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The US National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) is worried that China’s rising lunar ambitions might lead it to “take over” and claim large portions as it did in the South…

Minister said the court ruling dishonoured South Korean soldiers by finding them responsible for the massacre of Vietnamese villagers. South Korea’s defence minister has said his country’s soldiers did not…

U.S. officials knew about the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina from the moment it took off, sources said on Tuesday – leading to further…

North Korean authorities force anyone sharing name with Kim Jong Un’s daughter to pick new one The parents of 12-year-old Ju Ae were summoned to the local government office and…

Despite a challenging few years, countries across the Asia-Pacific region are entering 2023 with some momentum. Easing pandemic conditions and improved mobility have boosted domestic demand and retail sales. The…

An international watchdog group has added Cambodia to its watch list of countries that have seen a “rapid decline in civic freedoms,” citing the country’s sustained crackdown on unions, human…

Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission has decided not to press charges, against former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra or former Pheu Thai MP Yaowapa Wongsawat, in connection with the fraudulent…

The campaign for this year’s general election in Thailand has not yet officially begun, but aspirants for the prime minister’s job are already angling for auspicious photo ops The campaign…

With almost two months left until the House of Representatives completes its term and a new election will be held by mid-2023, here are five things you need to keep…

Thai activists are pressuring the opposition Pheu Thai Party to do away with the royal defamation law if elected to office this year. The requests come at a time when three demonstrators are seriously ill after…