Nervous About China, Southeast Asia Gets Trump’s Attention
JAKARTA — Southeast Asia, a focus of past U.S. presidents, has been overlooked thus far for the Trump administration, but Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Indonesia Thursday marked a sign of change and he announced the president would follow him to the region later this year.
Sun up Early for China With 1st Asian Games Gold Medal
JAKARTA — Sun Peiyuan won the first gold medal awarded at the 18th Asian Games with an acrobatic victory in wushu's changquan discipline ahead...
UN: Closing Energy Gap Would Help Poorest Countries Develop
BANGKOK — The world's least developed countries need access to electricity if they are to break out of poverty, according to a U.N. report that urges wealthy nations to do more to honor their aid commitments to help bridge the energy gap.
Malaysian Family Sue Honda, Takata in US Over Air Bag Defect
KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian man whose wife's death is one of at least 16 blamed on air bag defects has sued Japanese automaker Honda and the Takata Corp. in a U.S. court, saying he wants the companies to disclose more about the dangers.
Key Ruling Due for Women on Trial in Kim Jong Nam Killing
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Two Southeast Asian women on trial for the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother arrived at a...
Canada Declares Myanmar Treatment of Rohingya to Be Genocide
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada's Parliament has unanimously adopted a motion declaring crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be genocide.
The motion Thursday also...
Death Penalty Sought in Killing of Vietnamese Tour Leaders
LAS VEGAS — A 31-year-old convicted felon will face the death penalty in the robbery and killing of two Vietnamese tour leaders during a...
North Korea Fires 4 Ballistic Missiles Into Ocean
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal.
Double Suicide Bombing in Jakarta Kills 3, Injures 10
JAKARTA — Two suspected suicide bombings near a bus terminal in Indonesia's capital Wednesday night killed three policemen and injured ten other people, including five officers, police said.
Rohingya Survivors: Myanmar’s Army Slaughtered Men, Children
UKHIA, Bangladesh — For six hours he hid in an upstairs room, listening to the crackle of gunfire and the screams of people being slaughtered outside his Myanmar home.
