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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.
ASIA PACIFIC / 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.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Indonesian police charge 13 in daycare abuse scandal
Those in custody ¡ª 11 childcare workers, as well as the headmaster and the head of the foundation that ran the daycare ¡ª will face a rash of charges including child neglect.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Myanmar reduces ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence and frees former president
Suu Kyi, 80, was serving ?a 27-year sentence for a litany of offences her allies said ?were ?politically motivated to keep her at bay.
Former member of Australia's elite Special Air Service regiment Ben Roberts-Smith leaves Federal Court in Sydney on May 1, 2025. Police arrested Roberts-Smith, one of Australia's most-decorated soldiers, for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2026
Australia's most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes
The man, whom police identified as a 47-year-old former Australian Defence Force member and court records ?named as Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested at Sydney Airport.
Huione headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in March 2025. Huione Group and its affiliates have laundered at least $4 billion for criminals.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 2, 2026
Cambodia says it extradited accused money laundering leader to China
The Southeast Asian country added that the action showed it was cracking down on scam ?operations.
A U.N. panel estimated in 2024 that North Korea had stolen more than $3 billion in cryptocurrency since 2017.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 1, 2026
North Korea hackers suspected of attack on widely used software tool
Hackers linked to North Korea are suspected of an ambitious attack on an inconspicuous software package, cybersecurity experts said.
Former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is detained by the police in Kathmandu on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2026
Nepal's ex-PM arrested over alleged role in protest crackdown
At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on Sept. 8 and 9, which began over a brief social media ban.
Disgraced Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan was found guilty of embezzling $12.3 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank in the nation¡¯s largest-ever fraud case and was also convicted on charges including money laundering in a second trial.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2026
Vietnam bank to sell mogul¡¯s property and car to offset fraud loss
The proceeds from sales of the assets from disgraced tycoon Truong My Lan will go toward recovering the losses incurred, after courts ordered her to repay $27 billion in damages.
A poster warns of online scam threats in the Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2026
Singapore turns tide in evolving fight against scams
By Martin ABBUGAO
Singapore¡¯s high incomes, hyperconnectivity and public trust in institutions have long made it a prime target for scammers.
Chinese citizens outside the embassy in Phnom Penh
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2026
After the raids, Asia¡¯s billion-dollar scam trade flickers back
By Rosalind Mathieson and Philip Heijmans
Despite evidence of a scam-center crackdown being apparent all over Cambodia¡¯s capital, operations still come back. Turns out, stopping scammers is tricky business.

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.
Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement
Kei Nishikori, who has won 12 titles on the ATP Tour and climbed as high as No. 4 in the world rankings, on Thursday announced his retirement.
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.

Podcast

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

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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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