China is sensitive to any move that could amount to official recognition of Taiwan, such as when Tsai spoke to Trump after his election
10 Aug 2020 9:23 AM
Lai owns the Apple Daily newspaper and Next Magazine, two outlets unapologetically pro-democracy and critical of Beijing
10 Aug 2020 8:49 AM
China described the visit as a threat to ‘peace and stability’, while the defence minister warned against US making any ‘dangerous moves’
09 Aug 2020 3:14 PM
On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was flattened in an atomic inferno three days after the first US atomic bombing in Hiroshima
09 Aug 2020 12:51 PM
The twin bombings dealt the final blow to imperial Japan, which surrendered on August 15, 1945, bringing an end to World War II
09 Aug 2020 12:09 PM
The trip is a geopolitical chess move in US' contentious relationship with China, which considers Taiwan part of its national territory
08 Aug 2020 11:21 AM
The officials are accused of cooperating with Beijing’s effort to undermine autonomy and crack down on freedom in Hong Kong
08 Aug 2020 10:12 AM
Doctors maintain South Korea already has enough medical professionals, but they should be better paid to encourage working in rural areas
07 Aug 2020 2:00 PM
An exchange between the country and the United Nations provides new clarity about what might be happening in North Korea
06 Aug 2020 3:06 PM
North Korea is particularly vulnerable to sustained heavy rain as many mountains and hills have long been stripped of vegetation
06 Aug 2020 2:42 PM
The country had declared emergency and locked down its borers after a person was reported to have COVID-19 symptoms
05 Aug 2020 4:46 PM
Al Jazeera said the raid was 'an attack on press freedom as a whole' and urged Malaysian authorities to cease the criminal investigation
05 Aug 2020 10:21 AM
US remains the leading arms supplier to the island but has historically been cautious in holding official contacts with it
05 Aug 2020 9:45 AM
The U.S. should immediately correct its mistake and stop its actions, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said
04 Aug 2020 4:01 PM
The court ordered the ministry of foreign affairs to approach India and Jadhav again to make them a part of the hearing
04 Aug 2020 2:58 PM
Medical groups had warned that the country was waging 'a losing battle' against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections
03 Aug 2020 1:25 PM
Japan has so far escaped the worst of the epidemic, with around 35,200 infections and just over 1,000 deaths so far
01 Aug 2020 12:59 PM
This comes as a huge blow to Hong Kong's democracy supporters as China welcomed the move as 'necessary, reasonable and legal'.
31 Jul 2020 7:04 PM
Including four imported cases reported today, Singapore has a total of 51,809 coronavirus recorded till date
30 Jul 2020 4:23 PM
Hong Kong's Twitter warriors were quick to pounce, many of them mocking the city's police force for helping to make the phrase go viral
30 Jul 2020 1:50 PM