World / Asia

Bali farmers insure rice fields in defense against El Nino 16 Mar 2016 - 11:15 am

A farmer clears weeds from his crop in a rice paddy field near Subang, Indonesia's West Java province, May 27, 2014. REUTERS/Beawiharta NUSA...

China says opens South China Sea tsunami alert centre 16 Mar 2016 - 10:50 am

A Chinese Coast Guard vessel is pictured on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea...

Indonesia security forces kill two Chinese Uighur militants in Sulawesi shootout 16 Mar 2016 - 10:49 am

Jakarta: Indonesian security forces have killed two ethnic Uighur Chinese belonging to a militant network led by the country's most wanted man, police...

China's Li warns Taiwan trade ties need political stability 16 Mar 2016 - 10:15 am

China's Premier Li Keqiang gestures as he speaks at a news conference following the closing ceremony of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at...

Philippine presidential frontrunner Poe favours free trade pacts 16 Mar 2016 - 10:05 am

A handout photo made available on 16 March 2016 by the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) Media Center shows NPC Presidential candidate, Senator Grace ...

Japan ruling party considers international arbitration over China dispute 16 Mar 2016 - 09:51 am

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) annual convention in Tokyo, Japan, March 13, 2016. REUTERS/YUYA SHINO Tokyo:...

UN condemns Thai insurgents for seizing hospital during attack 16 Mar 2016 - 09:34 am

Member (R) of the security forces keeps watch as Thai Muslim men offer prayers during a peace gathering at the Cho Ai Rong...

Ties will progress no matter who wins U.S. election: China's Li 16 Mar 2016 - 09:18 am

China's Premier Li Keqiang gestures as he speaks at a news conference following the closing ceremony of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at...

North Korea court sentences U.S. student to 15 years hard labor: Xinhua 16 Mar 2016 - 09:14 am

Otto Frederick Warmbier (R), a University of Virginia student who has been detained in North Korea since early January, bows during a news...

Bus blast kills 15 government employees in northwest Pakistan 16 Mar 2016 - 09:12 am

Policemen and rescue officials walk near a bus damaged in a bomb blast in Peshawar, Pakistan March 16, 2016. REUTERS PESHAWAR: At least...

Uber and Ola's motorbike taxi services halted in India 15 Mar 2016 - 05:33 pm

Cab drivers block an avenue to protest against the Uber ride sharing service in Bogota Colombia March 14 2016. REUTERS, John Vizcaino New...

'Forced labour' for thousands of maids in Hong Kong: report 15 Mar 2016 - 05:12 pm

This file photo taken on March 17, 2015 shows protesters shouting slogans defending for migrant workers' rights outside an employment agency in Hong...

Gunmen kill four road workers in Indonesia's Papua 15 Mar 2016 - 02:24 pm

Jakarta: Gunmen on Tuesday shot dead four road workers in Indonesia's Papua, police said, the latest deadly violence in the insurgency-hit eastern province. ...

Historic vote gives Myanmar first civilian president in decades 15 Mar 2016 - 02:09 pm

Myanmar parliament staff check ballots after the historic voting at the parliament in Naypyidaw on March 15, 2016 confirming Htin Kyaw, a trusted...

IMF head presses Laos to deepen reforms 15 Mar 2016 - 01:28 pm

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) meets with Laos President Choummaly Sayasone (R) on March 15, 2016. / AFP / IMF...

Australian journalists escape charges, to leave Malaysia: lawyer 15 Mar 2016 - 12:40 pm

ABC journalists Louie Eroglu (L) and Linton Besser. Photo courtesy Sally Neighbour/ABC/Twitter Kuala Lumpur: Two Australian journalists who were detained in Malaysia after...