Asia

Art Asia Business Crime Economy Politics Tech Travel

Report: Trump ‘willing to end Iran war’ even with Hormuz closed

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump has told aides that he's willing to end the US-Israeli war with Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, The...

Asia Vientiane Post -

2 UN peacekeepers killed, 2 more wounded in explosion near Lebanese town

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS - Two were killed and two others wounded, one seriously, when...

Asia Vientiane Post -

Myanmar’s parliament houses nominate candidates for vice-presidency

NAY PYI TAW - Myanmar's Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) and Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House)...

Asia Vientiane Post -

Japan aborts maiden flight test of reusable rocket experimental vehicle again

TOKYO - Japan's space agency aborted the scheduled maiden flight test of its small...

Asia Vientiane Post -

Tehran issues warning as Trump eyes oil hub

Pakistan hosts Saudi, Turkiye, Egypt for talks, eyes US-Iran dialogueIran accused the United States...

Asia Vientiane Post -

Latest

Aussie PM: Australia’s ambassador to US to resign 1 year early

CANBERRA - Australia's Ambassador to the United States will resign a year before the end of his term, Prime Minister said here on...

DPRK media: Neo-militarism would bring total destruction to Japan

PYONGYANG - Japan will face total destruction through , the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Sunday...

ROK forms investigation body to probe DPRK’s claims of drone infiltrations

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea formed a military-police investigation body to probe the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's claims of the ROK's drone...

Hamas says ready to dissolve its government bodies

GAZA - Hamas announced on Saturday that it has decided to dissolve all its government bodies in the Gaza Strip, in preparation for handing...

Meta shuts 550,000 accounts on Australia’s kids social media ban

said it has shut down almost 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the country’s landmark social media ban for children.The social media...

Trump says US mulling ‘some very strong options’ on Iran

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN/CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS - US President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration is weighing "some very strong options", including potential military action against Iran,...

Human remains found amid Australia bushfires, police say

SYDNEY - Human remains were found in Australia's southeast where bushfires raging for days have razed buildings, cut power to thousands of homes and...

Rising death toll in Iran as govt warns of ‘rioters’, foreign meddling

TEHERAN/CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS - Fatalities from two weeks of nationwide unrest in Iran climbed on Sunday as Teheran warned it would strike US and Israeli...

NYT: Trump briefed on options for military strikes in Iran

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN - has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes against Iran, The New York Times reported on Saturday,...

Thailand imposes curfew in southern province after violent attacks

BANGKOK - An immediate curfew has been imposed in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat in response to a spate of violent incidents, including multiple...

23 civilians killed in Aleppo clashes as authorities claim takeover of Kurdish-held zone

DAMASCUS -- The number of civilians killed in attacks on residential neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has risen to 23, with...

Myanmar begins second phase of general election

YANGON -- Myanmar kicked off the second phase of its multi-party democratic general election on Sunday morning, with polling stations opening across 100 townships.Voting...