CNN – Asia/Pacific

By Jessie Yeung, CNN A string of cabinet ministers and the central bank governor have resigned in Sri Lanka, as protesters in the capital defy curfew orders amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Youth and Sports, who is also the President’s nephew, are among those

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who has faced a tumultuous five-year term defined by political upheaval and Covid-19, will not seek to extend her time in office, she confirmed Monday. The decision was her “personal wish and aspiration” and was entirely driven by “family considerations,” said Lam in a news

By Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Imran Khan survived an attempt to oust him as Pakistan’s prime minister on Sunday, after a no-confidence vote was blocked in Parliament by the deputy speaker. Khan, who is facing the toughest challenge of his political career, requested the country’s president dissolve Parliament and called on the nation

By Rukshana Rizwie, Iqbal Athas and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN For three straight nights last week, Upul took to the streets of Sri Lanka’s capital city holding a candle or a placard as he protested the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Like his neighbors, he was frustrated by the more than 10-hour power cuts that

By Rukshana Rizwie, Sophie Jeong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a nationwide public emergency following violent protests outside his home over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. The state of emergency came into effect on April 1, according to an official gazette issued Friday, and allows authorities to

By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most formidable yet, may have been a less advanced weapon than previously believed, according to a South Korean military official. The official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, said South Korean and

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Australia’s ambassador to China says he has been denied entry to the Beijing trial of an Australian TV host accused of sharing state secrets, the latest development in an opaque case analysts worry may be politically motivated. Cheng Lei, a former business anchor of China’s state broadcaster CGTN, is accused of

Written by Julia Hollingsworth Graphics by Henrik Pettersson and Krystina Shveda Millions of people in China are under lockdown. Hong Kong morgues are overwhelmed. And South Korea is reporting the most cases per capita worldwide. For much of the pandemic, these places were held up as Covid-19 success stories, as stringent border rules helped them

By Helen Regan, CNN An extremely rare Sumatran rhino has been born in captivity at a sanctuary in Indonesia, according to the government, a triumph for conservation efforts to save the critically endangered animal from extinction. The female rhino was born at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra’s Lampung Province

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Kashmir, a region in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. India, Pakistan and China all claim partial or complete ownership of Kashmir. Facts Kashmir is an 86,000-square mile region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir since both countries

By Helen Regan, CNN A Singapore court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by a man sentenced to death for drug trafficking, following a campaign by his lawyers who said the trial violated international laws as the man has intellectual disabilities. The ruling ends all legal avenues to stop his execution and supporters say he

By Hilary Whiteman, Caitlin McGee and Jessie Yeung, CNN The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands on Tuesday defended the country’s possible security deal with China, hitting back at critics and calling their protests “very insulting.” The Pacific Island nation confirmed last week it would expand its security relationship with China — prompting alarm from

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Scuffles in the produce section, aisles packed with panicked shoppers and shelves stripped bare of food. Videos posted to social media Sunday show chaotic scenes erupting in Shanghai after authorities announced part of the city would enter a large-scale lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19. The two-phase lockdown — which

By Jennifer Hauser, Philip Wang and Helen Regan, CNN All 132 people on board the China Eastern Airlines jetliner that crashed in the densely forested mountains of southern China Monday are dead, China’s aviation authorities confirmed Saturday night. For days, rescue teams had been combing through the crash site — wading through heavy mud and

By Simone McCarthy and Lizzy Yee, CNN The Solomon Islands is seeking to expand its security relationship with China, its government confirmed on Friday, after reports that such an agreement was in the works fueled concern from Australian officials. A Solomon Islands government statement said Friday that Honiara was in the process of “diversifying the

By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in more than four years and marking a potential new era of regional confrontation. North Korean state media said on Friday that leader Kim Jong Un had directly guided the launch of the