and he is ...
North Korea assails U.S., South Korea and U.N. nuclear agency
North Korea on Monday accused the United States of "political and military provocations" and South Korea of "double-dealing behavior." North Korean U.N. Ambassador Kim Song made the accusations in a speech ...
Taiwan candidate chooses ex-Google executive as running mate
The pro-China opposition candidate in Taiwan's presidential election set for early next year has chosen a former Google executive as his running mate. Chang San-cheng, a political independent, on Monday joined ...
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrives in Malaysia on way home
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived in Malaysia on Saturday, making partial progress in his quest to return to his home country to lead a movement to try to oust long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen. Sam Rainsy arrived in Kuala Lumpur in the afternoon ...
North Korea says 'window of opportunity' closing for progress in nuclear talks with U.S.
A North Korean diplomat said Friday that the window of opportunity for progress in dialogue with the United States was getting smaller, adding that Pyongyang expects reciprocal steps from Washington by the end of the year. "We've given the United States quite a lot of ...
China says it will 'fully respect' Taiwan's way of life after 'peaceful reunification'
China will "fully respect" Taiwan's way of life and social system once it has been "peacefully reunified," as long as national security is protected, the ruling Communist Party said on Tuesday, in another overture to the self-ruled island. China claims democratic Taiwan as its own ...
North Korea says inclusion on U.S. terror report closing door to dialogue
North Korea lashed out at the U.S. on Tuesday after Washington redesignated it a state sponsor of terrorism last week, warning that the United States' "hostile policy" was closing the door to continued dialogue. In a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, ...
China's Xi voices 'high degree of trust' in Hong Kong's Carrie Lam over unrest
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a "high degree of trust" in Hong Kong's unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the two met after months of increasingly violent protests in the semi-autonomous city. Xi's show of support follows speculation that Beijing was preparing to remove Lam ...
North Korea's Kim eyeing December summit with Trump, Seoul spy agency says
A new round of U.S.-North Korea working-level talks on denuclearization was likely to be held this month or early next month, the South's Yonhap news agency reported Monday, quoting Seoul's spy agency, with leader Kim Jong Un eyeing a December summit with U.S. President ...
In boost for Taiwan leader, China-friendly veteran James Soong set to run for Taiwan presidency
Tsai Ing-wen's chances of being re-elected as Taiwan's president received a boost as one of Taiwan's most senior China-friendly politicians appears set to enter the election, potentially sapping votes from the main opposition candidate. People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong has decided to make ...
U.S. blasts ASEAN 'effort to embarrass' Trump via partial boycott
The United States has expressed concern with Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders for their "intentional effort to embarrass" President Donald Trump by partially boycotting an ASEAN-U.S. summit slated for Monday in Bangkok, a diplomat said. "We are extremely concerned by the apparent decision" in ...
French leader to raise 'taboo' topics during business-focused visit to China
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in China on Monday to drum up new business deals, but under warning from his hosts to keep off thorny issues such as the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Landing in the afternoon, Macron will begin his second official trip ...
