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Duterte says may deploy warship to save Filipino captives in Libya

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he might send the navy's most modern frigate to waters off Libya in a bid to "save" three Filipinos and a South Korean kidnapped last month from a water plant in the north African country.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-04 14:11

China announces $60B of US goods for tariff retaliation

China on Friday announced a $60 billion list of U.S. goods including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals for retaliation if Washington goes ahead with its latest tariff threat. The Finance Ministry accused the Trump administration of damaging the global economy after it proposed increasing duties on $200 billion of Chinese goods in the second round of a dispute over techno...

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-04 09:28

China threatens new tariffs on $60 bn worth of US goods

Beijing warned Friday it was prepared to impose new tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods if Washington ups the ante in the escalating US-China trade war.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-03 21:57

Outrage hits Japan med schools said to keep women out

A Japanese medical university's alleged systematic discrimination against female applicants has sparked outrage across Japan and is being criticized by Cabinet officials.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-03 14:55

Thai officials say they seek UK extradition of former PM

Thailand is seeking the extradition from the United Kingdom of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled her country last year ahead of a conviction on a charge of negligence in overseeing a money-losing rice subsidy program, the current prime minister said Tuesday.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-01 09:37

Typhoon slams into Japan, approaches disaster-hit regions

A powerful typhoon slammed into central Japan early Sunday, prompting local authorities to issue evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by floods and landslides in the storm's crosshairs.

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-29 09:57

Hong Kong's Cathay lists Taiwan as part of China

Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific became the latest airline to list Taiwan as part of China on its website Wednesday after a request from mainland authorities.

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-25 14:02

Remarks on the 2nd Anniversary of the Arbitral Award On the South China Sea Dispute: ADR Forum

The July 12, 2016 Award of the Arbitral Tribunal was a landmark ruling for three reasons. First, the Arbitral Tribunal ruled that China’s so-called historic nine-dashed line cannot serve as legal basis to claim any part of the waters or resources of the South China Sea.

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-25 13:50

Heatwaves sweep northern hemisphere, causing scores of deaths

Temperatures have risen to record levels in several parts of Europe and Asia this week, with dozens of people killed in wildfires and many others dying from heat stroke. "Extreme weather, including record temperatures and heatwaves, drought and disastrous precipitation, has marked the first half of summer in the northern hemisphere," the World Meteorological Organization said...

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-25 09:10

At least 100 missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse [PHOTOS]

The accident happened at a dam in southeastern Attapeu province late Monday, releasing five billion cubic meters of water with "several human lives claimed, and several hundreds of people missing," Laos News Agency said.

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-24 17:08

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