Thai protesters, led by student groups, are returning to the streets calling for the ousting of the government less than two years after a general election was held. One group has openly criticised ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says U.N. Security Council to vote next week on extending Iran arms embargo
The United Nations Security Council will vote next week on a U.S. bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, despite the warnings of some ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s assertive foreign policy
Gideon Rachman talks to academic and writer Sinan Ulgen about Turkey’s foreign policy under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, focusing on the controversial decision to turn Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ second quarter GDP shrinks 16.5% year-on-year, worse than expected
The Philippine economy marked its first recession in 29 years, hammered by one of the world's longest and strictest coronavirus lockdowns in the second quarter, the statistics agency said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hot chocolate in the tropics? The story behind sikwate, a delicious Philippines treat
In Filipino cuisine, chocolate has a rich, delicious history that started with hot chocolate -- also called sikwate or tsokolate de batirol, depending on the region -- and has recently evolved into ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan Region Declares Coronavirus Emergency
The governor of Japan's Aichi Prefecture has announced a regional “state of emergency” seeking to curb the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Central Japan region put under virus emergency
A governor in central Japan announced a state of emergency Thursday due to rising virus cases and asked businesses and people to curb their activities, especially during an upcoming holiday. Aichi ... ( read original story ...)
How We Retain the Memory of Japan’s Atomic Bombings: Books
Literature is a refuge we turn to when we are forced to confront contradictions that lie beyond reason, writes the Japanese novelist Yoko Ogawa. ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
Japan on Thursday marked 75 years since the world's first atomic bomb attack, with the coronavirus pandemic forcing a scaling back of ceremonies to remember the victims. Survivors, relatives and a han ... ( read original story ...)
Hiroshima: Japan marks 75 years since first atomic bomb
Women survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs; In pictures: The Nagasaki bombing "On August 6, 1945, a single atomic bomb destroyed our city. Rumour at the time had it that ... ( read original story ...)