Asia-Pacific

Frozen fish imported from Japan are seen at a storage facility at Ladkrabang customs in Bangkok, Thailand.

Why the West should care about Thailand’s new fight against fishing slavery

Economics

It’s been very difficult to determine whether the fish on your plate, or in your pet’s dish, was caught by an enslaved person. Thailand is tightening up its monitoring system.

US F-22 stealth fighter jets fly over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Feb. 17, 2016.

The US has a massive military presence in the Asia-Pacific. Here’s what you need to know about it.

Conflict
South Korea's Defense Minister Han Min-koo shows US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada how to do a handshake

North Korea, South China Sea and more: What the Pentagon chief is up to in Asia

Conflict
Sudanese asylum seeker Abdul Aziz Muhammed, who has been stuck in a Australian-funded immigration detention camp on a remote island in Papua New Guinea for nearly four years. His only hope is that the Obama-era agreement to resettle refugees like him to t

New hope for a Sudanese asylum-seeker stuck in an Australian offshore detention camp

Culture
China missiles

A guide to the ‘horrific’ consequences of a US-China naval war

Conflict
Obama-China

President Obama’s final China trip highlights “pivot to Asia”

Global Politics

President Barack Obama begins his 11th and final presidential trip to the Asia-Pacific in earnest on Friday, visiting China to nurture what has become arguably the world’s most important relationship and cementing an eight-year “pivot to Asia.”

President Xi Jinping of China (on right) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Beijing on Novemeber 10, 2014.

Even a chilly handshake is a step forward for China and Japan

Global Politics

There were no smiles or warmth and no lingering chit-chat, but the leaders of China and Japan actually shook hands in front of the cameras. And even that small step is a good sign for a troubled relationship.

A group of journalists supports the pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square, Beijing May 17, 1989.

The Tiananmen Square story was historic for the international news business — but it was also a fluke

The protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989 were a huge news story around the world. But part of the reason for that was a fluke of history. The foreign media was already in Beijing — at the invitation of the Chinese government.The protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989 were a huge news story around the world. But part of the reason for that was a fluke of history. The foreign media was already in Beijing — at the invitation of the Chinese government.

The Yasukuni Shrine

Why is the Yasukuni Shrine so controversial?

Conflict & Justice

China and South Korea have protested strongly to Japan, after the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, visited the Yasukuni shrine to Japan’s war dead. But why is the Shrine so controversial?

US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gathers with other Democratic Party senate members and Washington DC Mayor Vincent Gray (L) on the steps of the US Capitol.

The political chaos in Washington is creating jitters overseas

Washington’s latest round of political implosion could have negative impact on the global economy and US credibility abroad.