CNN – Asia/Pacific

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Researchers have discovered what they say is the earliest direct evidence of a shark attack on a human, with the sea creature…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Researchers have discovered what they say is the earliest direct evidence of a shark attack on a human, with the sea creature…

By Helen Regan and Chandler Thornton, CNN The former President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III died Thursday at the age of 61 after being…

By Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN China’s escalating military intimidation of Taiwan shows the self-governed island “needs to…

By Nectar Gan, CNN A suspected thief was shot dead by police at his home in southwestern China on Wednesday after he repeatedly threatened to…

By Nectar Gan, CNN A suspected thief was shot dead by police at his home in southwestern China on Wednesday after he repeatedly threatened to…

By Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN China’s escalating military intimidation of Taiwan shows the self-governed island “needs to…

By Helen Regan, CNN The former President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III died Thursday at the age of 61 after being hospitalized in Quezon…

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Chinese businesses with risky investments in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region are increasingly turning to legal,…

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Chinese businesses with risky investments in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region are increasingly turning to legal,…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Buddhist spiritual leader of the people of…

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong on Wednesday began the trial for the first person charged under its controversial national security law, which has…

By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring…

By Jessie Yeung and Kocha Olarn, CNN A woman in Thailand found an unexpected visitor in her house in the middle of the night last weekend — a…

By Ben Westcott, CNN Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan refused to condemn the Chinese government’s alleged human rights abuses against the…

By Nectar Gan and Ben Westcott, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has today launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1929 Birth place:…

By Junko Ogura, Julia Hollingsworth and Angus Watson, CNN A coach in Uganda’s Olympic team tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Tokyo…

After the Australian softball team, the Ugandan Olympic team is the next international team to arrive in Japan for pre-Game camp in their host town…

By Yong Xiong, Nectar Gan and Laura He, CNN China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing milestone that comes as…

By Philip Wang and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN The United States is more than tripling its vaccine allocation to Taiwan, as the island battles a…

China will reach one billion doses in its Covid-19 vaccination drive — a scale and speed unrivaled by any other country in the world. As of June 16,…

By Jack Guy and Zixu Wang, CNN Paleontologists working in China have discovered a new species of giant rhino, the largest land mammal ever to have…

By Emiko Jozuka, CNN A brown bear was shot dead in northern Japan after tearing through a residential area on Friday and injuring four people,…

By Nectar Gan and Laura He, CNN Editor’s note: CNN is launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update…

Burmese migrant workers in Thailand have a torturous life of helplessly watching from afar as their country implodes while their families back home…

By Paula Hancocks and Rebecca Wright, CNN Su Thandar Win shows a photo of her 7-year-old son on her phone and a proud smile instinctively spreads…

By Zixu Wang, CNN A video showing wolves chasing actors across the stage during a live show in China has raised alarm about the safety of the…

By Jonny Hallam and Zamira Rahim, CNN Danny Fenster, a US journalist who was detained in Myanmar over three weeks ago, has appeared at a court in…

China successfully sends three astronauts into…

By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Ivana Kottasová, CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his country is facing food shortages that he blamed…

China successfully launched three astronauts into space, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station. CNN’s Steven Jiang…

By Amy Sood, CNN Live chickens are being given away by local authorities in rural Indonesia as an incentive for older residents to get vaccinated…

By Jessie Yeung and Yong Xiong, CNN China successfully launched three astronauts into space on Thursday, bringing the country one step closer to…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19,…

China is sending three veteran astronauts to work on the country’s orbiting space station. A rocket will launch from the Gobi Desert in just over 24…

By Nectar Gan and Ben Westcott, CNN Editor’s note: CNN will be launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week…

China successfully launched the first module of its planned space station from the Wenchang launch site in the southern island of Hainan, according…

By Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN Twenty-eight Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) Tuesday…

By Amy Sood and Sophia Saifi, CNN An entire crew of workers at a fast food restaurant in Pakistan were allegedly detained on the weekend after…

By Ben Westcott and Yong Xiong, CNN A rocket carrying three veteran astronauts bound for China’s orbiting space station module will launch from…

By Selina Wang, CNN When the Tokyo Olympics put out a call for volunteers, Nima Esnaashari signed up along with thousands of others in Japan eager to…

By Nectar Gan and Zachary Cohen, CNN China said Tuesday that radiation levels around the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant are normal, following…

By Helen Regan and Carly Walsh, CNN The captain of a container ship that caught fire and partially sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka, causing one of…

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Dr. Satyendra Kumar Tiwary thinks of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as superhuman. A leader like Modi comes along…

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial Monday, more than four months after the country’s…

By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN Thailand began its mass Covid vaccination program Monday, following criticism of delays and concerns over health…

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN A houseplant with just nine leaves has sold for a record-breaking $19,297 on a New Zealand auction site. Bids for the…

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN A houseplant with just nine leaves has sold for a record-breaking $19,297 on a New Zealand auction site. Bids for the…