Asia

The Philippines raised the alert level at its Mayon volcano on Monday after a loud explosion in the wake of…

Rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has been detained by Chinese authorities, hours after circulating a letter calling for constitutional reforms. Yu…

Pakistan’s top political parties have joined hands to topple the government, holding a major demonstration in Lahore city. But apart…

Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar’s military in the notorious Insein prison,…

More than 12,000 people in the Philippines have evacuated areas near Mayon Volcano, as experts warn of a possible “hazardous…

A stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month, South Korea’s…

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said the first talks with the North in two years were a good start. He…

An oil tanker that caught fire after colliding with a freighter off China’s east coast is at risk of exploding…

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor initiative created euphoria in Pakistan, but in Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed northern region, the locals are concerned…

Russia threw its weight behind China’s massive Belt and Road plan to build trade and transport links across Asia and…