All Asia Pacific
Ahead of Australia polls, PM's star falls with stunning speedOnce seen as a visionary, Malcolm Turnbull has squandered a 10-point lead going into the July 2 parliamentary election. Early voting began Tuesday.
First LookArchaeologists uncover hidden medieval cities in CambodiaLaser scans reveal multiple cities hidden beneath the jungle, shedding new light on the ancient Khmer Empire that built Angkor Wat.
First LookIs China trying to stockpile US jet engines?A California woman has been convicted of attempting to export US fighter jet engines to China.
US and Taiwan won't recognize air defense zone in South China SeaChina has neither confirmed nor denied plans for an air defense zone for the South China Sea, saying that a decision would be based on the threat level and that it had every right to set one up.
Cover StoryInside China's hard driveIn a farewell letter, our longtime Beijing correspondent tells what's behind China's global ambitions and gives insights into where the country might be going.
Kayak completes Australia to New Zealand voyage, without paddlerStuart Cleary set out in 2014 to paddle solo from Australia to New Zealand. He didn't make it. But his kayak completed the 1,200-mile voyage.
FocusHow an ancient Chinese town survived the tumultuous Cultural RevolutionIn an unexpected partnership, a strategic Red Guard leader and tireless preservationist helped save a walled town from likely destruction.
- As Singapore identity shifts, its food culture becomes key touchstone
Eating is one of Singapore's most beloved national pastimes. But demographic changes have foodies rushing to preserve the country's culinary traditions.
How Hiroshima survivors saw Obama's visitOn Saturday, a day after Barack Obama left, Hiroshima survivors expressed gratitude — wonder, even — that he had become the first sitting US president to visit the place where the nuclear age began.
First LookWhy Chinese school kids face a treacherous cliff-face commuteLocal Chinese authorities said they will build steel stairs after images of rural school children forced to climb down a more that 2,600-foot mountain side to get to class caught international attention.
For Japanese, Obama's Hiroshima visit is historic – but complicatedObama will tour Hiroshima's Peace Museum Friday, a move strongly supported by survivors of the first atomic bomb. But the trip has stirred up tough questions about how Japan treats its own history.
President Obama's balancing act during visit to JapanThe US president hopes to help heal wounds from World War II atrocities by pointing toward future relations among Asia's Pacific nations without slighting deeply held grievances by South Korea, a US ally.
First LookWhy is China cheering US lifting of arms embargo on Vietnam?Beijing outwardly praised the end of the decades-long embargo.
Why Obama lifted the arms embargo on Vietnam nowLifting the decades-long US arms embargo was the latest step in an uneven effort to counter China's influence in Asia.
With eye on South China Sea, China's neighbors weave new security webPresident Obama visits Vietnam and Japan this week. The US approach to security in the region is shifting as its friends in the region forge new ties among themselves.
Why South Koreans are protesting over one woman's deathThe stabbing death of a 23-year-old woman has struck a nerve in a country where many women say they are increasingly afraid of threats, abuse and attacks by men.
Why this Taiwan panda needed a 'proof of life' photoPanda politics: The Taipei Zoo moves to debunk rumors that a prized panda recently died.
50th anniversary of Mao's Cultural Revolution? Why Beijing yawns.Fifty years ago, Mao Zedong started the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, to revive communist goals and enforce a radical egalitarianism. Today, China yawns.
Australia arrests five men in motor boat plot to join ISISFive men, aged between 21 and 31, were charged with preparing to leave Australia and enter a foreign country "for the purpose of engaging in hostile activities."
How one Australian state is rethinking its relationship with AboriginalsNo Australian government has signed a treaty with its indigenous population. But now in the state of Victoria, the premier sees a treaty as a way to enhance Aboriginals’ well-being and self-determination.
