Asia / Pacific

Updated Jan. 14, 2024 12:01 am ETTAIPEI—For eight years, China has raged against Taiwan’s ruling party, accusing it of pursuing a separatist agenda that must be confronted with economic muscle and shows of military might.On Saturday,…

Jan. 12, 2024 10:06 pm ETTAIPEI—Taiwanese voters headed to the polls on Saturday to choose a new president in an unpredictable three-way race being closely watched in Washington, Beijing and other capitals around the world.President Tsai…

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just rocket fuel propelling America’s first moonshotafter a half-century lull. Rivalry with China’s flourishing space program is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both…

BEIJING (AP) — China added a laboratory to its permanent orbiting space stationMonday as it moves toward completing the structure in coming months. The Wentian laboratory was launched from the Wenchang space base on the tropical island…

It was not immediately clear why the Philippine president withdrew his candidacy for the 2022 Senate election.Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn his candidacy for a Senate seat, according to a spokesman for the country’s…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief on Sunday demanded more than 200 Chinese vessels he said were manned by militias leave a South China Sea reef claimed by Manila, saying their presence was a “provocative action of…

It’s an unusual request from police: more pubs. But officers in a South Island city renowned for student recklessness and couch burning say they wish more drinking holes would open, as it helps them manage the revellers. Dunedin is…

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares advanced on Tuesday, putting world equities on course to extend their bull run for a 12th consecutive session as optimism about the global economic recovery and expectations of low interest rates drive…

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of high school students demonstrated in Bangkok on Saturday to demand reform of an education system they say is outdated in the latest of more than a month of anti-authority protests. A woman collects…