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Smoke rises at Parafield Airport, after a small plane crashed into an airport hangar, in Adelaide, Australia, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Two dead, including one Japanese, after lightplane crash in South Australia
By Jessica Speed
The aircraft crashed into a hangar at Parafield Airport during a training flight, killing the Japanese learner pilot and the Australian instructor on board.
People walk past the Taipei 101 skyscraper. Taiwan¡¯s economy grew at its fastest since 1987, with its gross domestic product expanding almost 13.7% in the first quarter from a year earlier.
ASIA PACIFIC
Taiwan blows past forecasts with economic growth at 39-year high
Gross domestic product expanded almost 13.7% in the first quarter from a year earlier, compared with about 12.7% in the previous three months.
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at an undisclosed location in this undated image released Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Myanmar moves Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest
A statement from the office of Min Aung Hlaing said he had "commuted the remaining sentence" of the 80-year-old Suu Kyi "to be served at the designated residence."
ASIA PACIFIC
North Korea faces ¡®severe¡¯ drought, according to state media
ASIA PACIFIC
A vision for the peninsula: Our interview with the head of the U.S. military in South Korea
By Gabriel Dominguez
ASIA PACIFIC
North Korea¡¯s Ukraine war lessons reshaping calculus on Korean Peninsula
By Gabriel Dominguez
ASIA PACIFIC
North Korean executions rose dramatically during COVID-19, report shows

Politics

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Sept. 9, 2025, ahead of a ruling on whether he properly served a prison term in 2023.
Politics
Ex-Thai PM Thaksin set for parole after eight months in prison
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat
The release paves the way for his possible return to politics as his family's party takes a lesser role in a new conservative-led government.
Politics
Paraguay says it¡¯s not abandoning Taiwan. China has other plans.
By Laurence Blair
Politics
South Korean court hikes ex-president's sentence for obstructing justice
By Kang Jin-kyu and Matthew WALSH
Politics
Acid attack in Indonesia evokes brutality of Suharto era
By Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono
Politics / FOCUS
China-U.S. tensions build over Iran and AI before Trump meets Xi
Politics
U.S. presses Taiwan parliament to pass 'comprehensive' defense budget
Politics / FOCUS
Taiwan fears it will be ¡®on the menu¡¯ at Xi¡¯s summit with Trump
By Jenny Leonard, Tan Ying Zhen and Miaojung Lin

Crime & Legal

Brenton Tarrant, the man charged over the 2019 shootings at two Christchurch mosques, stands in the dock during his appearance at the Christchurch District Court on March 16, 2019. On Thursday, Tarrant lost his appeal that sought to overturn his conviction and sentence.
Crime & Legal
New Zealand mosque shooter's bid to appeal convictions denied by court
The Court of Appeal's decision means the appeal process is now at an end.
Crime & Legal
Indonesian police charge 13 in daycare abuse scandal
Crime & Legal
Myanmar reduces ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence and frees former president
Crime & Legal
Australia's most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes
Crime & Legal
Cambodia says it extradited accused money laundering leader to China
Crime & Legal
North Korea hackers suspected of attack on widely used software tool
Crime & Legal
Nepal's ex-PM arrested over alleged role in protest crackdown

Society

Seoul St. Mary¡¯s Hospital?, where doctors see the toll of aging and dementia every day, in Seoul on April 15
Society
¡®They said AI saved me¡¯: How South Korea is checking on its older adults
By Choe Sang-Hun
An artificial intelligence-powered call service? adopted by cities and counties across South Korea check?s on thousands of older adults living alone in isolation or poverty.
Society
Philippine museum brings deadly and lucrative galleon trade to life
By Cecil Morella
Society / ANALYSIS
India¡¯s digital currency push targets its leaky welfare system
By Jaspreet Kalra - ashwin manikandan
Society
Mumbai¡¯s skyline is soaring. So is the pressure on housing.
By Ranjani Raghavan, Advait Palepu and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen
Society
Chinese slimmers trade lost fat for beef
By Emily Wang
Society
In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risks
By Dhwani Pandya and Vibhuti Sharma
Society
Military service draws men in Thailand amid economic malaise
By Randy Thanthong-Knight

Science & Health

A heavily polluted day in Pai, Thailand, on Wednesday. Seasonal agricultural burning, forest fires and weather patterns produce an annual pollution season across much of Southeast Asia, but parts of northern Thailand are seeing haze that even hardened locals say is exceptional.
Science & Health
Blood clots and burning eyes as pollution chokes north Thailand
By Chayanit ITTHIPONGMAETEE
The city of Chiang Mai has regularly topped the IQAir monitor website's most polluted big cities list this week, with the situation even worse in the backpacker destination of Pai.
Science & Health
India moves closer to dengue vaccine as final trials underway
By Uzmi ATHAR
Science & Health
China has slashed air pollution, but the ¡®war¡¯ isn¡¯t over
By Peter CATTERALL and Rebecca Bailey
Science & Health
Nipah virus fears trigger airport checks across Asia after India confirms two cases
By Rishika Sadam and Jatindra Dash
Science & Health
Delhi¡¯s worst air in years fuels anger in test for Modi¡¯s party
Science & Health
In China, the dream of outrunning time
By Andrew Higgins
Science & Health
China sends youngest astronaut and mice to space station
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New Zealand officials reject statue remembering 91²Ö¿â comfort women
A statue symbolizing former South Korean comfort women in Seoul
Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
Japan considers making language programs a factor in residency screenings
The government is considering creating a Japanese language program for foreign people that would be a factor in residency screenings.
Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board showing the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Thursday.
'RikuRyu' signs off in emotional farewell
Figure skating pair Riku Miura (left) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for photos at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. The pair have announced their retirement from competitive skating.
Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
The Japanese dietitian who keeps the Blue Jays¡¯ engines running
Sports dietitian Yuka Sanui works behind the scenes to ensure Blue Jays players get the most out of their bodies when they step on the field.
The American chef reconnecting with Japan through a Kyoto restaurant
SoNoMa chef partner Kyle Connaughton (right) and chef de cuisine Keita Tominaga both have ties to Sonoma County in Northern California, the restaurant¡¯s namesake. Connaughton rose to prominence there with SingleThread, while Tominaga¡¯s father ran a Japanese restaurant in the region.
Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan¡¯s convenience stores
Alongside the simplified management of a convenience store, Inkonbini asks players to help a small cast of regular shoppers with not only their shopping but problems in their personal lives.
Japanese developers worry over construction supply shortages amid Iran war
Paul Nikel, President of West Canada Homes, with an increasingly rare supply of plastic foam

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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