East Asia Pacific

Former high-ranking Vatican official convicted in 2018 of molesting two choirboys in 1996

‘Shoot them dead,’ Rodrigo Duterte tells police who feel endangered by protesters

Punishments are swift, harsh and designed to silence critics

Aid to workers to exceed assistance they received during global financial crisis   

A Wuhan resident told RFA that city officials have been handing out 3,000 yuan in "funeral allowances" to the families of the dead in exchange for their silence

Anger at Beijing over discredited theories about the origin of COVID-19 has been boiling in London and other Western capitals

China’s National Health Commission announces it has more than 1,300 asymptomatic coronavirus cases, the first time it has acknowledged cases of people testing positive for the virus but not showing symptoms

No further hydropower dams are needed on the Mekong River main stream for the next 10 years to meet energy demand, according to one government official

Korean team, broadcasting games online, sees an uptick in global attention

Korean team, broadcasting games online, sees an uptick in global attention

Government officials, media and the public in Taiwan call Covid-19 the "Wuhan pneumonia" after the Chinese city where it was discovered

Furloughs come amid coronavirus pandemic, N. Korean launches

Officials stress need for people to stay home to control coronavirus outbreak

As China releases more patients who have recovered from coronavirus, there are an increasing number who are testing positive for the second time

The prime minister’s order Tuesday makes sheltering in place uniform across Vietnam until mid-April