Asia & Pacific

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested to reopen an investigation into killings and suspected human rights abuses committed under Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" ...

The Philippine Central Bank (BSP) raised its key interest rate for the second straight month to curb inflation, ...

TOKYO—Japan's annual core consumer inflation topped the central bank's target for a second straight month in May, data ...

Indonesia is mulling a digital nomad visa that would allow travelers to live in Bali without paying taxes ...

South Korea's successful launch of a domestically-developed rocket on Tuesday has spurred companies' hopes to capitalize on prospects ...

In a rare event, protestors have managed to interrupt a speech by the Chinese Ambassador to Australia six ...

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. said on Thursday it would recall 2,700 of its first mass-produced electric vehicles (EVs) because ...

A small minority of troubled youth are contributing significantly to the surging crime in New Zealand, but some ...

South Korea’s auto industry has become increasingly dependent on China for parts, leading to calls for supply chain ...

Australian and Chinese diplomatic relations appear to have stalled after the Australian government continued to remain stalwart in ...

Democratic countries are proposing a new Pacific-wide pact to strengthen cooperation and development efforts in the region to ...

Two days before Chinese leader Xi Jinping's birthday, he made two big moves. Analysts believe that these moves ...

South Korea has confirmed the first case of monkeypox infection in the country and has raised the nation’s ...

China’s ruling communist party (CCP) has issued a new regulation in the name of anti-corruption banning high-ranking officials and ...

A New Zealand man injured four people in a random “fast-paced” mass stabbing attack with a large kitchen ...

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was one of four U.S. lawmakers targeted by the Chinese regime's retaliatory sanctions two ...

A total of 29 Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on June 21, ...

Sri Lanka's prime minister is increasing efforts to revive the country's "completely collapsed" economy amid a lack of ...

The United States banned the import of goods from China's Xinjiang region on June 21, with the enactment ...

News Analysis It's late May and an Australian surveillance plane flies through the azure skies above the South ...

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday cut its July global production plan by 50,000 vehicles as semiconductor shortages and ...

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea conducted its first successful satellite launch using a domestically developed rocket on Tuesday, officials ...

New Zealanders’ perception of China has shifted dramatically over the first half of 2022, with the majority now ...

Vanuatu's government has shelved proposed changes to its Constitution to allow foreign nationals to hold office and extend ...

New Zealand’s former COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has apologised to journalist Charlotte Bellis for incorrect comments made ...

Australians, who love travelling and can’t wait to go abroad after the country reopened, are spending more on ...

As democratic leaders continue working to shore up alliances with Pacific leaders, one expert has warned leaders that ...