CNN – Asia/Pacific

By Jennifer Hansler and Brad Lendon, CNN United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed the US’ commitment to defend the Philippines’ armed forces from attack in the South China Sea, under a 70-year-old mutual defense treaty. Blinken made the comments Sunday, in a statement marking the fifth anniversary of a ruling by an

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Asif Ali Zardari, former president of Pakistan. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1956 Birth place: Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan Father: Hakim Ali Zardari, politician and businessman Mother: Bilquis Zardari Marriage: Benazir Bhutto (December 18, 1987-December 27, 2007, her death) Children: Bilawal, Bakhtawar and Aseefa Religion:

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Antonette Acupinpin was 7 when the sexual abuse started. She had already endured years of beating and physical violence from her mother and stepfather, she said — but then he took it a step further. He would put a long knife near her face during the abuse, and threaten to kill

By Salman Saeed, Sophie Jeong, Elaine Ly and Heather Law, CNN The owner of a factory where at least 52 people died in a blaze in Bangladesh has been arrested along with seven other people. “Among the 8, one of them is the owner of the factory and his staff,” Zaidul Alam, the Police Superintendent

By Joshua Berlinger, Lauren Lau and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN They came with white flowers to honor a man accused of attempted murder. His victim was a seemingly random police officer — and for some in Hong Kong, that not only justified the violence, it was cause for commemoration. Over the past week, a steady trail

By Salman Saeed, Sophie Jeong and Amy Woodyatt, CNN At least 52 people were killed when a massive fire ripped through a juice factory in Bangladesh, officials said Friday. The fire started Thursday afternoon on the ground floor of a six-story Hashem Foods Ltd. factory in Rupganj, east of the capital Dhaka, Debashis Bardhan, deputy

By Jake Kwon and Angus Watson, CNN The capital of South Korea and Australia’s largest city announced Friday they would increase their Covid-19 prevention measures to combat growing outbreaks of the Delta variant in both cities. Seoul will raise its distancing measures to its highest level ever to counter surging Covid-19 numbers, Prime Minister Kim

By Martin Goillandeau, Jake Kwon and Gawon Bae, CNN Belgium is recalling its ambassador to Seoul “without further delay,” after the envoy’s wife was accused of getting into a second physical altercation in four months. Ambassador Peter Lescouhier had been recalled in late May following an incident in April in which his wife, Xiang Xueqiu,

By Junko Ogura, Chie Kobayashi and Nectar Gan, CNN The pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will take place under a coronavirus state of emergency, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshide Suga confirmed Thursday. Speaking at the start of the government’s Covid-19 task force meeting, Suga said he had decided to declare a new state of emergency for the

Exclusive by Sam Kiley, CNN Full-throated they belt out songs of victory, their boots adding the drumbeat as ranks of new recruits jog in formation through their jungle training camp. There’s no doubting the shining eyes of these young people united by an ideal — freedom from the junta that’s smothered democracy in Myanmar. Nor,

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) Birth name: Aung San Suu Kyi Father: Aung San, commander of the Burma Independence Army. Helped negotiate Burma’s independence from Britain.

By Joshua Berlinger and Lauren Lau, CNN Hong Kong authorities said they have thwarted an alleged plot to bomb train stations, court buildings and tunnels organized by advocates for the city’s independence from China. Steve Li, the senior superintendent of the police’s National Security Department, said Tuesday nine people between the ages of 15 and

By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. As China celebrated the success of its first spacewalk outside the new Tiangong space station on

By Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura and Blake Essig, CNN Japanese rescue workers continued to search for survivors Tuesday, three days after a devastating “tsunami” of mud swept through a coastal city, killing at least four people and leaving two dozen others missing. Torrential rains triggered the powerful mudslide in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, about 90 kilometers