Asia Pacific Focus

262 Pakistani airlines pilots grounded over shady licenses and credentials, case a ‘serious lapse’ in safety

In a serious lapse of safety protocols in aviation industry, Pakistan is grounding 262 pilots over dodging their examinations and… Read More

June 27, 2020

Malaysia will not accept any more refugees, says its PM

The Muslim-majority country says its resources are stretched thin due to the pandemic and it is unable to support the… Read More

June 27, 2020

Korean war: South Korea, US to say committed to protect freedom

Today, South Korea and the Americans pledged to stay committed to protecting its “hard-fought freedom” as both sides marked the… Read More

June 25, 2020

Renaming of islands angers China, Taiwan

Both China and Taiwan reacted sharply to Japan's move to rename an administrative area in the East China Sea. Japanese… Read More

June 23, 2020

China and the EU meet virtually for talks

The talks will be aimed at cooling some of the tensions from the previous months surrounding the pandemic, Hong Kong… Read More

June 22, 2020

Hong Kong residents in India to be flown out

The Galwan confrontation between the Indian and Chinese army has created an uncertain situation for Hong Kongers living in India.… Read More

June 19, 2020

South Korea holds emergency meeting to discuss escalation with North Korea

South Korean leaders held an emergency meeting yesterday after the sister of North Korean supreme leader threatened severe action against… Read More

June 15, 2020

North Korea suspends all communications with South Korea

North Korea, on 9 June, announced that it is severing hotline communication with South Korea. Subsequently, it will sever other… Read More

June 9, 2020

Protests against George Floyd’s death spread across Australia with mass rallies for “Black Lives Matter”

Supporting “Black lives matter” thousands of people have been protesting in Australia, inspired by the death of George Floyd in… Read More

June 6, 2020

In lieu of China imposing new law in Hong Kong, UK to offer “citizenship route” to HK citizens

China has been facing criticism over the new law imposing on Hong Kong that would devoid the country of its… Read More

June 4, 2020

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