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South Korea averts team boycott of Women’s Asian Cup
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» SEOUL - A dispute that saw South Korea’s players threaten to boycott next month’s Women’s Asian Cup over “discriminatory conditions” has been resolved, football officials in the country said on Tuesday.
Disgraced Korean ex-president Yoon detained again
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea’s disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time Thursday over his declaration of martial law and held in a solitary cell pending investigations into accusations of insurrection.
China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» BEIJING - China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates.
Chinese-owned ship ‘goes dark’ after incident off Taiwan
AFP, Published on 07/01/2025
» TAIPEI - A Chinese-owned cargo ship suspected of damaging a subsea telecoms cable off Taiwan has stopped transmitting its location on the high seas, Taiwan’s coast guard said on Tuesday.
S. Korean migrant's tale to open Asia's biggest film festival
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» SEOUL - A South Korean film about a disillusioned young woman who relocates to New Zealand will open Asia's largest film festival Wednesday as it looks to rally from a year marked by scandal and budget cutbacks.
Yellen says US-China ties on 'surer footing' as wraps up visit
AFP, Published on 09/07/2023
» BEIJING: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that her talks with top Chinese officials have put ties on "surer footing", as she wrapped up a trip aimed at stabilising fraught relations between the world's two biggest economies.
Taiwan expands adoption rights for same-sex couples
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» TAIPEI - Taiwan's parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday allowing gay couples to jointly adopt children, a move hailed by activists as "another big step forward" for marriage equality.
'More the merrier': Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx
AFP, Published on 06/01/2023
» TOKYO: In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani is dusting off his Chinese as he prepares for an influx of travellers after Beijing ends inbound quarantine rules.
Biden and Xi reassure world but US, China still on collision course: experts
AFP, Published on 15/11/2022
» NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping both sought to lower the temperature between the United States and China during a rare summit, but few analysts expect any deeper easing of tensions.
Xi's 'final purge' ahead of Chinese Communist Party congress
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» BEIJING - President Xi Jinping has embarked on a "final round of purges" ahead of a major Chinese Communist Party congress, wielding his long-running anti-corruption campaign to cement his grasp on power, analysts say.