Asia

'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

What started as a comic strip in the 1980's became a worldwide media franchise.

By REUTERS
08/03/2024

Red Sea ballistic missile attacks trigger Asian interest in defenses

The ASBMs and targeting on display in the Red Sea are rudimentary compared with what China could bring to bear, said Ankit Panda of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace.

By REUTERS
21/02/2024

Higher than Azrieli: Looking at the next world's largest ferris wheel

The "Seoul Twin Eye" is expected to reach a height of 220 meters and accommodate more than 1,400 visitors

Taiwan elects parliament speaker ruling party views as pro-China

Under Taiwan's presidential system of government, it is the president who appoints the premier, though with no parliament majority now the DPP will have to work with the opposition.

By REUTERS
01/02/2024

Philippine troops kill nine Islamist militants, including two linked to Catholic Mass bombing

Those killed were members of Daulah Islamiyah, a pro-Islamic State militant group that took control of the southern Marawi city in 2017 and held it through five months of ground offensives.

By REUTERS
27/01/2024
A PAKISTAN ARMY vehicle carrying the long-range surface-to-surface Ghauri missile

Islamabad says it has evidence linking Indian agents to killings of Pakistanis

Pakistan's allegations come months after both Canada and the United States separately accused Indian agents of being linked to assassination attempts on their soil.

By REUTERS
25/01/2024

Taiwan says it spots six more Chinese balloons, one crossed island

The Taiwan Strait's median line previously served as an unofficial barrier between Taiwan and China, but Chinese fighter jets, drones and now balloons regularly fly over it.

By REUTERS
22/01/2024

Taiwan reports first major post-election Chinese military activity

Taiwan voted for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) Lai Ching-te as its next president on Saturday, a man Beijing has repeatedly blasted as a dangerous separatist and bringer of war.

By REUTERS
17/01/2024

South Korea orders islanders to seek shelter after North fires artillery nearby

South Korea's military conducted "corresponding" live firing drills on Friday in response to the shelling.

By REUTERS
05/01/2024

South Korea opposition chief stabbed, condition not life-threatening

Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election, was conscious and being flown to Seoul National University in the capital.

By REUTERS
02/01/2024
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