Five killed in Vietnam typhoon floods
Typhoon winds and rains that lashed central Vietnam killed five people and left two more missing, according to an official toll, with huge tracts of farmland flooded by the deluge.
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Senators send Duterte impeachment case back to House
The Philippine Senate voted Tuesday to send the impeachment case against vice-president Sara Duterte back to the House of Representatives, a decision one senator called a 鈥榝unctional dismissal鈥�.
2 Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific: Japan
Two Chinese aircraft carriers were operating in the Pacific for the first time, according to Japan, whose defence minister said Tuesday the move revealed the expansion of Beijing鈥檚 military activities.
China鈥檚 Xi held phone call with Trump: state media
Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a phone call with US president Donald Trump on Thursday, state media reported, as the world鈥檚 top two economies clash over trade...
South Korea鈥檚 new leader vows to 鈥榟eal wounds鈥� with North
SOUTH Korea鈥檚 president Lee Jae-myung vowed to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and heal wounds鈥� as he took office Wednesday, after winning a snap election triggered by his predecessor鈥檚 disastrous martial law declaration...
Trump, Xi will 鈥榣ikely鈥� talk this week
US president Donald Trump and China鈥檚 president Xi Jinping will likely hold a long-awaited call later this week, the White House said Monday, as trade tensions between the world鈥檚 two biggest economies ratchet back up.
South Korea鈥檚 Lee on course to win presidency by landslide
Centre-left Lee Jae-myung was set Tuesday to win South Korea鈥檚 presidential election by a landslide, capping months of political chaos in a vote which drew the highest turnout in nearly three decades.
China deployed 2 aircraft carrier groups, dozens of ships: Taiwan
China deployed two aircraft carrier groups and dozens of ships in waters north and south of Taiwan last month, a Taiwanese security official said Monday, as Beijing keeps up military pressure on the self-ruled island.
N Korea says military ties with Russia to ensure 鈥榩eace, stability鈥� in Europw, Asia
North Korea on Monday defended its military cooperation with Russia, saying ties were aimed at 鈥榚nsuring peace and stability鈥� in Europe and Asia...
S Korea presidential candidates rally ahead of June 3 vote
South Korea鈥檚 leading candidates held major campaign events Sunday, two days out from a snap election triggered by the former president鈥檚 removal after his disastrous declaration of martial law.
S Koreans rally ahead of presidential vote
Thousands of supporters of South Korea鈥檚 two leading presidential candidates rallied on Saturday in Seoul, days before a vote triggered by the ex-leader鈥檚 disastrous declaration of martial law.