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Lai takes over as leader as Beijing aggressively asserts its claim over the self-governed island of 23 million people. Taipei, Taiwan – William Lai Ching-te…
Lai takes over as leader as Beijing aggressively asserts its claim over the self-governed island of 23 million people. Taipei, Taiwan – William Lai Ching-te…
Melbourne, Australia – At home in Australia, Julian Assange’s family and friends are preparing for his possible extradition to the United States, ahead of what could…
Taipei, Taiwan – William Lai Ching-te will be sworn in on Monday as Taiwan’s sixth democratically-elected president, a role where he is expected to continue…
Dozens of barricades dismantled along key road linking airport to capital Noumea, French officials say. French forces trying to stem unrest in the Pacific island…
UNICEF says the Philippines is among the countries with the highest number of unvaccinated children, who are most at risk. The Philippine government has announced…
Taipei’s defence ministry says it detected seven Chinese aircraft and as many naval vessels around Taiwan in the past 24 hours. On the eve of…
To Lam has been public security minister since 2016 and has taken a hard line on human rights movements in the country. Vietnam’s governing Communist…
Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for…
Hundreds of heavily armed marines and police patrol the French territory’s capital Noumea after a night of violence. One more person has been killed in…
A new day breaks to the rhythmic shuffling of bare feet upon the ground. Like an apparition from centuries past, a procession of several hundred…
The launches come a day after the United States and South Korea conducted joint fighter jet drills. North Korea has test-fired short-range “ballistic missiles” towards…
The incident took place in the southern state of Johor in the early hours of Friday morning. Two police officers have been killed and one…
Bangkok, Thailand – An ex-British soldier and an American fighter are among a small but growing number of foreigners training and fighting alongside anti-coup forces…
Some 1,000 security personnel have arrived from France to address the worst unrest in the territory since the 1980s. Authorities in New Caledonia have described…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodia is pushing for an infrastructural renaissance, but it will need some help from its friends abroad to chip away at…
Taipei, Taiwan – Even as Taiwan prepares for the inauguration of its eighth president next week, it continues to struggle over the legacy of the…
Violent protests against new voting rules imposed by France, along with looting and arson attacks, have rocked the French Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia…
101 East reveals how India is fighting to conserve its population of one of the world’s rarest animals. In the eastern Himalayas of India, a…
Local authorities say five suspects under house arrest as they move to try and restore calm. France has declared a state of emergency in its…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for a two-day state visit, as the two countries look to further deepen a relationship that has…