South Korea Arrests Crew Members for Negligence After Ferry Runs Aground
SEOUL—South Korea’s coast guard launched an investigation on Thursday into a ferry that ran aground overnight, arresting the first officer and an Indonesian crew...
Night Bus From Cambodia’s Top Tourist Destination Plunges Off Bridge, Killing 16 Passengers
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—A passenger bus in Cambodia crashed off a bridge into a river, killing at least 16 passengers and injuring two dozen others,...
Alleged Chinese Drug Trafficker Extradited From Mexico Pleads Not Guilty in New York Court
A wanted poster for Chinese national and alleged fentanyl kingpin Zhang Zhi Dong by the Quintana Roo State’s Attorney General Office in Mexico on...
US Must Press Allies on Chipmaking Export Loopholes to China: Experts
The United States has extensive licensing requirements in place to keep Beijing from obtaining some of the most advanced chips in the world, but...
US Stands by Japan in the Face of CCP’s Seafood Ban, Ambassador Says
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass has reaffirmed Washington’s support for Tokyo amid mounting threats from the Chinese regime to pressure Japanese Prime Minister...
Taiwan Detains Chinese Citizen on Suspicion of Espionage
TAIPEI–Taiwan said on Tuesday it had detained a Chinese citizen on suspicion of espionage after breaking up a plot to entice serving and retired...
Fire Burning in Southwestern Japan Damages 170 Homes and Forces Evacuations
TOKYO—Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan,...
New Zealand Bans New Puberty Blocker Prescriptions for Kids With Gender Dysphoria
New Zealand has announced a ban on new prescriptions of puberty-blocking medication for young people with gender dysphoria, aligning the country with similar policy...
Hundreds Evacuated as Indonesia Raises Mount Semeru to Highest Alert
The status of volcanic activity on Mount Semeru in East Java has been raised to a level four alert—the highest danger category—shortly after it...