Tag: Asia

A Chinese priest holds up a bible during a mass at the 400-year-old Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Chinese Catholics on Friday cheered Pope Francisâ visit to neighboring South Korea, saying they hoped his trip to their region would help end the estrangement between Beijing and the Vatican. However, Chinaâs entirely state-run media imposed a virtual news blackout on his visit, ensuring the public at large would know little about Francisâ activities. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Who stopped China Catholics going to South Korea?

Christopher Bodeen · August 16, 2014 1:54 pm

3 days of Nepal floods leave 54 dead, 142 missing

3 days of Nepal floods leave 54 dead, 142 missing

BiNaj Gurubacharya · August 16, 2014 11:48 am

Building fail sheds light on N. Korean priorities

Eric Talmadge · August 16, 2014 7:35 am

Pope Francis, right, kisses a girl as he arrives with the popemobile to celebrate a mass and the beatification Paul Yun ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung, born in 1759, was among the earliest Catholics on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Huge crowds greet pope at martyr beatification

Nicole Winfield · August 16, 2014 4:14 am

Catholic faithful pray during a mass and the beatification of Paul Yun ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions celebrated by Pope Francis at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung who was born in 1759 was among the earliest Catholics on the peninsula. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

S. Koreans express pride, surprise at pope visit

Youkyung Lee · August 16, 2014 4:11 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry hold up his fist as he speaks to the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the AUSMIN talks at Admiralty House in Sydney, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel are meeting with their Australian counterparts at the annual Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), which will focus on regional security and enhanced military co-operation. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts/Pool)

John Kerry talks Asian relationships, trade pact

Christopher Bodeen · August 16, 2014 3:29 am

Japanese men clad in outdated military costume march in to pay respects to the country's war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

China, S. Korea blast Japan’s war shrine visits

Yuri Kageyama · August 16, 2014 1:04 am

A copy of a full-page obituary announcement in Thursday's Oriental Daily is displayed in Hong Kong Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. The notice says Hong Kong pro-democracy media magnate Lai Chee-ying died at 65 from AIDS and multiple cancers. It referred to Lai by his Chinese name but used a different written character for Chee that sounds the same. Next Media boss Jimmy Lai, who owns Apple Daily, Hong Kong's sole pro-democracy newspaper, appeared in a humorous video to counter the obituary of him published in the rival newspaper. Lai says in the video he is "sorry to disappoint" whoever paid for the full-page announcement in the Oriental Daily. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

HK news boss counters rival’s fake obit with video

Washington Examiner · August 15, 2014 1:51 pm

Japanese men clad in outdated military costume march in to pay respects to the country's war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan criticized as 2 ministers visit war shrine

Yuri Kageyama · August 15, 2014 5:04 am

Pope Francis walks with his pastoral staff as he arrives to celebrate a mass at a soccer stadium in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Tens of thousands of Asian Catholics gave a boisterous welcome to Pope Francis on Friday as he celebrated his first public Mass in South Korea, a country with a small but growing church that is seen by the Vatican as a model for the rest of the world.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope makes tough sell on materialism in SKorea

Nicole Winfield · August 15, 2014 4:02 am

A child peers out near a cross on a gate of the Wangfujing Catholic Church in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Pope Francis' greeting to Chinese President Xi Jinping as he flew to South Korea early Thursday was a rare cordial exchange between the sides that have no diplomatic relations and are embroiled in a sometimes bitter contest for authority. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Pope’s South Korea visit brings China opportunity

Christopher Bodeen · August 15, 2014 2:09 am

Pope Francis waves from a car after his arrival in Seongnam, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. As Francis became the first pope in 25 years to visit South Korea on Thursday, Seoul's never-timid rival, North Korea, made its presence felt by firing three short-range projectiles less than an hour before he arrived, officials said. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Jun-hee) KOREA OUT

Pope’s small car fascinates South Koreans

Youkyung Lee · August 14, 2014 1:15 pm