July 24, 2024 Taiwanese troops prepare for possible Chinese attack Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ correspondent Alex Hogan reports on Taiwan’s war drills where they test their military capabilities.
July 24, 2024 1 dead, 3 injured after storm blows down tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, damaging statues One person died and three others were injured, one critically, when a tree fell on a tuk-tuk during a rainstorm at Cambodia’s famous Angkor temple complex.
July 24, 2024 North Korean trash balloon drops garbage on South Korea’s presidential compound North Korea sent more balloons carrying trash to the South, and this time some of the refuse landed on the South Korean presidential compound.
July 23, 2024 Internet remains down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests Bangladesh declared a public holiday on Monday and remained without internet for a fifth day following a Supreme Court ruling that reduced a government job quota system.
July 22, 2024 Bangladesh protests pause as top court agrees to abandon most job quotas There were no reports of violence or protests across Bangladesh on Monday, officials said, after a Supreme Court ruling quelled violent demonstrations that rocked the country.
July 22, 2024 Taiwan launches annual war games as tensions simmer with China Taiwan began its annual Han Kuang war games, designed to simulate actual combat, as tensions simmer with China, which views Taiwan as its sovereign territory.
July 22, 2024 Taiwan launches annual war games, but this year is different as tensions simmer with China Taiwan began its annual Han Kuang war games, designed to simulate actual combat, as tensions simmer with China, which views Taiwan as its sovereign territory. (Credit: Taiwan Military News Agency / Reuters)
July 22, 2024 China, Philippines announce deal to stop clashes in South China Sea China and the Philippines announced an agreement intended to end escalating clashes in the South China Sea centering around Second Thomas Shoal.
July 21, 2024 Secret hospitals in Philippines offer criminals surgical makeover to evade police: 'Entirely new person' The Philippines has raised alarms about offshore gambling operators who may serve as part of a wider criminal enterprise that takes advantage of the Asian country.
July 19, 2024 2 oil tankers catch fire off Singapore, navy rescues crews Singapore's navy said it rescued crews from two oil tankers that caught on fire roughly 34 miles northeast of the Singaporean island Pedra Branca on July 19, 2024.