CNN – Asia/Pacific

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — Six people have been killed and one injured in an early morning knife attack outside a kindergarten in southern China, according to Lianjiang city police and Chinese state-run media. The incident took place around 7:40 a.m. on Monday in Hengshan town within Lianjiang, in Guangdong province,

CNN By Emiko Jozuka, Marc Stewart, Junko Ogura, Moeri Karasawa and Daniel Campisi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Rina Gonoi is a fighter. As a former soldier, as a judo practitioner, and as a woman battling on behalf of all women to bring those who sexually abused her to account. When Gonoi served in Japan’s Self-Defense

By Emiko Jozuka, Marc Stewart, Junko Ogura, Moeri Karasawa and Daniel Campisi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Rina Gonoi is a fighter. As a former soldier, as a judo practitioner, and as a woman battling on behalf of all women to bring those who sexually abused her to account. When Gonoi served in Japan’s Self-Defense Force

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A restaurant in China that challenged its customers to eat more than 100 dumplings in return for a free meal has fallen foul of authorities, who are investigating whether it has violated the country’s anti-food waste law. Local authorities in Yibin city in the southwestern province of

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Starting at $53,000 for a space not much larger than a shoebox, it is a pricey place to stay, even in a city famed for the world’s most expensive property market. But then the ornate white marble interiors of the 12 story Shan Sum tower in Hong

By Helen Regan and Su Myat Mon, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor told CNN Friday that efforts to bring justice for the Rohingya must be accelerated and the world cannot look away from the ongoing crisis. Chief prosecutor Karim Khan visited Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, for four days this week to hear

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Beijing’s temperature soared past 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) again Thursday, as the Chinese capital grapples with what is shaping up to be one the most severe heat waves on record. Since 1951, Beijing has seen temperatures rising above 40C (104F) on 11 days – and

By Jessie Yeung, Marc Stewart and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water into the ocean is safe and there is no better option to deal with the massive buildup of wastewater collected since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog told CNN.

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Chinese nationalist pundit known for his inflammatory criticism of the United States has attracted ridicule online after he was shown attending a party celebrating Independence Day at the US Embassy in Beijing – and apparently having a great time while there. Sima Nan, a 67-year-old blogger, rode the

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong police have arrested five people on suspicion of financially aiding activists abroad, just days after they offered bounties for information leading to the arrest of eight pro-democracy figures living in self-imposed exile. Four, ages 26 to 28, were arrested on Wednesday for conspiracy to collude

By Nectar Gan and Candice Zhu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Police in China have detained a college graduate suspected of stealing university data to create a website rating the attractiveness of his fellow students. The 25-year-old, identified by police by his surname Ma, is a graduate of the prestigious Renmin University in Beijing, according

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Beauty salons in Afghanistan have been given one month to close as the country’s Taliban leaders extend their repressive rule over women, who are already largely confined to their homes with bans on most work and study. Mohammad Sidik Akif Mahajar, a spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation

By Jessie Yeung, Wayne Chang and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — Torrential downpours and flooding have killed at least 15 people and four others remain missing in Chongqing, southwest China, state-run news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday, citing local authorities. The deaths have been recorded since Monday as heavy rains have battered southwest China, prompting four

By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea is getting older – and its care facilities are changing to match. The number of child care facilities in the country has shrunk by almost a quarter in just a few years, reflecting authorities’ unsuccessful campaign to encourage couples to have

CNN By Simone McCarthy, Rhea Mogul, Nectar Gan and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Vladimir Putin sought to project an image of strength in front of a virtual gathering of Moscow-friendly leaders on Tuesday, in what was the Russian leader’s first appearance on the world stage since he faced an armed insurrection late

By Simone McCarthy, Rhea Mogul, Nectar Gan and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Vladimir Putin sought to project an image of strength in front of a virtual gathering of Moscow-friendly leaders on Tuesday, in what was the Russian leader’s first appearance on the world stage since he faced an armed insurrection late last