North and South Korea Discuss How to Cooperate in Asian Games
Sports officials from the rival Koreas met at a border village on Monday to discuss how to cooperate in the Asian Games being held in Indonesia in August
Vietnam Arrests 8 People After Economic Zone Law Protests
HANOI — Vietnamese police have arrested eight more people after protests a week ago over a ...
7-Meter Python Swallows Indonesian Woman
JAKARTA — A 7-meter-long python has swallowed a woman in central Indonesia, a village official said Saturday.
American Detained in Vietnam After Joining Protests
HANOI — An American citizen of Vietnamese descent has been detained in Vietnam after joining a protest over a controversial draft law on special economic zones that protesters fear would favor Chinese investors.
Protesters Heckle, Disrupt Duterte’s Independence Day Speech
KAWIT, Philippines — A group of left-wing activists heckled and disrupted a televised Independence Day speech Tuesday by the Philippine president and called him a "traitor" amid criticism of his handling of territorial disputes with China.
Toyota Investing $1 Billion in Ride-Hailing Company Grab
TOKYO — Japan's top automaker Toyota Motor Corp. is investing USD$1 billion (32 trillion baht) in Grab, the leading ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia.
Trump-Kim Summit Ends With Signing Unspecified Document
SINGAPORE — President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary summit Tuesday with lofty promises by the American president to take care of a "very dangerous problem" and Kim forecasting "major change for the world."
Elite Nepali Gurkhas Deployed to Secure Trump-Kim Summit
SINGAPORE — To protect one of the highest-profile diplomatic events so far this century, Singapore has enlisted the help of its fearsome Nepalese fighters whose large curved knives, according to custom, must "taste blood" whenever they're drawn.
Singapore Postcard: Summit Adds Value to North Korea’s Coins
SINGAPORE — Stamped with images of "Eternal President" Kim Il Sung, national monuments or even ballistic missiles, coins minted in North Korea are renowned among collectors for their scarcity, partly due to international sanctions that outlaw them from being auctioned.
‘I’m so Happy’: Dennis Rodman Weeps as Trump and Kim Meet
SINGAPORE — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman openly wept on television in a live interview from Singapore as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for the first time.
