At least 18 people have died as massive floods ravaged northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater and severing transport links.
The newest ship's capabilities are thought to rival those of Western carriers, as Beijing seeks to turn its navy, already the world's largest, into a multi-carrier force.
The new government may face pressure to set even more ambitious goals for a country that is one of the world's largest exporters of coal and liquified natural gas.
The new government may face pressure to set even more ambitious goals for a country that is one of the world's largest exporters of coal and liquified natural gas.
New textbooks approved by Beijing contend the territory was never a British colony. The reason: China never recognized the treaties that ceded it to Britain.
New textbooks approved by Beijing contend the territory was never a British colony. The reason: China never recognized the treaties that ceded it to Britain.
Cambodian American rights activist Theary Seng and most of the other defendants had been charged over a failed attempt by the leader of an opposition party to return from exile in 2019.
Cambodian American rights activist Theary Seng and most of the other defendants had been charged over a failed attempt by the leader of an opposition party to return from exile in 2019.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had stressed the need for multilateral partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, which China's defense minister suggested was an attempt to back his country into a corner.
Japan on Friday began accepting applications for tourists on guided package tours who're willing to follow mask-wearing and other preventative measures as the country cautiously reopens.
Thailand's government says it is promoting cannabis for medical use only, warning that lighting up recreationally in public could still considered to be a nuisance subject to a potential fines.