Former South Korean President Sentenced to 2 Years in Political Funding Case
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to two years in prison for accepting illegal political funds, in the latest conviction...
Beyond Jurassic Park: The Extraordinary Career of Sam Neill
Sir Sam Neill, the New Zealand-born actor—the “Jurassic Park” lead—has died suddenly, his family announced on social media. The cause of death is not...
Chinese National Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy
A 36-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking conspiracy charge involving marijuana. The...
Fire Breaks out at a Pub in Bangkok, Killing at Least 27 People
BANGKOK—A huge fire engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning, killing at least 27 people before firefighters brought the blaze under control,...
Typhoon Bavi Slams Eastern China, Fuels Flooding Hundreds of Miles North
Typhoon Bavi struck China’s eastern coast twice late on July 11, bringing winds near 90 miles per hour and torrential rain before its sprawling...
CCP Spy Networks in Taiwan Target Routine Data, Exploit Legal Gray Zones: Judge
KaiChieh “KJ” Hsu, a judge in the National Security and Military Division of the Taipei District Court, said the pattern of Chinese Communist Party...
US, EU, Others Reaffirm South China Sea Arbitration Ruling on 10th Anniversary
The European Union, the United States, and 13 other countries marked the 10th anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling by reaffirming...
Beijing Expands Political Campaigns Inside Catholic Churches
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is intensifying efforts to bring the country’s state-sanctioned Catholic Church further under its control, according to believers who say...
Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall in Eastern China as More Than 1 Million Evacuated
BEIJING—Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken, according to China’s national...