AFP, Hong Kong

Speeches and prison snacks lead to Hong Kong arrests

Activist Wong Yat-chin and two colleagues have been arrested on a national security charge of subversion

Boxing legend Pacquiao to run for Philippine president

Manny Pacquiao vows to tackle poverty and corruption if he succeeds Rodrigo Duterte next year

'Burnt out': Philippine nurses battle Covid, resignations

More than 5,000 nurses have been given the green light to go abroad this year

Race for Japan's new prime minister kicks off

The race is hard to predict because factions that often vote as blocs are this time largely leaving members to vote as they choose

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission

The crew stayed at the Tiangong space station, conducting spacewalks and scientific experiments

Myanmar junta to put Suu Kyi on trial for corruption

Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since she and her elected government were deposed by the military in a February coup

China fully vaccinates more than 1 billion people

China accounts for more than a third of the 5.18 billion shots that have been administered globally

Hong Kong police order Tiananmen vigil group to delete websites

Annual Tiananmen vigil organisers are the latest opposition group to be targeted by a national security law

Indonesia court finds president negligent over pollution in landmark case

Jakarta is regularly ranked among the most polluted cities in the world

Philippines' Duterte will not cooperate with ICC drug war probe

Duterte has repeatedly attacked the world's only permanent war crimes court, calling it "bullshit"

Nine Hong Kong activists given jail terms for joining Tiananmen vigil

More than 100 pro-democracy figures have been arrested under a law, mostly for expressing political views

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: South's military

North Korea is under international sanctions for its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs

Where is the international outrage as Myanmar burns?

Speeches and prison snacks lead to Hong Kong arrests

What are the chances of Pope Francis visiting Lebanon?

Indonesian Christian YouTuber 'tortured in detention'

Cambodia eyes tourism boost after quick Covid vaccine rollout

Christians appeal to India's president for protection