Tag: Asia

In this photo taken Tuesday, March 18, 2014, actor Gao Hu poses on the red carpet during the award ceremony of the Celebrity Citizens in Beijing, China. Gao, 40, who had a small part as a soldier in Zhang Yimou's 2011 movie "The Flowers of War," has become the latest Chinese celebrity to face drug charges in a wave of detentions that an official said Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 is one of China's sternest crackdowns on illegal drug use in two decades. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

Chinese theaters won’t hire drug-linked performers

Louise Watt · August 14, 2014 8:32 am

A woman walks past an advertisement for a bank's interest rate in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. South Korea's central bank, Bank of Korea, cut its key interest rate for the first time in 15 months on Thursday, providing support to an economy dragged down by the shock of a ferry sinking that killed hundreds of teenagers. The banner reads: "Deposit interest, the lowest 2.6 percent - the highest 4.1 percent." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea cuts key rate for 1st time in 15 months

Youkyung Lee · August 14, 2014 8:21 am

American at NKorea labor camp gets consular visit

American at NKorea labor camp gets consular visit

Washington Examiner · August 13, 2014 8:09 pm

Visitors take their souvenir photos near pictures of Pope Francis at a bookstore in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Pope Francis is scheduled to make a five-day trip to South Korea, starting Aug. 14 to participate in a Catholic youth festival and to preside over a beatification ceremony for 124 Korean martyrs. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Martyrs and peace with Pyongyang top pope’s agenda

Nicole Winfield · August 13, 2014 2:34 pm

Image of Asia: Returning turtles to the sea

The Associated Press · August 13, 2014 10:08 am

In this Nov. 23, 2013 photo, a guard looks out through a hole in the closed door of the Ramco Industries Ltd. factory which manufactures asbestos products in Bhojpur district of Bihar state, India. Scientists and medical experts overwhelmingly agree that inhaling any form of asbestos can lead to deadly diseases, but the Indian asbestos lobby say the risks are overblown. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

Asbestos pushed in Asia as product for the poor

Katy Daigle · August 13, 2014 2:23 am

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf is vigorously defending Secretary of State John Kerry's overnight stay in a Myanmar hotel owned by a blacklisted businessman, although she was short on specifics about it. (AP Photo/Dan Himbrechts)

State defends John Kerry’s stay in hotel owned by blacklisted businessman

Susan Crabtree · August 12, 2014 7:32 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures 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. Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel are meeting with their Australian counterparts at the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), which will focus on regional security and enhanced military co-operation. (AP Photo/Dan Himbrechts, Pool)

John Kerry stayed at US-blacklisted Myanmar hotel

Washington Examiner · August 12, 2014 9:17 am

HOLD FOR USE WITH STORY SLUGGED SOUTH KOREA POPE MARTYRS BY HYUNG-JIN KIM, The Rev. Park Geun Tae speaks to a reporter during an interview at a Seoul Catholic church in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Korean martyrs’ descendants feel pride and burden

HyungJin Kim · August 12, 2014 8:32 am

People walk past banners welcoming Pope Francis on the street in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Pope Francis is scheduled to make a five-day trip to South Korea, starting Aug. 14 to participate in a Catholic youth festival and to preside over a beatification ceremony for 124 Korean martyrs. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Pope kicks off Asia missionary boost in SKorea

Nicole Winfield · August 11, 2014 2:08 pm

No solution in sight on sea row after Myanmar meet

Jim Gomez · August 11, 2014 1:30 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference, concluding his visit to Myanmar for Ministerial Meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Aug 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Nicolas Asfouri, Pool)

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Kerry tries to ease Asian territorial disputes

Matthew Lee · August 10, 2014 4:48 pm