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News Articles: Asia

People take part in a demonstration in support of the Taiwan Apple Daily, the last media company owned by the tycoon Jimmy Lai on Dec.14, 2021, in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Hong Kong court convicts pro-democracy activist and mogul Jimmy Lai

The business mogul and activist has been in ailing health and has already spent more than 1,800 days in solitary confinement in Hong Kong before his guilty verdict.

December 15, 2025
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  • Emily Feng and
  • Ashish Valentine
A Thai police officer splashes water to control fire Thursday at a house in Surin Province, which Thai local security forces say was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike.

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  • Asia

Thai and Cambodian leaders renew a ceasefire after deadly clashes, Trump says

Trump announced the agreement to restart the ceasefire in a social media posting on Friday following calls with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.

December 12, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
This photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with U.S. B-52 bombers in the vicinity of Japanese airspace on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

U.S. and Japan flex military muscles in a show of force amid Tokyo's feud with Beijing

This follows joint drills by Chinese and Russian strategic bombers and fighters on Tuesday that prompted Japan and South Korea to scramble planes to monitor them.

December 11, 2025
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn

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  • Asia

Greetings from Andhra Pradesh, India, where a fragrant food stand feeds working women

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

December 10, 2025
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid
In this photo released by Royal Thai Army, a wounded Thai soldier is carried to be transferred to a hospital in Sisaket province, Thailand, Sunday, Dec. 7 after, according to a Thai army spokesperson, Cambodian troops fired into Thai territory.

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  • Asia

Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite

Both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens.

December 08, 2025
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  • Michael Sullivan
The charred interiors of a nightclub, which caught fire early Sunday, are seen in Arpora, Goa, India, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo)

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  • World

A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say

At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state, the state's chief minister said Sunday.

December 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk prior to an informal dinner at Modi's residence in New Delhi on Thursday, the first day of the Russian leader's two-day state visit to India.

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  • World

Putin and Modi expand India-Russia economic ties in talks in New Delhi

India gave Russia's leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India's defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

December 05, 2025
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  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Shweta Desai
President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on.

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  • World

Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in the Americas

The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

December 05, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, on Oct. 21.

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  • Asia

China in diplomatic push to isolate Japan in feud over Taiwan issue

No end in sight to spat between Japan and China over Taiwan, as neither Tokyo nor Beijing shows signs of backing down.

December 05, 2025
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  • Anthony Kuhn
Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, Russian Presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, fourth right, and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev, right, attend talks with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, second left, and Jared Kushner, President  Trump's son-in-law, third, at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 2.

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  • World

Putin says there are points he can't agree to in the U.S. proposal to end Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the remarks to an Indian broadcaster before landing in India for a state visit, but refused to elaborate on what Russia could accept or reject.

December 04, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gestures during a news conference to mark the first anniversary of the Dec. 3 martial law crisis at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

One year on from martial law crisis, South Korea celebrates its democracy's resilience

One year on from failed presidential power grab, South Korea celebrates its resilient democracy, and tries to heal deep political divisions.

December 03, 2025
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn and
  • Se Eun Gong
FILE - Flight officer Rayan Gharazeddine scans the water in the southern Indian Ocean off Australia from a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion during a search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 22, 2014.

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  • Asia

Deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to resume Dec. 30

The Malaysian government says it will pay the robotics firm Ocean Infinity $70 million if it can locate the wreckage from the missing flight within a 55-day period.

December 03, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
An olive ridley sea turtle hatchling lurches along the sand to the sea in Velas, India.

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  • Environment

A bright spot for turtles: Olive ridleys are recovering in India, but still at risk

India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?

November 29, 2025
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  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Omkar Khandekar
This aerial shot taken using a drone shows a flooded neighborhood in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.

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  • Asia

Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra rises to 164

The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said.

November 28, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025.

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  • Asia

13 people killed in fire engulfing Hong Kong high-rise residential buildings, fire services say

Thirteen people were killed in a fire that spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex. About 700 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters.

November 26, 2025
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