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Pakistan Qamar Javed Bajwa (picture alliance/AP Photo/M. Yousuf)

Pakistan appoints new army chief

Qamar Bajwa to lead a 'state within a state'?

Pakistani PM Sharif has appointed General Qamar Bajwa as the country's new army chief. Bajwa will succeed Raheel Sharif, under whose tenure experts say the military dominated almost all spheres of government. 

South Korea

President Park's rating sinks

Südkorea Massenproteste in Seoul gegen Präsidentin Park Geun Hye (Getty Images/AFP/J. Yeon-Je)

South Korean President Park Geun-hye's approval rating has plunged to four percent amid a corruption scandal, according to a Gallup poll. Opposition lawmakers are to seek an impeachment vote against Park in December. 

Pakistan

Pakistan - TV series tackles taboo topic

Khuda Mera Bhi Hai (A. Nabeel)

Sentimental stories, love, passion, intrigue and heartache - these are typical ingredients of TV series produced to entertain Pakistan's TV audience. But now, a new TV drama program is entering unchartered territory.  

Myanmar

Troops accused of Rohingya killings, rape

Rohingya Flüchtlinge Myanmar Bangladesch (Reuters/M.P.Hossain)

The head of the UNHCR on the Bangladesh border with Myanmar has accused the army of crimes against Rohingya Muslim communities. Thousands have fled to Bangladesh in a growing crisis.  

China

Scaffolding collapse kills dozens

China Einsturz einer Bauplattform im Kraftwerk Fengcheng (picture-alliance/ZumaPress/Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

A work platform at a construction site in eastern China has collapsed, killing at least 67 people, Chinese media say. A number of other people were trapped under debris. 

South Korea

Prosecutors raid key offices

Südkorea Park Guen-hye (picture alliance/AP Photo/B. Seung-yul)

South Korean prosecutors have raided the Finance Ministry and the headquarters of two of the country's biggest companies. An ongoing corruption scandal is threatening to engulf President Park Geun-Hye. 

India

Abrupt demonetization 'seems completely silly'

Indien Straßenverkäufer mit Geldscheine Archiv 2013 (picture-alliance/AP Photo/B. Rout)

The Indian government's recent surprise decision to ban all high-value currency notes in circulation has affected almost everyone in the country. Economist Rajiv Biswas talks to DW about the effectiveness of the move. 

Bilateral Relations

South Korea, Japan sign intelligence deal

Südkorea und Japan unterzeichnen Militärabkommen zu Nordkorea (Reuters/Yonhap/The Defense Ministry Seoul)

South Korea and Japan have signed a controversial agreement to pool military intelligence on Pyongyang's nuclear program. The deal lets both countries bypass the United States when sharing information about North Korea. 

South Asia

Why are Afghan Shiites being targeted?

Afghanistan Anschlag auf Moschee in Kabul (Reuters/O. Sobhani)

Afghanistan has seen a surge in terror attacks targeting the country's minority Shiite community. Observers say the attacks are aimed at undercutting the government's credibility and exacerbating the sectarian tensions. 

Afghanistan

Deadly mosque attack in Kabul

Afghanistan Anschlag auf Moschee in Kabul (Reuters/O. Sobhani)

An explosion has taken place inside a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing and injuring several people. Police vehicles have reportedly been taking the wounded to hospitals. 

India

Train disaster turns focus on shoddy railways

Indien Zugunglück (Reuters/J.Prakash)

The death of over 140 people in the latest train accident in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, the worst such tragedy in six years, has once again put the spotlight on train safety in India. Murali Krishnan reports. 

Erdogan's Pakistan visit

Pakistan submits to Turkey on Gulen

Tayyib Erdogan Premierminister Türkei Besuch in Pakistan (picture-alliance/dpa)

Authorities have ordered teachers with alleged links to Turkish cleric Gulen to leave the country as Turkey's President Erdogan visits Pakistan. Experts say the move is aimed at appeasing Ankara. 

India

Anger grows among cash-strapped Indians

Indien Ansturm auf Bank Umtausch von Rupien Scheinen (picture-alliance/Pacific Press/A. Deep)

India's destitute working class and rural populace are most affected by the Modi government's drastic and unexpected decision to scrap the nation's highest denomination banknotes. Fabian Kretschmer reports. 

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What has become of China's ghost cities?

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There have been many stories in the past about China's apparently countless empty ghost cities, taken as signs of the nation's economic woes. DW examines if these places are still forlorn or bustling with people. 

China

Single women struggle for reproduction rights

China Mutter mit Neugeborenem (Getty Images/AFP/E. Jones)

Single women in China are often not only stigmatized as "leftover women," but are also denied the rights to reproduction. The government has a set of rules in place that ensure single, unmarried women cannot give birth. 

China

China sets global patent filing record

China high-speed train in Urumqi (Getty Images/AFP)

China is driving Asian-led growth in innovation worldwide. It set a global record in terms of patent applications filed last year, clearly outshining all runners-up by a wide margin, the United Nations' WIPO reported. 

Internet

Facebook builds censorship tool for China

China Mark Zuckerburg trifft Lui Yunshan in Beijing (Imago/Xinhua)

The social media behemoth has reportedly developed a software tool that is able to suppress users’ posts in China - a possible first step toward convincing Beijing to allow Facebook to re-enter the Chinese market. 

Cambodia

Khmer Rouge despots' life sentences upheld

Kambodscha Nuon Chea und Khieu Samphan im Gerichtssaal (picture-alliance/AP Photo/Nhet Sok Heng)

The victims of the Khmer Rouge regime heaved a sigh of relief after the life imprisonments of genocide masterminds Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan were upheld by Cambodia's UN-backed tribunal. Ate Hoekstra reports. 

China

Daimler sacks executive over racist remarks

Symbolbild China Mercedes-Benz (picture-alliance/dpa)

German auto giant Daimler has removed a top executive of its China trucks and buses unit, and has apologized on his behalf, after he made racist comments about Chinese people during a row over a parking space. 

The Philippines

Filipinos brace themselves for Trump presidency

Philippinen Studentenproteste gegen die Stationierung von amerikanischem Militär (Reuters/E. De Castro)

What will a Trump Presidency mean for Filipino migrants in the US? What will be the consequences for Filipinos working for US companies in the Philippines? Ana P. Santos reports from Manila. 

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Trade

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Trump to scrap Trans-Pacific free trade deal

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. 

Economy

China G20 Gipfel in Hangzhou Obama und Jinping (picture-alliance/AP Photo/H. Guan)

China takes the driver's seat

Apec leaders have pledged to fight protectionism, while China is luring more countries into a Beijing-led trading bloc.  

Aviation

TransAsia Airways abruptly grounds fleet

Flugzeugabsturz in Taiwan (Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images)

Taiwanese airline TransAsia Airways has announced it is suspending operations and cancelling bookings following financial losses and two fatal crashes.  The carrier was founded in 1951 as Taiwan's first private airline. 

Cambodia

Cambodia cracks down on surrogacy

Kambodscha schwangere Frau im Krankenhaus (Imago/ZumaPress)

Weeks after Cambodia cracked down on its commercial surrogacy industry, an Australian woman is facing trafficking charges. The industry was recently banned in Thailand, India and Nepal as well. 

Strong earthquake rocks northeastern Japan

Japan Erdbeben (Reuters/T. Hanai)

A magnitude 7.4 quake has struck off the Japanese coast near Fukushima, triggering a tsunami warning. The region suffered a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in 2011, causing a meltdown at a nearby nuclear plant. 

Protest

Malaysians take part in rally against PM

Malaysia Proteste gegen die Regierung in Kuala Lumpur (picture-alliance/AP Photo/V. Thian)

Thousands of protesters have rallied in Malaysia's capital seeking the premier's resignation over a financial scandal. Prime Minister Najib Razak is accused of diverting funds to his private bank account. 

Indonesia

Why Islamists are targeting Jakarta's governor

Demonstration Organisation Islamische Verteidigungsfront (FPI) (Reuters)

Jakarta's Christian governor is facing blasphemy charges. Amidst protests against this close aide of Indonesian President Jokowi, experts say that Islamists and opposition groups are trying to destabilize the government.