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A couple take wedding photos in Qingdao, China, in April last year.

ASIA PACIFIC / Society

Beijing simplifies marriages to encourage Chinese to wed

Couples having children outside of marriage is rare in China, where there is social stigma and fewer protections for such families.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews ash and smoke, as seen from Eputobi village in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on Friday.

ASIA PACIFIC

Flights canceled and thousands evacuated after Indonesia volcano eruption

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-meter twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds late Thursday.

A protest outside the Indonesian parliament against revisions to the country's military law that will allocate more civilian posts for military officers, in Jakarta, on Thursday.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Indonesia parliament passes changes to military law amid protest and concern

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia

Civil society groups say the revisions could take the world's third-biggest democracy back to a draconian era when military officers dominated civilian affairs.

ASIA PACIFIC

Taiwan names Japan’s ex-SDF chief as Cabinet consultant

ASIA PACIFIC

Taiwan signals intent to buy Alaskan natural gas

ASIA PACIFIC

Taiwan defense drills identify 2027 for potential China invasion for first time

ASIA PACIFIC

China sends most military aircraft near Taiwan since October

By Jesse Johnson

People protest as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington on Feb. 3.

Politics

Powerful Asian countries will struggle to fill aid gap left by U.S.

By Mariejo Ramos

China may be reluctant to fully fill the void, while South Korea and Japan could struggle to give enough.

Politics

Myanmar faces 'untold' suffering due to U.S. aid 'betrayal': U.N. expert

By Robin Millard

Politics

'Bring him home': Philippines migrant workers grapple with Duterte fallout

By Holmes Chan and Purple ROMERO

Politics

U.S. official says South Korea's watchlist status due to mishandling of lab data

Politics

War of words: Myanmar migrants face disinformation in Thailand

Politics

U.S. hits Thai officials with visa sanctions over deportation of Uyghurs to China

By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom

Politics

Thaksin vows cheaper power to turn Thailand into data center hub

Melanie Joly, Canada's foreign minister, speaks during a news conference in Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada, last week.

Crime & Legal

Canada condemns China’s execution of four Canadians on drug charges

By Meaghan Tobin

The Chinese Embassy in Ottawa defended Beijing’s strict penalties on drug-related crimes.

Crime & Legal

Scam hubs on Thai-Myanmar border still have up to 100,000 people, Thai police says

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat

Crime & Legal

Pakistan train hijacking ends with more than 50 people killed

By Kamran Haider

Crime & Legal

Philippines’ Duterte is bound for ICC’s Hague jail with spartan cells and spiritual advisers

By Neil Jerome Morales

Crime & Legal

Philippines sends former President Duterte to ICC over drug war killings

By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg

Crime & Legal

Reluctant opium farmers toil for survival in war-ravaged Myanmar

Crime & Legal

Former Philippine President Duterte arrested over crimes against humanity

The Auckland skyline at sunset in 2023. New Zealand's economy was the worst performing in the developed world last year, according to HSBC.

Society

New Zealand's economic missteps hasten exodus to sunnier shores

By Lucy Craymer

A total of 128,700 people permanently left the Pacific nation of 5.3 million in 2024, provisionally the largest exodus on record.

Society

South Korea's policy push springs to life as world's lowest birth rate rises

By Jihoon Lee and Hyun Young Yi

Society

China adviser pushes to lower legal marriage age to 18 to boost birthrate

Society

Underage social media users show large Australian breaches

By Angus Whitley

Society

China eases travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains 'severe' controls

Society

Over a dozen dead in stampede at Hindu mega-festival in India

By Devesh MISHRA

Society

Disaster fatigue: When storms drown out compassion

By Mariejo Ramos

A layer of smog hangs over Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

Science & Health

Mongolia's children choke in toxic pollution

By Rebecca Bailey

The toxic smog that settles over the Mongolian capital every winter has been a suffocating problem for more than a decade.

Science & Health

'Really suffocating': Pakistan emerges from record smog season

By Valentin RAKOVSKY

Science & Health

'Going mad': Lack of data plagues Asia's long COVID patients

By Annie Banerji and Mariejo Ramos

Science & Health

Cambodia nears Khmer Rouge survivor's dream of eradicating malaria

By Suy SE

Science & Health

Ice in the sky: Thailand's fight against air pollution

By Sally JENSEN

Science & Health

The tsunami detection buoys safeguarding lives in Thailand

By Watsamon TRI-YASAKDA

Science & Health

The farm fires helping to fuel India's deadly air

By Arunabh SAIKIA

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Passengers that were on a morning train attacked by members of the Aum Shinrikyo group wait for medical assistance outside Kasumigaseki Station on March 20,1995.

The day a religious cult brought terror to Tokyo

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