• Oxfordshire village runs dry as drought leaves residents relying on bottled water
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian news
  • Indonesian Defense Minister Readies for Third Presidential Run
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from The Diplomat
    More than 18 months out from the country's next presidential election, the jostling and maneuvering is kicking into high gear.
  • US Officials Facilitate Return of Looted Antiquities to Cambodia
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from The Diplomat
    These are the latest artifacts to be recovered as a result of the ongoing U.S. investigations into the activities of the late British antiquities trader Douglas Latchford.
  • Sri Lanka Asks China to Postpone Research Ship’s Port Call
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from The Diplomat
    India had objected to the Yuan Wang 5’s scheduled visit to the Chinese-owned port of Hambantota.
  • Hitting Reset on Japan-South Korea Relations
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from The Diplomat
    With relatively new governments and a pressing threat from North Korea, the timing to renew Seoul and Tokyo ties is better now than it has been in years
  • How We Mourn Covid’s Victims
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from NYT > Asia Pacific
    In Britain, artists lit a structure aflame. At the Jersey Shore, names were carved on shells and rocks. With more than six million dead, memorials have evolved along the way.
  • Chess Olympiad 2022: Meet the Indian women who made chess history
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from BBC News - Asia
    The Indian women's team hoped for a Chess Olympiad gold, but won a bronze - they still made history.
  • The Marcos Family Gets Star Treatment in a New Philippines Film
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from NYT > Asia Pacific
    A big-budget production depicts the family as victims of a political vendetta, a popular narrative during the recent presidential election in the Philippines.
  • Indonesia’s Plans for the G-20
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from The Diplomat
    Rizal Sukma, Shafiah F. Muhibat, and I Gede Wahyu Wicaksana discuss Indonesia's foreign policy strategy as Jakarta prepares to host the G-20 summit later this year.
  • Polio vaccine will be offered to all under-9s in London after virus found in sewers
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian news
  • Hong Kong's Hang Seng drops 2% as Asia markets slip; China's inflation rises
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Asia-Pacific News
    Asia-Pacific shares fell on Wednesday as investors digest inflation data from China and look ahead to the U.S. CPI report.
  • ‘The Sacrifice Zone’: Myanmar Bears Cost of Green Energy
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from The Diplomat
    Just as dirty rare earths trickle down the supply chains of companies, they also slip through the cracks of regulation.
  • In China, Xi Risks Overconfidence That Could Stoke Taiwan Tensions
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from NYT > Asia Pacific
    State propaganda about China’s rise is stoking extreme nationalism. That could blind China to its problems, and could lead to conflict — perhaps over Taiwan.
  • Horrific rape case raises South Africa ghosts
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Asia - Los Angeles Times
    The gang rape of eight women revives South Africa horrors.
  • China says Taiwan military drills are over after Pelosi visit
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from BBC News - Asia
    The sea and air exercises were in response to US politician Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.
  • U.S. Insists It Will Operate Around Taiwan, Despite China’s Pressure
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from NYT > Asia Pacific
    The confrontation threatens to overwhelm President Biden’s efforts to find a series of issues in which the United States and China can work together.
  • Pandemic’s Impact On China’s Economy Is Only Short Term, U.S. Ambassador Says
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Forbes - Asia
    "The fundamentals of the Chinese economy for long-term, steady performance remain unchanged,”
  • Laos economic crisis intensifies amid massive Chinese debt
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE
    Laos is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades, with the country experiencing galloping inflation and staring at a debt default.
  • Author of 'Taliban' reflects on how the group has changed since it was last in power
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Asia
    In 2001, author and journalist Ahmed Rashid wrote the definitive account of the Taliban and its origins. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly now speaks with Rashid, a year after the Taliban re-took Afghanistan.
  • China property crisis: Why homeowners stopped paying their mortgages
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from BBC News - Asia
    The country's property sector is struggling with a cash crunch, forcing buyers to take extreme steps.
  • Issey Miyake, Who Opened a Door for Japanese Fashion, Dies at 84
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from NYT > Asia Pacific
    The first Japanese designer to show in Paris, he was known for his origami-like designs, creating pleated skirts, dresses and trousers that afforded freedom.
  • Heavy rain in South Korea leaves more than a dozen people dead
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Asia
    Torrential rains have left 16 people dead or missing in and around South Korea's capital. Its president says the country must prepare for more extreme weather events resulting from climate change.
  • Australia, India and Singapore companies are still hiring. Here's where the jobs are
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Asia-Pacific News
    Recession fears may be looming in Asia-Pacific, but that has not stopped firms in India, Australia and Singapore from continuing to hire talent, says LinkedIn. 
  • Raymond Briggs: The Snowman author dies aged 88
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian news
  • Ryan Giggs had eight 'full-on' affairs behind Kate Greville's back, court hears
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian news
  • Watch: Plane crash-lands on highway before bursting into flames
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian news
  • UK 'set to run out of monkeypox vaccines'
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian news
  • Play PlusWord, the Telegraph's new crossword puzzle
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian news
  • Record rainfall kills at least 9 in Seoul
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from CNN.com - Asia
    At least eight people were killed in Seoul on Monday after record downpours flooded homes, roads and subway stations in the South Korean capital, cutting power and forcing hundreds to evacuate, according to authorities.
  • We could have done a better job holding water companies to account, admits former Ofwat boss
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian news
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