Asia Pacific
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Before taking power Trump hinted he might reverse the US’s stance on Taiwan but later back-peddaled, prompting speculation he had capitulated to Beijing
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Editorial: The controversy that has left Park Geun-hye’s presidency hanging in the balance tells us as much about this overlooked country as it does about her
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Ministers believe half-brother of North Korean leader was killed with more than 10mg of UN classified VX nerve agent
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Full military cooperation reinstated after training program was suspended over offensive materials displayed at an Australian base
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Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, maintains she was duped into killing half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with VX poison
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Tens of thousands of South Korean people rally in the centre of Seoul on Saturday night to call for the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye
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Talks with former US officials reportedly called off after Pyongyang envoy denied a visa in wake of missile test and Kim Jong-nam murder
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Bi-annual report on former colony saying confidence in its systems is under threat comes after repeated interventions from Beijing
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Crisis meeting called after at least 70 known cases of the viral disease are reported, including at least 10 asylum seekers and refugees held by Australia
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The leader of the world’s most populous Muslim country will have talks with business leader and dinner at Malcolm Turnbull’s house in Sydney
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Officials tell refugees on Manus Island that they have two options: be resettled in Papua New Guinea or go home. In this episode, Aziz tells us why he can’t accept either
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Kim Jong-un’s regime claims not to possess any chemical weapons, but the use of VX nerve agent to kill Kim Jong-nam could be designed to deter defectors
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Senator Leila de Lima taken into custody on charges of drug trafficking, outraging supporters and human rights activists
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Statement comes amid calls from party leader Pauline Hanson for a ban on Muslim immigration, surveillance in mosques and a royal commission into Islam
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Jonathan Head would face up to five years in jail if convicted in case that rights groups say exposes problem with Thai law
Sand mining: the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of