Asia Pacific
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The international community’s impotent rage over Kim Jong-un’s increasingly provocative actions underlines diplomacy’s bankruptcy
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Japan warns of security threat after three of four ballistic missiles land in its exclusive economic zone
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The €8m boarding school on the tropical island of Hainan is part of a push for a great leap forwards for China’s not-so-beautiful game
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Royal commission hears government inquiry did not have more than incidental conversations with children on visits
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Defectors from North Korea now being offered $860,000 cash reward for sensitive information about Kim Jong-un regime
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Li Keqiang promises to intensify battle against air pollution as he unveils series of measures at annual people’s congress
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Militant group Abu Sayyaf executed Kantner in February after $600,000 ransom not paid
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Incumbent to face Anies Baswedan in April second round after neither won 50% of vote, while former president’s son Agus Yudhoyono drops out
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‘Great Firewall’ that blocks western websites is too restrictive and hinders economic progress while discouraging foreign investors, says Luo Fuhe
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Ri Jong Chol, a North Korean national, denies being at the airport and says police are trying to coerce a confession from him
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Editorial: The springtime political gatherings in Beijing are a carefully choreographed show. They can only tell us so much
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Screens put up and fleet of limousines booked for visit of King Salman and his considerable entourage
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Malaysian police issue arrest warrant for Air Koryo employee who they say arrived in country two weeks before attack on Kim
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Journalist says crew trying to interview villager about land reform had cameras smashed and confiscated
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A BBC camera crew are attacked in China’s central Hunan Province. Journalist John Sudworth said he and his team were trying to interview a villager in rural China who claimed her father was killed during a land dispute with the government
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Operator says it was advised in May about concerns over clinic’s registration and it is still awaiting government clarification
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What does it mean to be a girl today? These letters shed light on the challenges facing young women across the globe, and the power of collective action
Ciobo defends visa rules as Indonesia and Australia seek to cement trade deal