Asia Pacific
Worldwide demonstrations mark second anniversary of Hong Kong uprising
BANGKOK: Demonstrations were staged in several cities across the globe on Saturday to commemorate the second anniversary of the...
No nuclear deal this week, says Iran negotiator
VIENNA: Iran's chief negotiator at international talks on its nuclear programme said late Saturday he did not think they...
Canada pays final homage to family killed in truck attack
LONDON, Canada: Several hundred people gathered in London, Ontario on Saturday to pay homage to a Muslim family deliberately...
Police arrest 1 of 2 in Austin mass shooting that wounded 14
AUSTIN: Police have arrested one suspect and are searching for another after a mass shooting on a crowded downtown...
GST slashed on COVID-19, black fungus medicines; 5% tax retained on vaccines
The reduced tax rates were based on a recommendation of a group of ministers, headed by Meghalaya Deputy Chief...
Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China
CARBIS BAY: Leaders of the world's largest economies unveiled an infrastructure plan Saturday for the developing world to compete...
In Myanmar, Health Care’s Collapse Takes Its Own Toll
U Hla Min, a rice farmer in central Myanmar, was getting regular radiation therapy for cancer when the military...
China, US diplomats clash again over Covid origin
BEIJING: Top US and Chinese diplomats appear to have had another sharply worded exchange, with Beijing saying it told...
Hong Kong to widen access to corporate executives’ data to professionals to enhance compliance work, deter money laundering
Hong Kong’s government plans to allow a longer list of professionals to gain access to the personal data of...
Laotians Still Affected by Wartime Use of Agent Orange, Study Finds — Radio Free Asia
The U.S. wartime use of Agent Orange and other defoliants in Laos more than a half-century ago is still...