CNN – Asia/Pacific

By Junko Ogura and Nectar Gan, CNN Japan’s Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro in a subdued ceremony, formally marking her departure from the royal family. The couple submitted their registration at the local ward office around 10 a.m. local time Tuesday, according to the Imperial Household Agency, forgoing the usual

By Nectar Gan, CNN Authorities in northern China are reimposing lockdowns and other emergency measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, with health officials warning of a worsening outbreak after the country recorded more than 100 cases across 11 provinces over the last week. “Since October 17, there have been multiple scattered local outbreaks in

By Eric Cheung, CNN A 6.5-magnitude quake has struck Taiwan, according to preliminary data from the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The EMSC said the quake struck at a depth of some 60 kilometers, about 65 kilometers northeast of Hualien City on Taiwan’s northeastern coast. Tremors from the quake could be felt as far away

CNN By Junko Ogura and Nectar Gan, CNN Japan’s Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro in a subdued ceremony, formally marking her departure from the royal family. The couple submitted their registration at the local ward office around 10 a.m. local time Tuesday, according to the Imperial Household Agency, forgoing the

By Emiko Jozuka, Selina Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN It had all the makings of a modern royal fairytale: the marriage of an aspiring lawyer to a real-life princess who was prepared to leave her Tokyo palace for a new life in New York. But since Japan’s Princess Mako and Kei Komuro announced their engagement

CNN By Blake Essig For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military exercise to prepare troops for potential conflict. Since mid-September, about 100,000 personnel, 20,000 vehicles and 120 aircraft have been participating in various exercises across the country focused on operational readiness. In recent

By Blake Essig For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military exercise to prepare troops for potential conflict. Since mid-September, about 100,000 personnel, 20,000 vehicles and 120 aircraft have been participating in various exercises across the country focused on operational readiness. In recent years,

By Esha Mitra, CNN The death toll from flooding and landslides in Nepal rose to 104 on Friday after 27 more deaths were reported since Wednesday evening, Phanindra Mani Pokharel, a spokesperson for Nepal’s ministry of home affairs, said on Friday morning. At least 201 deaths have been reported across Nepal and the Indian states

By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN South Korea failed to put a dummy satellite into orbit on Thursday after the first launch of its domestically developed three-stage Nuri rocket, the country’s President Moon Jae-in announced on Thursday. “Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to reach our goal perfectly, but it was a wonderful achievement

By Akanksha Sharma, CNN Singapore will extend its Covid-19 restrictions for another month after the city-state reported 18 new deaths from the disease on Wednesday, its highest number of the pandemic. In a news release Thursday, Singapore’s Ministry of Health said current measures would be extended to November 21, to help contain case numbers, which

By Steven Jiang and Nectar Gan, CNN At least three people were killed and more than 30 injured in a powerful explosion at a restaurant in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang on Thursday morning, according to local authorities. The gas explosion took place in a mixed-use residential and commercial building, authorities said in a

By Yoonjung Seo, Samantha Beech and Philip Wang, CNN North Korea said the United States and the UN Security Council are “tampering with a dangerous time bomb” following a meeting over the isolated nation’s most recent ballistic missile test, state media reported. Pyongyang claims it successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine on

By Katie Hunt, CNN Fossils trapped in amber have been among paleontology’s most fascinating finds in recent years — globs of hardened ancient tree resin have captured tantalizing details about spiders, lizards, microscopic animals, insects, birds and even a tiny dinosaur that are often missing from fossils found in rock. However, all these creatures were

By Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese authorities have offered a bounty equivalent to more than $23,000 for the capture of a North Korean defector who broke out of prison in the northeastern city of Jilin on Monday. The inmate, identified as Zhu Xianjian, entered China illegally in 2013. Three years later, he was sentenced to 11