Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from BBC News - Asia
Jeju Air says the plane that crashed in South Korea killing 179 people had passed a pre-flight inspection.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from BBC News - Asia
Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.Monday, December 30, 2024 from Asia - Los Angeles Times
Liam Payne's manager is one of three people charged with manslaughter in the investigation into the One Direction singer's death in October.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Asia
Many worry how effectively the South Korean government will handle the disaster as it grapples with a leadership vacuum after the impeachments of the country's top two officials.Monday, December 30, 2024 from Asia-Pacific News
The destinations were listed based on internal Airbnb data of trending searchings for 2025 compared with searches for 2024.Monday, December 30, 2024 from Asia
The day after the worst plane crash by a South Korean airline on Korean soil, the focus turned to returning victims' bodies to their families and investigating the cause of the crash.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE
The strengthening maritime and military ties between Dhaka and Islamabad are reshaping the security dynamics of South Asia, with major implications for New Delhi's strategic interests and regional stability.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from The Diplomat
The Arakan Army says that it is ready to engage in "political dialogue" and vowed to safeguard foreign investments in Rakhine State.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE
The UN's Volker Turk has repeated an appeal to Afghanistan's Taliban to revoke the "deeply discriminatory decree." An Afghan ministry recently told NGOs they would lose their licenses if they continued to employ women.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Asia - Los Angeles Times
Jimmy Carter was the perfect candidate for 1976, columnist George Skelton writes, and he was an exceptional ex-president. In between? That's the problem.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from The Diplomat
Another spate of Chinese military corruption cases serves as a reminder that a decades-long practice and culture of corruption continues to flourish within the PLA.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from BBC News - Asia
Social media users have complained that their seats were scratched after being wiped with toilet paper.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Asia
NPR reporters revisit Afghans who fled their home country after Taliban's takeover in the summer of 2021.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from The Diplomat
The steps taken by the region's governments over the last year should be seen as a response to a wider trend toward protectionism.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from NYT > Asia Pacific
A widely used Boeing aircraft, the 737-800, was involved in Sunday’s crash-landing of a Jeju Air flight that killed 179 people.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from NYT > Asia Pacific
The companies have found plenty of new channels to the U.S. market — demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE
The US Treasury Department says Chinese state-sponsored hackers stole documents in a "major incident." China has hit back, calling the claims "groundless".Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from NYT > Asia Pacific
In his own words, a restaurant owner described recording videos of the Jeju Air plane crash as it happened. “Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing afterimages of the blast.”Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Asia-Pacific News
Uncertainty surrounds the exact circumstances of the crash, which killed 179 of 181 people on board the flight on Sunday.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from NYT > Asia Pacific
The police are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to lead an insurrection when he declared martial law and plunged the country into crisis.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from The Diplomat
Indonesian President Prabowo will be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day parade, a sign of the importance New Delhi accords its relations with Jakarta.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from NYT > Asia Pacific
The time between when the pilot reported a bird strike and when it crashed could be key to unraveling one of the world’s worst aviation disasters in years.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from The Diplomat
For the first time in South Korea’s history, an arrest warrant requested by the investigation agency against the president has been issued.Monday, December 30, 2024 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE
Five years since COVID-19 first emerged in Wuhan, the UN health agency is calling on China to "share data and access so we can understand the origins" of the global pandemic.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from The Diplomat
What do a Boxing Day cricket test match, Melbourne’s booming western suburbs, and the U.S. HB-1 visa battle have to do with Australia’s relationship with India and Indian migrants?Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Asia - Los Angeles Times
The president-elect would hurt U.S. consumers and businesses, while creating a new opportunity for China. He's likely to alienate some core supporters.Monday, December 30, 2024 from The Diplomat
The U.N. human rights office claims that the country has become a leading source of banking services to Myanmar’s military junta.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from NYT > Asia Pacific
At a shelter in the Flushing area of New York, Hui Muslims who fled oppression in China are concerned about the president-elect’s vows to tighten asylum policy.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Asia-Pacific News
Some aviation experts say the damage could have been minimized had the plane not collided with the concrete wall.Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from BBC News - Asia
From a viral tea moment to chess glory, a long wedding and popcorn tax - Indian social media had plenty to offer in 2024.