A preview of the Taiwan presidential election
Taiwan votes for its next president this month. Low wages and the constant threat from China remain major issues in a dramatic and messy campaign season.
Asia
Myanmar says an ethnic alliance has seized a key city bordering China
The military government acknowledged it withdrew forces from a city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months.
South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border
The new round of artillery drills near the two countries' disputed sea boundary came a day after the North's similar exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its own firing drills.
Instability looms ahead of Bangladesh's election on Sunday
Bangladesh heads to elections on Sunday. Experts warn the expected victory of the ruling party will likely cause more instability amid a crackdown on political opponents, critics and the press.
North and South Korea conduct provocative military drills along their sea boundary
The rival Koreas fired artillery rounds into the sea as part of provocative drills along their disputed sea boundary Friday, in violation of the fragile 2018 inter-Korean agreement.
China promises pandas for the U.S. on the 45th anniversary of the two nations' ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the United States and China must insist on peaceful coexistence and promised that giant pandas would return to the U.S. — specifically California — by year end.
It's a year of elections in South Asia — and on Sunday it's Bangladesh's turn
Bangladesh heads into this weekend's election with the ruling party expected to sweep to power again — amid a crackdown on political opponents, critics and the press.
Structural engineers say Japan was prepared for this week's earthquakes
Why didn't more buildings fall during the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Japan this week?
Japan aircraft collision demonstrates how safety protocols work
Following this week's fiery Japan Airlines plane collision on a runway in Tokyo, NPR's A Martinez talks passenger safety with Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants.
What is known about the fiery runway collision at a Tokyo airport
In Japan, investigators are piecing together why a passenger jet and turboprop Coast Guard plane collided on a runway in Tokyo. Everyone on the jet survived but five people died on the smaller plane.