Asia News

  • South Korea expresses regret after its athletes introduced as North Korea at opening ceremony
    on July 27, 2024 at 3:16 am

    SEOUL — South Korea expressed regret that its delegation of athletes at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday (July 26) was introduced as from rival North Korea and has demanded assurances from organisers the mistake will not happen again. As the boat carrying South Korean athletes passed on the Seine, […]

  • South Korea swimmers leave athletes village due to long commute in hot buses
    on July 27, 2024 at 1:40 am

    PARIS — Six South Korean swimmers competing at the Paris Games have left the Olympic village and moved into a hotel near the swimming arena to avoid the long commute in hot buses, the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) president said according to Yonhap. KSF president Chong Chang-hoon said the swimmers on the […]

  • Typhoon Gaemi lashes southeast China after pounding Taiwan, flooding Philippines
    on July 26, 2024 at 7:17 am

    BEIJING — Typhoon Gaemi lashed towns on China's coastal Fujian province on Friday (July 26) with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely watched trek into the populous interior. The storm, which has already killed dozens of people as it […]

  • Thai opposition leader hopeful in Move Forward's battle for survival
    on July 26, 2024 at 7:06 am

    BANGKOK — Thailand's main opposition figurehead is hopeful his election-winning Move Forward party will survive an upcoming dissolution case, but warned of the impact of another investigation that could leave the popular progressive outfit decimated. Pita Limjaroenrat, who led the Move Forward to victory […]

  • North Korean hackers stealing military secrets, say US and allies
    on July 26, 2024 at 2:32 am

    LONDON/WASHINGTON — North Korean hackers have conducted a global cyber espionage campaign in efforts to steal classified military secrets to support Pyongyang's banned nuclear weapons programme, the United States, UK and South Korea said in a joint advisory on Thursday (July 25). The hackers, dubbed […]

  • China, India should work in same direction, relations have an important impact, says Wang
    on July 26, 2024 at 2:16 am

    BEIJING — China Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it is hoped that China and India will work in the same direction and explore how the neighbouring countries can get along, according to a statement. Wang, in talks with his Indian counterpart, said China-India relations have an important impact beyond the […]

  • Oil spill threatens Philippines capital after tanker capsizes
    on July 26, 2024 at 2:13 am

    MANILA — A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday (July 25), causing the death of a crew member and an oil spill that could spread to waters off the capital Manila, officials said. Sixteen of the 17 crew members of MT Terra Nova have been rescued, […]

  • Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard, widespread flooding feared
    on July 26, 2024 at 1:56 am

    BEIJING/TAIPE — Typhoon Gaemi roared into southeastern China on Thursday (July 25) after churning across the Taiwan Strait, prompting warnings of swelling rivers, flash floods and waterlogging in cities and provinces that were hit by extreme rains just several weeks ago. Gaemi, the third and most powerful […]

  • Relatives of 18 dead in Nepal plane crash demand answers
    on July 26, 2024 at 1:42 am

    KATHMANDU — Relatives of the 18 dead in a plane crash in Nepal have yet to hear from the government or the airline on the possible cause of the disaster, they said, a day after the small jet went down during take-off at the airport in Kathmandu, the capital. The incident has cast a spotlight on the […]

  • Indonesia presses Myanmar on peace commitments as Asean ministers meet
    on July 26, 2024 at 1:39 am

    Indonesia's foreign minister at a regional meeting on Thursday (July 25) called out warring camps in Myanmar over their refusal to agree to dialogue, as fighting intensifies between the ruling military and an alliance of armed groups. Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) held a […]