All Asia Pacific
As stocks dive, middle-class Chinese ask, 'Where is the bottom?'A three-week plunge has wiped out more than $3 trillion in value聽on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. Nearly half of all listed Chinese firms have suspended trading, and investors are anxious.聽
Bluer skies? Beijing picks up pace in cutting dependency on coalBeijing plans to shutter the last of four major coal-fired power plants in the capital next year. Reducing coal use is at the center of wide-ranging goals on climate change that China committed to this week.
Indonesia plane crash: Why was military flying civilian passengers?The southeast Asian nation's already shaky civil aviation safety record is marred by yet another disaster.
Why Hong Kong demonstration lacked fervor of recent yearsThere weren't as many protesters at the annual event marking the handing over of Hong Kong by the British to the Chinese on Wednesday.
Once sidelined, Taiwan's mixed-race children find new embraceAs more Taiwanese men marry Southeast Asian women, the island nation is beginning to think of itself as multi-ethnic, in a distinct departure from the mainland. The change is supported by younger generations.
How is Kim Jong-un trying to make his mark?Executions, terror, and a headlong nuclear pursuit may mask a deeper insecurity by the young leader, who doesn't yet have the gravitas or charm of his predecessors.
Military plane crashes in Indonesia's 3rd largest city, killing at least 55Tuesday's crash, in which the death toll expected to rise, will put a fresh spotlight on Indonesia's woeful air safety record.
At least 37 dead following Indonesian military plane crash, official saysThe crash of the transport plane, which had been in service since 1964, occurred just two minutes after it took off from Soewondo air force base.
Japan's high-flying Shinzo Abe suddenly faces real headwindsThe prime minister's plan to boost the military's role is running into constitutional questions, and his political allies aren't helping the effort. Some say resignation is now in the realm of possibility.
Taiwan water park fire tragedy: Probe looks at cigarettes or other sparkInvestigators are searching for clues as to how a fire at a Taiwanese water park that killed one and injured hundreds got started.
'Unburdening'? Japan and S. Korea see unexpected thaw in relations.The two are starting to break through what have been bitter disputes over World War II history, making symbolic gestures of mutual goodwill.聽
New airport terminal in North Korea boasts fondue and a wine barA month after a UN report confirms drought and predicts food shortages, photos are published by North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong-un touring a gleaming new airport terminal in the capital city of Pyongyang.
Does Australia's new anti-terrorism legislation go too far?If passed by Parliament, the citizenship of Australian dual nationals can be stripped for activity designated as terror. Muslim leaders call the laws discriminatory.聽
Myanmar's parliament blocks changes to constitutionThe legislature ended a 3-day debate on proposed changes to the 2008 constitution, which bars Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, from seeking the presidency and gives the military an effective veto over constitutional amendments.
New China policy could save elephantsChina could ban the trade of ivory 鈥� an industry criminal syndicates use as cover for their illicit business in tusks.
Japan, Philippines monitor China by air in the South China SeaA Japanese surveillance plane with crew from the Philippines circled parts of the South China Sea that both China and the Philippines lay claim to.
Frozen meat seized in China: Some of smuggled meat was 40 years oldFrozen meat seized in China:聽The meat is reportedly worth millions of dollars. Food safety has been a problem in China before.
Police raid Toyota offices after arresting US executiveJulie Hamp, 55,聽Toyota's聽newly appointed head of public relations and its highest female executive ever, was arrested June 18 on suspicion of importing oxycodone, a narcotic pain killer, into Japan.聽
Great game: Polls in Pakistani Kashmir smooth way for epic China pipelinePrime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Party of Pakistan won a majority of seats in disputed territory crucial to a $46 billion China-built corridor from Xinjiang to the Indian Ocean.
Australia attempts to verify terrorist's death in IraqIntelligence officials are trying to verify the death of Australian Khaled Sharrouf, who became聽notorious for holding up the severed heads of Syrians,聽in the Islamic State-held city of Mosul.
