Malaysia’s top court has heard a rare contempt charge by the attorney general against a popular online news portal for publishing readers’ comments that criticized the judiciary, a move slammed by med...

The Philippines has renewed its call for compliance with a 4-year-old arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s vast claims in the disputed South China Sea on historical grounds “without any possibi...

In implementing the national security law for Hong Kong, police will have sweeping authority that allows them to take actions, including conducting searches without a warrant, restricting suspects fro...

The Philippine president has signed a widely opposed anti-terror law which critics fear could be used against human rights defenders...

Hong Kong police arrested a man onboard a London-bound flight on suspicion of stabbing a police officer during protests of the new security law...

A South Korean activist claims to have launched hundreds of thousands of leaflets by balloon across the border with North Korea...

Chinese prosecutors have charged two detained Canadians with spying in an apparent bid to step up pressure on Canada to drop a U.S. extradition request for a Huawei executive...

China charges 2 detained Canadians with spying in cases linked to Canada's arrest of Huawei executive on US charges...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s former justice minister and the minister’s lawmaker wife have been arrested over allegations they engaged in vote buying during last year’s election...

Beijing reported a slight increase in new coronavirus cases as it fights a new outbreak with strict measures aimed at reducing human contact and the chances of a new wave of infections across the coun...