East Asia Pacific

Officials and developers hope shots will be ready in time to give booster shots tailored to the virus’s variants by next year

Authorities deploy a sweeping security law to target the newspaper

New COVID-19 vaccine attacks the virus as it enters the body

In a resolution with strong support, nations called on Myanmar's military to reverse course and stop the bloodshed

General Assembly resolution also urges military to respect November election results and release political detainees

The U.S. and others have urged the North to return to the talks, but Kim has said the U.S. must withdraw what it calls a hostile policy toward North Korea

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group entered the South China Sea this week, China sent an intelligence-gathering ship and a maritime patrol aircraft, one report says

The number of people forcibly displaced last year hit a record high of 82.4 million because of wars, violence, persecution and human rights violations

Danny Fenster is accused of fomenting dissent against military government

UN report says climate change is causing more intense global drought disasters, which are threatening agricultural production and world’s safe water supply

Tokyo and other prefectures will transition to 'quasi-emergency' measures after state of emergency ends on June 20 

While China concedes it arrived late at the space station game, it says its facility is cutting-edge and it could also outlast the International Space Station, which is nearing the end of its functional lifespan

Three astronauts rendezvous with Tianhe module for 3-month mission

Foreign ministers from Beijing and 10 Southeast Asian nations agreed to seek a resumption of talks about South China Sea

A survey by the University of Technology Sydney says Australians are wary of China’s assertiveness but are keen for the deteriorating relationship to be repaired.