Asia Pacific
US has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack
WASHINGTON: The Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that...
How Trump Fueled Anti-Asian Violence in America – The Diplomat
AdvertisementIf there is anything that can be more callous, more vicious, and more capable of gripping and crushing people’s...
‘Twitter Storm’ Demands Greater Focus on India’s Northeast – The Diplomat
AdvertisementThe frontier region of India’s Northeast has devised a unique way of making the government listen to its long-standing...
Carbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time
It has taken only 42 years, from 1979 to 2021, to increase carbon dioxide by that same amount Washington:...
New York plans huge August concert to celebrate post-Covid ‘rebirth’
NEW YORK:New York is planning to host a major concert in Central Park in August as a way to...
Seoul Court Rejects Slave Labor Claim Against Japanese Firms – The Diplomat
AdvertisementA South Korean court on Monday rejected a claim by dozens of World War II-era Korean factory workers and...
Hungarians Spurn Chinese-Backed University Campus – The Diplomat
Protesters hold placards reading in Hungarian “we will not be a colony,” left, and “no Fudan” as they gather...
US Senators Pledge COVID-19 Vaccines to Democratic Taiwan — Radio Free Asia
China on Monday hit out at a visit by three U.S. Senators to democratic Taiwan, as the U.S. pledged...
US unveils task force on human smuggling as Kamala Harris meets Guatemala leader
GUATEMALA CITY: The Biden administration on Monday unveiled details of a task force of prosecutors to combat human smuggling...
India to Provide Free Vaccines to All in Major Policy Shift – The Diplomat
AdvertisementIndia’s federal government will provide free coronavirus shots to any adult starting later this month and take back control...