China is just one of the headaches facing Australia’s next prime minister
The center-right Liberal National coalition government is campaigning for a fourth term in office after grappling with a pandemic and a slew of climate change-related disasters.
Pakistan to vote in new leader as ousted PM Imran Khan rallies supporters
A united opposition bloc cobbled together 174 lawmakers to vote against Khan — two more than required to remove him from office — after midnight on Sunday in Islamabad.
CDP gives up on full candidate unification plan for Japan Upper House election
The CDP is ready to tolerate competition with other opposition parties, including the Japanese Communist Party and the Democratic Party for the People, in this summer's poll.
Right-winger Rodrigo Chaves wins Costa Rica presidency as rival concedes
With 96% of the votes counted, Chaves held a close to 6 percentage point lead in provisional results over Jose Maria Figueres, the centrist former president.
Hong Kong leadership contender emerges amid uncertain future
Former police officer John Lee, has signaled his intention to contest an election for the city's top job.
Putin’s pre-war allies dominate Hungarian and Serbian elections
The country's leaders are walking a tightrope between maintaining old ties and trying to get closer to the West.
A British royal visits Japan in a flurry of celebration in 1922, while 50 years ago the Japanese press followed a story involving the Mainichi newspaper and press freedom.
'Sexism exists': South Korean feminist presidential candidate's lonely crusade
Sim Sang-jung has solid political credentials, but as a feminist from a minor party, she doesn't stand a chance of becoming president on Wednesday.
Elections across the Asia-Pacific set to impact markets in 2022
Political incumbents are under pressure in countries reeling from surging inflation and commodity prices.
With days to go, South Korea has no favorite in presidential race
Polls show that neither of the two main candidates have convinced a large majority of voters that they can provide the steady hand needed to steer East Asia’s third-largest economy.
Rising prices threaten Modi’s hold on India’s most crucial state
Soaring prices, joblessness and health complications from a vicious wave of delta-fueled COVID-19 infections last summer are high on the minds of voters in Uttar Pradesh.
Anti-feminist or foul-mouthed liberal? South Korea must pick a new president.
The key to victory in the election will not be their populist campaign promises or North Korea policy. Instead, it's what the papers have dubbed a "cycle of revenge."
