China urged Mongolia on Sunday to take steps to protect the two countries’ relations after the Dalai Lama visited the Central Asian country at the weekend, despite Beijing repeatedly voicing its opposition, reports Reuters. …
More than 50 violations at a steel mill run by Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group, including the unauthorized use of a dirtier production process, led to Vietnam’s worst environmental disaster, according to an internal government …
Vietnam is extending a runway on an island it claims in the South China Sea in apparent response to China’s building of military facilities on artificial islands in the region, a U.S. think tank …
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he might follow Russia and withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to Western criticism of a rash of killings unleashed by his war on …
Bishkek (AKIpress) – google maps for korea South Korea denied a request by Alphabet Inc.’s Google to export digital-map data from the country, effectively blocking the U.S. technology giant from expanding its limited local-map …
Indonesian police said on Wednesday they will investigate a blasphemy complaint by Muslim groups against the Christian governor of Jakarta, amid simmering religious and ethnic tension in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country. The decision …
Japan and Russia said on Tuesday they would accelerate talks on economic cooperation ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Japan in December, despite the detention of Russia’s economy minister. The minister, Alexei …
The trial of two Chinese ethnic Uighur men suspected of carrying out a deadly bomb attack in Bangkok in 2015 began on Tuesday after three postponements due to defense lawyers being unable to find …
Bishkek (AKIpress) – CJ Foodville CJ Foodville’s Tous les Jours has opened two stores in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, stepping up efforts to become a global bakery brand, reported The Korea Times. The company said Tuesday …
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned he may use his executive power to suspend a legal safeguard against arbitrary arrest and detention, and was willing to use drastic measures and even go to jail …