Trump’s Fake Accent Angers Asian Americans
When Amanda Berg heard reports that President Donald Trump mocked the accents of the leaders of South Korea and Japan at a recent fundraiser, it brought back painful memories from her childhood.
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Virus Ravages China’s Pigs, Threatening World Pork Supply
Scientists are working overtime to develop a vaccine to help guard the world’s pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia’s pig herds, which provide more than half of the world’s pork.
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World Stocks Sink as Trade War Worsens
Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on Tuesday after China let its currency sink and halted purchases of U.S. farm goods, fueling fears Beijing’s trade war with President Donald Trump will harm the global economy.
Read morePompeo Says US Is Not Asking Asia to Take Sides
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that Washington isn’t asking any Asian nation to take sides as it engages with the region where China is battling for influence and aggressively expanding territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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Top Diplomats Gather in Bangkok for Key Asia-Pacific Talks
Top diplomats from the Asia-Pacific region started gathering Tuesday in the Thai capital to discuss issues of concern to the area, including security on the Korean peninsula and China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Read moreRussia Starts Army Drills to Respond to Central Asia Threats
The Russian military has launched a massive exercise to simulate a response to possible security threats in Central Asia.
Read moreAsian Nations Scramble to Contain Pig Disease Outbreaks
Asian nations are scrambling to contain the spread of highly contagious African swine fever, with Vietnam culling 2.6 million pigs and China reporting more than a million dead in an unprecedentedly huge epidemic some fear is out of control.
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Himalaya Glacier Melt Has Doubled in Last 16 Years
Himalayan glaciers have been melting at a far more aggressive rate since the turn of the 21st century, a new study has found.
Read moreNew Diseases Threaten Endangered Snow Leopard
Exposure to infections threatens the survival of wild snow leopards in the rugged mountains of Central Asia, but the pathogens may also put villages and livestock that come into contact with the elusive cat at risk to illness according to a study published Thursday.
Read moreIran’s Top Diplomat Tries to Save Nuclear Deal
Iran’s foreign minister on Friday traveled to China on an Asian tour aimed at keeping world markets open to Tehran amid an intense sanctions campaign from the United States as tensions across the Persian Gulf remain high.
Read moreUS Won’t Renew Sanctions Waivers for Importing Iranian Oil
The Trump administration on Monday told five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that they will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran.
Read moreBrunei Will Stone Adulterers to Death, Same Penalty for Gay Sex
Islamic criminal laws that took effect in Brunei on Wednesday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebrities far beyond the tiny Southeast Asian nation’s shores.
Read moreHmong Exiles Reach End of Road in Suit Against Laos
The Ninth Circuit on Monday tossed a Hmong woman’s proposed class action accusing Laos of trying to exterminate Hmong people who fought in the Vietnam War as part of the CIA’s “secret army.”
Read moreJapan Stocks Plunge, Other Asia Markets Fall After US Losses
Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump’s attack on the U.S. central bank.
Read moreThinning Glaciers Will Affect Freshwater Across Asia
Asia’s rapidly shrinking high-mountain glaciers are flowing at a slower pace due to widespread ice loss, jeopardizing freshwater availability for downstream countries like India, Pakistan and China, NASA researchers said Thursday.
Read moreNew Study Casts Jumping Spiders in a Cuddly Light
Mother jumping spiders lactate and care for their young into adulthood – behaviors previously associated only with mammals and long-lived vertebrates like whales and elephants, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.
Read moreFate of Harvard Admissions Suit Left in Judge’s Hands
A lawyer for students suing Harvard over its admissions policy pleaded with the court Friday at closing arguments to slam the door on “the wolf of discrimination.”
Read morePalau to Ban Sunscreen as It Tries to Save Its Coral Reefs
In an attempt to protect the coral reefs that divers so admire they have dubbed them the underwater Serengeti, the Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscreen.
Read moreEuropean and Asian Leaders to Boost Ties, Trade, Security
After failing to reach a breakthrough on Britain’s divorce terms from the European Union, EU leaders are rolling straight into another summit Thursday, this one aimed at forging closer links with Asia.
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