North Korea, emboldened by Trump peril and Chinese allies, tries harder line
Successful sanctions evasion, economic lifelines from China and U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment woes may be among the factors that have emboldened North Korea in...
Lebanese banks reopen for first time in two weeks
Lebanese banks opened to customers on Friday for the first time in two weeks following an unprecedented wave of protests that led the prime minister...
Hong Kong bourse’s head calls himself great believer in ‘one country, two systems’
The chief executive of Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator, Charles Li, said on Friday he fully supported the Chinese-ruled city’s “one country, two systems” formula,...
Hong Kong braces for weekend mass demonstrations after Halloween clashes
Hong Kong cleaned up its famed party zone Lan Kwai Fong on Friday after a night of clashes marred Halloween festivities when police fired tear...
No sign of survivors from crashed South Korean Airbus chopper with seven on board
South Korean rescue services have found no sign of seven people missing after an Airbus helicopter crashed into the sea off the disputed islets of...
China says won’t tolerate national security threats in Hong Kong
China won’t tolerate challenges to the bottom line of the “one country, two systems” formula that governs Hong Kong, separatism or threats to national security...
Turkey hands over 18 Syrian soldiers after Russian coordination
Turkey has handed over 18 men believed to be Syrian government soldiers who were seized in northeast Syria near the Turkish border earlier this week,...
North Korea tests ‘multiple rocket launchers’
North Korea confirmed that Thursday’s missile launch used “super-large multiple rocket launchers,” a new weapon that first debuted in August. The test sparked a fiery...
Australian healthcare shares hold ground as report flags regulatory change
Shares of Australia’s biggest listed aged care providers bounced back from early losses on Friday after a government-backed inquiry sharply criticized care of the elderly...
South Korea searches for survivors of helicopter crash off disputed islands
Rescue services were searching for seven missing passengers of a South Korean fire department helicopter that crashed into the sea off the disputed islets of...