The death toll from Severe Typhoon Hato rose to at least 12 Thursday after the storm left a trail of destruction across southern China and battered Hong Kong's skyscrapers. The gambling hub of Macau was hit the worst. Local media showed cars underwater and people ...
Photos released by nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday appear to reveal the designs for two new missiles — a provocative move that comes just after the United States' top diplomat said he was pleased with the recent "restraint" exercised by Pyongyang. The pictures were released ...
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday relieved the commander of the Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture-based 7th Fleet after two fatal collisions between destroyers and civilian vessels in Asian waters in less than three months. Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the three-star commander of the fleet, was removed "due ...
Newly appointed Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday advocated for the "strict and thorough" implementation of U.N. sanctions against North Korea to further squeeze the reclusive regime, saying "loopholes" undercutting their effect must be eliminated. If U.N. Security Council resolutions "are thoroughly implemented, I believe ...
Hong Kong raised its storm warning to the highest level on Wednesday, as Severe Typhoon Hato brought the city to a standstill, shutting down the stock market and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights as heavy rain and winds pummeled the territory. The weather ...
The U.S. Navy's second major collision by a ship from its 7th Fleet on Monday shows it is "becoming a hazard in Asian waters" amid Washington's claim that the navy is protecting freedom of navigation, Chinese state-run media have said. The U.S. Navy announced Monday ...
The United States said Tuesday that talks with North Korea may be possible "in the near future" after Pyongyang reacted to tough new U.N. sanctions with a level of restraint. But, in keeping with a "dual track" strategy of reaching out to the North diplomatically ...
China's ruling party is on the cusp of exercising unprecedented control over its citizens, and it's been made possible with the cooperation of tech companies.
The NFL has signed a three-year deal to make its games available through digital streaming in China. Tencent Sports announced on Monday that it has partnered with the league to air live and on-demand select preseason games and Thursday, Sunday and Monday night games. Select Sunday ...
The head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command said on Tuesday it was more important to use diplomacy to counter North Korea's missile threat rather than consider what actions by the reclusive North might trigger a pre-emptive strike. Adm. Harry Harris was in South Korea ...
A leading British academic publisher that bowed to pressure from Beijing to block online access to hundreds of scholarly articles in China reversed its position and reposted the material on Monday, following an outcry over academic freedom. Cambridge University Press (CUP) said late last week ...
China on Monday laid the blame at India's door for an altercation along their border in the western Himalayas involving soldiers from both nations. Their troops have meanwhile been embroiled in an eight-week standoff on the Doklam plateau in another part of the remote Himalayan ...
