Asia
Embattled Jimmy Lai Denied British Lawyer Request by Hong Kong Court
SINGAPORE — The pro-Beijing government of Hong Kong has denied imprisoned media tycoon Jimmy Lai the right to be represented by a British...
North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan, Provoking U.S. and South Korean Response
SINGAPORE — On Oct. 4, North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, leading Tokyo to...
Read moreMajor Setback for Pro-lifers as Indian Supreme Court Legalizes Abortion for Single Mothers Up to 24 Weeks of Pregnancy
SINGAPORE — Previously, unmarried women in India were permitted to kill their unborn children only up to 20 weeks gestation; the new law...
Read moreSingapore Unveils Measures to Require Social-media Firms to Moderate Content
SINGAPORE — Social-media companies such as Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter would face increased accountability to Singaporean users as the country seeks to unveil...
Read moreKamala Harris Stops in South Korea, Visits DMZ Amid North Korean Missile Tests
SINGAPORE — Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates North and South Korea on Thursday as the final stop...
Read moreMyanmar Sentences Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Three Years, On Top of 20-year Sentence
SINGAPORE — On September 29, ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced by the incumbent junta to prison for three years for...
Read moreMalaysia Has Abolished the Death Penalty; Will Singapore Be Next?
SINGAPORE — Although Singapore is being pressured to do away with the death penalty for certain crimes, its deterrence of crime is confirmed...
Read moreJapan Imposes New Sanctions on Russia, Denounces China’s Aggression Toward Taiwan
SINGAPORE — On Sept. 26, Japan announced new sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, and Japanese and American leaders denounced China's aggression...
Read moreChina’s Wang Yi Meets Antony Blinken Amid Escalating Tensions Over Taiwan
SINGAPORE — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on September 23 in New York on the...
Read moreSouth Korea Expresses Ire at Biden’s Electric-vehicle Push
SINGAPORE — South Korea regards recent U.S. rules that prioritize American-made electric vehicles and batteries as a “betrayal,” a senior official in Seoul,...
Read moreSingapore May Consider Law to Tackle “Cancel Culture” Amid LGBTQ+ Activism
SINGAPORE — A law that stops people from restricting others’ free speech through vitriolic online attacks could be enforced, provided the “right solutions”...
Read moreJapanese Man Sets Himself Ablaze to Protest Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral
SINGAPORE — A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Wednesday to allegedly protest against the...
Read moreCambodian Activists Fear Mounting Surveillance From Asia’s Digital “Silk Road”
SINGAPORE — Chinese technologies and tactics to deal with internet use and dissent are widening to countries along its Digital Silk Road, based...
Read moreTaiwan Lobbies for EU and U.S. Sanctions on China
SINGAPORE — Lawmakers from the United States, Europe, and Africa are reportedly considering pledging to impose sanctions on China to deter Chinese aggression...
Read moreJapan Plans Military Expansion Amid Increasing Chinese, North Korean, and Russian Hostility
SINGAPORE — Japan announced in late August that it will expand its military by developing and mass-producing a cruise missile and a high-velocity...
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