Sandstorms blanket Beijing and northern China as air pollution soars off the charts
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A severe sandstorm has swept across Beijing and several northern provinces in China, blanketing the region in thick clouds…
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Powerful earthquake kills at least 13 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Sahar Akbarzai, Hira Humayun, Sophia Saifi, Masoud Popalzai and Helen Regan, CNN The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck northeast…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s President to transit US on Central America trip, but no word on meeting with Speaker McCarthy
CNN By Tara Subramaniam and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan confirmed Tuesday that President Tsai Ing-wen will transit the United States en route to Central…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s President to transit US on Central America trip, but no word on meeting with Speaker McCarthy
By Tara Subramaniam and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan confirmed Tuesday that President Tsai Ing-wen will transit the United States en route to Central…
Continue ReadingJapan Prime Minister Kishida makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Zelensky
By Jessie Yeung and Teele Rebane, CNN Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made a surprise trip to Ukraine to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Continue ReadingFormer Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to make historic visit to mainland China
By Eric Cheung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Taiwan’s former President Ma Ying-jeou will visit mainland China next week, the first such trip by a…
Continue ReadingKim says North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counterattack as daughter watches latest missile test
By Jonny Hallam, Kathleen Magramo and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state…
Continue ReadingImran Khan marks court presence as former Pakistan leader’s supporters clash with police
By Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan marked his presence at a much-awaited court appearance on Saturday in the…
Continue ReadingUS B-1B strategic bombers in drills with South Korea on same day as North Korean missile launch
By Junko Ogura, Emiko Jozuka, Tara Subramaniam, Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN US strategic bombers took part in joint air drills with South…
Continue ReadingThis country wanted a 69-hour workweek. Millennials and Generation Z had other ideas
By Heather Chen, Yoonjung Seo and Andrew Raine, CNN Shorter workweeks to boost employee mental health and productivity may be catching on in some…
Continue ReadingAs Taiwan embraces its Indigenous people, it rebuffs China
By Eric Cheung, CNN Avai Yata’uyungana was just 12 when the soldiers dragged his father away to be executed. More than 70 years later, he…
Continue ReadingTrouble in paradise as Bali loses patience with Russians, Ukrainians fleeing war
By Heather Chen, CNN With its balmy beaches, laid back lifestyles and holiday vibe, the tropical paradise of Bali has much to offer any world weary…
Continue ReadingThis community’s quarter century without a newborn shows the scale of Japan’s population crisis
By Will Ripley, Junko Ogura and Natsumi Sugiura, CNN When Kentaro Yokobori was born almost seven years ago, he was the first newborn in the Sogio…
Continue ReadingJapan’s population drops by half a million in 2022
CNN By Jessie Yeung and Moeri Karasawa, CNN Japan’s population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
By Nectar Gan and Anna Chernova, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first visit…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
CNN By Nectar Gan and Anna Chernova, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first…
Continue ReadingA new species of orchid has been discovered in Japan, and its petals look like they’re spun from glass
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in…
Continue ReadingJapan moves missile capable troops into remote island base as regional tensions rise
By Chris Lau, CNN Japan has moved hundreds of troops, including missile units, into a new base built on a remote island near China and Taiwan as its…
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Japan and South Korea agree to mend ties as leaders meet following years of dispute
By Nectar Gan, Gawon Bae and Junko Ogura, CNN The leaders of South Korea and Japan promised to resume ties in a fence-mending summit — the…
Continue ReadingA radioactive cylinder has gone missing in Thailand. Authorities are now scrambling to find it
By Kocha Olarn and Heather Chen, CNN Authorities in Thailand are scrambling to locate a metal cylinder with dangerous radioactive contents that went…
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