Asia
Kim orders N. Korea artillery firing, drawing Seoul rebuke
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to practice firing artillery near a disputed sea boundary with rival South Korea, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday, drawing a quick rebuke from Seoul.
Pro-democracy camp wins landslide in Hong Kong vote
Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests that have divided the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
China contributes to global ecological protection: report
China has increased its forest area and reversed its land degradation, contributing to the protection of the global ecosystem and environment, a report said Friday.
China's system of socialist rule of law contains richer implications: law expert
Law expert Mo Jihong with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences explained the rich implications of "the system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics."
Senior HKSAR gov't official calls for peace to be restored to universities
A senior official of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that some Hong Kong universities have been dragged into the "vortex of politics and violence," dealing a blow to their function and image.
Hong Kong votes in election seen as referendum on protests
Long lines formed outside Hong Kong polling stations Sunday in elections that have become a barometer of public support for anti-government protests now in their sixth month.
Bus crash kills 12 in western India
At least 12 people, including one child and five women, died and 10 others injured in a road mishap in India's western state of Rajasthan on Saturday, a local police officer said.
Chinese president receives credentials of 19 ambassadors
President Xi Jinping on Friday received the credentials of 19 new ambassadors to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Rioters turn campus into wasteland as standoff in Hong Kong PolyU continues
Shards of glass, empty bottles, charred chairs, smell of trash and buzzing flies make the campus barely recognizable. Only a red banner at the entrance which read "25th congregation, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)" reminds people that it was once an educational institute.
Seoul decides to keep Japanese military intelligence pact
South Korea says it has decided to continue a 2016 military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan it previously decided to terminate amid ongoing disputes over their wartime history and trade.