Hong Kong (CNN)It’s campaign season in Hong Kong, and on the streets of the city’s Wan Chai district, John Tsang is getting mobbed. Moustachioed and gray-haired, the former financial secretary poses for selfie after selfie with shoppers in a busy street market. It’s all a bit of a shock for the lifelong bureaucrat, previously best known for repeatedly flubbing his… Read more »
Their homes burned and relatives killed, Rohingya have been fleeing northern Myanmar since October. They trek for miles along a dangerous route — risking drowning, disease and capture by the military — to cross the border into neighboring Bangladesh, where refugee camps provide temporary shelter. Tens of thousands of members of Myanmar’s Muslim minority have left in this fashion, and… Read more »
The residents of Dawu, in central China’s Henan province, say they are being killed by their water. The Ying River, a major tributary of the Huai River, passes near the village and has been heavily polluted for more than a decade — photos show children playing by mountains of pink foam. One villager, Wu Zongjun, says pollution has spread to… Read more »
A North Korean missile fired Wednesday exploded “within seconds of launch,” according to US Pacific Command. US officials confirmed North Korea had attempted to launch a missile near Kalma, on the country’s east coast, but early reports suggest it failed. “South Korea and the US are aware of the missile launch and to their knowledge North Korea’s missile was not… Read more »
(CNN)A North Korean military unit tasked with striking US bases in Japan was involved in Monday’s launch of four ballistic missiles, according to state media KCNA. The missiles, three of which landed within 200 miles of Japan’s coastline in its exclusive economic zone, were fired as part of a drill by North Korea’s Hwasong artillery units, KCNA said Tuesday. The… Read more »
The first pieces of a US-built missile defense system designed to mitigate the threat of North Korean missiles arrived at the Osan Air Base in South Korea Monday night, according to the US military. The announcement comes just a day after North Korea test-fired four ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea. China has… Read more »
What happened in Malaysia was more of the North Korean government that we’re used to. After hearing of the departed half brother Kim Jong Nam i was not surprised. Kim Jong Un is a very paranoid man and his half brother was the closest thing to a threat to his power. The evidence may not have come out on who was behind… Read more »
On the heels of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ successful trip to South Korea and Japan last week, and with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Washington this week, we have an important opportunity to reaffirm America’s commitment to security and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. Seventy years ago, out of the ashes of a world war, America and our… Read more »
Hong Kong (CNN)China has voiced opposition to North Korea’s test of a reported new ballistic missile more than 24 hours after reports of the launch emerged. But the country shrugged off suggestions it should be doing more to intervene in the rogue state’s military affairs, pinning the test down to Pyongyang’s testy relations with Washington and Seoul. China & North… Read more »
Voters in the capital of Jakarta went to the polls Wednesday to elect a new governor. But more is at stake than who governs the sprawling, chaotic metropolis of 30 million people. The contest between the incumbent, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian commonly known as Ahok, and his two Muslim opponents has raised questions over whether Indonesia,… Read more »