Chinese authorities have seized 76 tonnes of milk powder tainted with melamine, the same toxic industrial chemical responsible for the deaths of six babies two years ago, state-run media said ...
South Korea said Friday it would stage a naval exercise with the United States in the Yellow Sea to deter North Korean "provocation", despite strong protests from China about the ...
A decade of economic growth in Africa is raising hopes that the continent can finally claim its place in the global economy – 50 years after achieving independence.
This week a shrine in Lahore targeted by bombers; Taliban very active in Afghanistan; Nepal's PM resigns; China and Taiwan's major step somewhere and a new president for the Philippines.
China and Taiwan have signed the most sweeping trade agreement ever between the two countries. The move is seen as a step towards reconciliation between the former enemies 60 years after the civil war that drove them apart.
Rivers in southern and central China have reached record levels, threatening further disaster after at least 235 people have died and 109 have been reported missing.
