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First LookMalaysia braces for pro-democracy protests amid crackdown on dissentA major demonstration is slated to occur on Saturday in the Southeast Asian nation, whose prime minister is accused of financial scandals.
Japan's PM Abe meets Trump, says confident can build trustJapan's leadership has been nervous about the future of an alliance that is core to Tokyo's diplomacy and security.
Despite protests, Marcos is buried at heroes' cemeteryAsked why the burial was kept from the public, officials said it was the Marcos family's desire "to keep it private."
First LookChina clamps down on websites 'body-shaming' Kim Jong-unAccording to reports, China censored an insulting nickname for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after receiving complaints from the country's officials.
Elected Hong Kong leaders to appeal disqualification for 'insincere' oathsSupporters of Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching, two leaders of the independence movement in Hong Kong, see their exclusion from elected office as a threat to Hong Kong's sovereignty under 'one country, two systems' doctrine.
The ExplainerThe Trump presidency: What's in store for US allies?On the campaign trail, President-elect Trump repeatedly challenged the status quo regarding key US allies, including NATO, Japan, and South Korea. But his actual intentions are unclear.
For S. Koreans, presidential scandal tests faith in their young democracyAmid massive protests, South Koreans are calling for the ouster of President Park, caricaturing her as a puppet of an associate who held sway over everything from public speeches to national security issues.
New Zealand earthquake: Rescue efforts underway for people and cowsAbout 1,000 tourists and hundreds of residents are stranded in Kaikoura, New Zeland, after a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the South Island聽on Monday.
Why Australia hopes to soon seal a refugee deal with United StatesAn agreement for Australia to resettle more than 1,000 refugees in the United States is expected to be announced soon, according to reports. The government, however, has not confirmed the deal.聽
The Trump presidency: How will it affect relations with China?Trade, the environment, and human rights are on the list of issues that may face a change in approach.- First LookInterpol elects top Chinese police official, worrying human rights groupsMeng Hongwei was named president Thursday of the 190-member international criminal police organization. His election may bolster Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, which has come under criticism abroad.
The ExplainerThe Trump presidency: What happens now on trade?The election of Donald Trump amid an anti-trade backlash bodes ill for the US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership, part of the Obama administration's pivot to Asia. A briefing on the key issues.
First LookHow significant is Rodrigo Duterte's scaling back of US military cooperation?President Duterte's pivot away from the US may not be as dramatic as his words, though perhaps less than ideal for the US military.- First LookChina bars activists from taking their seats in Hong Kong legislatureIn an unusually direct intervention into Hong Kong's politics, China has barred two separatists elected to the city's legislative council from taking office.
Why Duterte wants to give Marcos a hero's burialThe Philippines Supreme Court is set to rule Tuesday on whether former dictator Ferdinand聽Marcos should be buried in the Cemetery of Heroes. What might President Duterte gain from this burial?
Street protests in Seoul: A push to remove President ParkSaturday's protest, the largest anti-government demonstration in the capital in nearly a year, came a day after President Park apologized on live television after she allowed a mysterious confidante to manipulate power from the shadows.
First LookDuterte scolds the US for refusing to sell Philippines guns. Can that happen?Despite his promise to stop swearing, the Filipino president continues to curse out the United States as the nation's ally objects to human rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte's war against drugs.
Was Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 unmanned during its final descent?A technical report released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which leads the search, seems to support the theory investigators have long favored: that no one was at the controls of the Boeing 777 when it ran out of fuel.
Rasputin-like scandal in South Korea echoes of dictatorial pastA political scandal involving South Korea's president and a cult leader have opened past wounds about the president's dictator father. Some praise the elder Park for rapidly growing the economy, while others remember him for committing human rights abuses.聽
First LookSouth Korea rocked by 'shadow president' scandalSouth Korea scandal: The presidency of the East Asian republic is reeling from revelations of close ties between the president and the daughter of a controversial religious leader.
