East Asia Pacific

Lai was detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces as about 200 police searched the newspaper's offices, collecting 25 boxes of evidence

Protesters are demanding amendments to the constitution, a new election and a halt to the harassment and abuse of rights activists

Asians living in Maryland have donated more than 560,000 PPE items to the state government; the inspiration behind the drive was Yumi Hogan, the first lady of the state

Eruption sends huge cloud of volcanic ash as high as five kilometers over the country's Sumatra Island 

72-year-old Jimmy Lai becomes most prominent pro-democracy figure targeted under new Beijing-imposed national security law

Alex Azar praises island’s “transparent, democratic nature” during joint appearance with President Tsai Ing-wen, in visit sure to inflame China

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) includes analyzing data, like weather or Google searches, that can predict outbreak before humans do

Lai has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent critic of Beijing

Throughout history, indigenous peoples have been decimated by diseases brought from elsewhere, to which they had no immunity 

Alex Azar's visit comes as relations between United States and China have plunged to historic lows

Mayor and survivors urge world leaders to ban nuclear weapons

Huawei is at the center of US-Chinese tension over technology and security, and the feud has spread to TikTok and WeChat 

Second village in two days is locked down in Inner Mongolia after the second death this month

Appeasing Chinese government investors and gatekeepers has ‘become a way of doing business in Hollywood,’ according to the report

Company calls on its US users to lobby federal government