Asia Pacific Focus

India’s Sinking Town: Joshimath declared ‘unsafe for living’, dozens evacuated

Scores of families from Joshimath town in India's Uttarakhand have been evacuated after large cracks appeared on houses and roads.… Read More

January 11, 2023

UAE President receives Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff

General Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, concludes his official visit to Saudi Arabia… Read More

January 10, 2023

Consuming cannabis in Thailand: Top 5 questions answered

Thailand, not long ago a country with some of the strictest drug policies in the world, removed marijuana and hemp… Read More

January 10, 2023

Joy and long queues as China reopens to the world after 3 years

China has reopened its borders to international visitors after three years of Covid closure. It's no longer mandatory for incoming… Read More

January 9, 2023

Excitement uproars as China opens its borders to non-quarantine travel

China has eliminated its pandemic travel restrictions, abolishing the need for inbound travelers to undergo quarantine and, with it, nearly… Read More

January 8, 2023

China: ‘Outdated’ wedding ritual makes bride sit barefoot on flat basket for 5 hours

A public outcry has erupted in China after a bride, as part of a special pre-wedding ritual, was made to… Read More

January 7, 2023

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait, angers China

As part of what the US military calls routine activity, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Chung-Hoon sailed through the sensitive… Read More

January 7, 2023

In new memoir, Prince Harry admits killing 25 in Afghanistan: Report

Prince Harry has admitted to killing 25 Taliban fighters during his military service in Afghanistan, according to multiple media outlets,… Read More

January 6, 2023

Mystery of Immortality: Asians go to great lengths to cheat death

Asia is ageing faster than any other region in the world. Asia Pacific is now home to 630 million people… Read More

January 5, 2023

China’s road to recovery ‘slow, uneven and painful’ despite big changes

Three weeks after China's top leaders Xi Jinping abruptly abandoned strict 'zero-COVID' restrictions that were in place for much of… Read More

January 4, 2023

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