ASEAN News

Campuses and communities abroad protested China’s lockdowns

In a show of sympathy with rare demonstrations of disobedience in China over the weekend, protests against China's stringent zero-COVID…

November 28, 2022

Hong Kong top court rejects bid to bar British lawyer from defending democrat Jimmy Lai

Monday, Hong Kong's highest court ruled that a British attorney can defend pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai in a national security…

November 28, 2022

Freed Japanese filmmaker calls Myanmar detention “hell”

A Japanese filmmaker who was imprisoned for over four months in Myanmar described parts of his captivity there as "hell"…

November 28, 2022

After ministers quit, PM Kishida’s popularity in Japan hits a new low

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reached a new low, according to a poll released on Sunday,…

November 28, 2022

First discussions with striking truckers are planned by South Korea

The government of South Korea planned to meet with the country's striking truckers' union on Monday (Nov 28) for the…

November 28, 2022

Kamala Harris and the South China Sea conflict

The visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to Palawan and yet another instance of China's aggressive actions in our…

November 27, 2022

K-pop group LOONA fires Chuu

Chuu was kicked out of the K-pop girl group LOONA after her agency Blockberry Creative (BBC) reported that she was…

November 26, 2022

Taiwan holds local elections amid China concerns

Saturday, November 26 marked the beginning of municipal elections in Taiwan, which President Tsai Ing-wen has framed as a statement…

November 26, 2022

China records third consecutive daily COVID-19 cases

On Friday, November 25, China recorded 35,183 new COVID-19 infections, of which 3,474 were symptomatic and 31,709 were asymptomatic, the…

November 26, 2022

Huawei is banned in the US because of security concerns

The Biden administration has prohibited the certification of Huawei Technologies and ZTE's new telecommunications equipment because they represent "an intolerable…

November 26, 2022

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