Skip to content

Asia-Pacific

News and analysis from Asia-Pacific.

World · Asia-Pacific

AFP boss says politicians’ heated rhetoric is fuelling threats against MPs

Commissioner Krissy Barrett says women are more often singled out, often with threats of sexual violence Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s top federal law enforcement official has drawn a direct link between politicians’ rhetoric and threats and abuse being directed at leaders. The safety of elected representatives at all levels has been thrown into the spotlight after…

The Guardian ·

Climate · Asia-Pacific

The BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on? | Temperature Check

An ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack up Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here Australia’s climate has warmed by more than 1.5C since 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s main long-term temperature data. If you were so motivated, you might…

The Guardian ·

Press Release

World Young Scientist Summit 2026 Opens in Wenzhou, Zhejiang

WENZHOU, China, Oct. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report by China Daily: On October 24, the World Young Scientist Summit 2026 opened in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. The event is hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, and...

PR Newswire ·

Press Release

Taiwan Brings Herbal Heritage and Modern Innovation to SupplySide Global 2026

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- With a healthcare system that embraces both modern medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Taiwan brings together herbal knowledge passed down over millennia, scientific evidence and modern pharmaceutical and biotechnology capabilities....

PR Newswire ·

Climate · Asia-Pacific

Typhoon Champi batters Taiwan

Typhoon Champi is heading towards China and Japan. Yesterday, it battered Taiwan with heavy rain and winds reaching up to 180 kilometres per hour. Across the island, 56,000 households are without power. Nicolas Chamontin and Ophelie Jacobson report.

France 24 ·

Politics · Asia-Pacific

Kim Jong-un crosses over newly opened bridge into China

Visit by train over New Yalu River Bridge marks North Korean leader’s first known trip abroad in more than a year Kim Jong-un has travelled to China over a newly opened bridge marking the North Korean leader’s first known trip abroad in more than a year, South Korean officials have said. A government source told the Yonhap news agency on Saturday that Kim had arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong, in…

The Guardian ·

World · Asia-Pacific

India news: Andhra, Odisha brace for severe storm

The weather department warned that a depression over the Bay of Bengal could escalate into a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast, with winds reaching 140 km/h. DW has more.

Deutsche Welle ·

Science · Asia-Pacific

This 150-million-year-old bird had dinosaur teeth and a strange secret

A 150-million-year-old fossil discovered in China reveals a bizarre early bird with sharp teeth, a dinosaur-like claw, and a body built for life on the ground rather than flight. Scientists believe it represents the earliest known example of flight loss in birds, overturning assumptions about how these animals evolved.

ScienceDaily ·