A former rising star in Hong Kong’s radical youth opposition was sentenced to 6 years in jail on Monday for rioting and assaulting the police, one of the city’s harshest sentences against a democracy activist in recent years. Edward Leung, 26, one of the leaders of a movement advocating Hong Kong’s independence from China, had […]

State-run Chinese newspapers on Monday crowed about a weekend meeting of a regional security bloc hosted by China, painting it as a harmonious, anti-protectionist counterpoint to the G-7 summit in Canada that was marred by acrimony. The Global Times, a nationalistic tabloid run by the ruling Communist Party’s main newspaper, the People’s Daily, asked why […]

It is “justified” for small, developing nations to enjoy some form of protectionism because they cannot compete on equal footing against large trading countries, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday. Speaking at a conference in Tokyo, he said that countries that are still growing need some “privileges.” In fact, small countries like Malaysia […]

Japan’s Kyodo news agency and public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday that a U.S. F-15 fighter jet crashed into the sea off Okinawa in southern Japan. The safety of the pilot, who ejected from the jet, was unclear. The jet was from the Kadena airbase in Okinawa, Kyodo reported, citing several government sources. Source: cnbc […]

Markets in the region looked set to start the week on a defensive tone on Monday despite slight gains seen on Wall Street in the last session. Futures in Asia pointed to a subdued open, with Nikkei futures traded in Chicago lower by 0.15 percent compared to the index’s Friday close. Markets in Australia, meanwhile, […]

President Donald Trump landed in Singapore Sunday evening local time — ahead of his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The U.S. president, fresh off of a tumultuous G-7 meeting in Canada, is set to meet with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday. On Tuesday, he’ll go toe-to-toe with Kim […]

Getty Images A man looks at a promotional poster outside a local eatery, Harmony Nasi Lemak, which offers a special Trump Kim-Chi dish to its menu on June 6, 2018 in Singapore. He even paid tribute to the U.S. leader’s trade posturing, saying that the dish used U.S. beef “to make Mr. Trump happy.” As […]

Two staff from South Korea’s national broadcaster have been deported from Singapore after they were arrested for trespassing at the home of the North Korean ambassador to the city-state, police said on Sunday. The news, just days before a high stakes summit between U.S. and North Korean leaders in the city-state, came as Singapore’s home […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has landed in Singapore, multiple local outlets reported on Sunday. The leader of the rogue nation is in the city-state ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that could end a nuclear stand-off between the old foes and transform his impoverished country. Kim arrived in a Air […]

Denuclearization of North Korea is the headline topic at Tuesday’s summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, but for North Korean officials traveling to Singapore, their top priority is much narrower: protecting their leader. Security for Kim Jong Un at his first meeting with Trump is expected to be ultra-tight, with measures […]