Switzerland Genocide against Rohingya cannot be ruled out, says UN rights chief Comments came from the UN Commissioner for Human Rights at a special session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva 05/12/2017
Japan Trump arrives in Japan for Asian tour Donald Trump has arrived in Tokyo for his tour of Asia and issued a warning to nations which underestimate the US. 05/11/2017
world news Asians wonder what the Trump Tour will bring As Donald Trump's 12-day tour of Asian nations begins, the US President remains a mostly unknown quantity for America's friends in the Pacific. 04/11/2017
USA Trump begins Asia tour U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Tokyo as part of the longest trip to Asia by an American president in more than a quarter of a century. 04/11/2017
Kyrgyzstan Krygyzstan grapples with forced marriage of minors "Taking and running away" custom mostly older men taking underage brides by force in central Asian nation, despite being outlawed. 25/10/2017
Myanmar Fears of fresh Myanmar violence as Rohingya crisis intensifies A ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents is about to come to an end 07/10/2017
Japan Abe dissolves Japan's parliament & sets Oct 22 election date Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has set an Oct 22 election date and dissolved parliament. 28/09/2017
Myanmar Myanmar's Rohingya crisis 'should not all be about Aung San Suu Kyi' Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urged to intervene in Rohingya crisis but IRC chief David Miliband says it's not that simple 18/09/2017
Philippines Philippines: President Duterte's son denies drug smuggling President Duterte's son denies involvement in a methamphetamine smuggling operation as his father carries out a deadly crackdown on drug crime. 07/09/2017
North Korea South Korea proposes talks with the North South Korea pushes for talks with the North in a bid to use dialogue rather than sanctions to curb Pyongyang's missile tests 17/07/2017
View View: Asian future farms How will Asia will cope with exploding food demand and the challenges of global warming in the coming years? 11/07/2017
North Korea North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile into Sea of Japan North Korea launches yet another missile test off its coast. This one comes ahead of a G20 meeting in Berlin plus July 4 celebrations in the USA 04/07/2017
Philippines Philippines: Duterte vows to be 'harsh' with martial law in Mindanao The president of the Philippines has warned he will deal harshly with militants after martial law was declared on the southern Mindanao island. 24/05/2017
Azerbaijan Who is Mehriban Aliyeva? A look at Azerbaijan's First Lady and Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva is the Moscow-educated wife of Azeri president Ilham Aliyev, and as of this week will serve as the country’s Vice President. 22/02/2017
Korea Top North Korean defector says Kim Jung-un's days "are numbered" North Korea's most highly-ranked defector in years says Kim Jung-un's regime is crumbling 26/01/2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic Obama reminds Beijing tribunal ruling on South China Sea is 'binding' Barack Obama has reminded China that an international ruling rejecting Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea is “binding”. 08/09/2016
Korea New prime minister for South Korea South Korea has a new prime minister. Parliament approved the appointment of Lee Wan-koo by a narrow margin with 148 for, to 128 against. The whole 17/02/2015
