A Convicted Kidnapper Is Chosen to Lead Government of Kyrgyzstan
MOSCOW — A man who had been convicted of kidnapping was chosen to be the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan on Saturday after feuding politicians agreed...
Category: Asia Pacific News
Indian Police Accuse Popular TV Station of Ratings Fraud
NEW DELHI — Ever since it hit the airwaves three years ago, Republic TV has been one of India’s most-watched, most-talked-about and most-contentious television news...
Fire Engulfs South Korea High-Rise, Forcing Hundreds to Evacuate
A fire broke out at a high-rise apartment building in southeastern South Korea late Thursday, quickly engulfing multiple floors and forcing the evacuation of hundreds...
In Wake of Recent India-China Conflict, U.S. Sees Opportunity
WASHINGTON — Weeks after India and China engaged in their deadliest border clash in decades, the sight of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier entering the...
U.S. Appeals Injunction Against WeChat Ban
WASHINGTON — The federal government on Friday appealed a judge’s ruling that prevented the Trump administration from imposing a ban on WeChat, the popular Chinese-owned...
Brushing Off Criticism, China’s Xi Calls Policies in Xinjiang ‘Totally Correct’
Brushing aside condemnation from Western powers, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, called his policies in the ethnically divided region of Xinjiang a “totally correct” success, and...
Ang Rita, Who Conquered Everest Again and Again, Dies at 72
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Ang Rita Sherpa, who earned global fame by climbing the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, 10 times without the use of supplemental...
N.Y.P.D. Officer Is Accused of Spying on Tibetans for China
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a New York City police officer with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, accusing him of providing...
Violent Attacks Plague Afghanistan as Peace Talks in Doha Slow
DOHA, Qatar — Violence continued unabated across Afghanistan on Saturday, as negotiators from the warring sides remained bogged down by disagreements over a framework for...
Explaining Trump’s Potential Ban on TikTok, WeChat: Q&A
The Trump administration is pushing forward with its plan to ban the Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat from American app stores. The Commerce...