Malaysia

Anwar back in jail but problems mount for Malaysian PM Najib

The biggest political threat to Malaysia's government is behind bars after a court upheld a sodomy c...

Feb 14, 2015 05:24 PM EST

U.S. would welcome Japan air patrols in South China Sea

The United States would welcome a move by Japan to extend air patrols into the South China Sea as a ...

Jan 29, 2015 04:27 AM EST

Graft slows Cameroon, Malaysia fight against illegal logging: thinktank

Cameroon and Malaysia have failed to make progress in tackling illegal logging since 2010, due to co...

Jan 22, 2015 06:47 AM EST

China, Vietnam clash again over South China Sea claims

China and Vietnam have clashed again over competing claims in the South China Sea, after Vietnam sub...

Dec 12, 2014 02:44 AM EST

China denounces Philippine 'pressure' over sea dispute arbitration

China denounced the Philippines on Sunday for putting it under pressure with an international arbitr...

Dec 07, 2014 03:11 AM EST

Poor and besieged, Myanmar's Rakhine join Rohingya exodus

For years, tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim boat people have fled this remote corner of western ...

Nov 26, 2014 08:45 PM EST

China building South China Sea island big enough for airstrip: report

Satellite images show China is building an island on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands large en...

Nov 22, 2014 03:15 AM EST

Australian MH370 search agency says to continue mission

Australia on Tuesday said it remained committed to searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH...

Nov 11, 2014 06:24 PM EST

China says nets 180 graft suspects in overseas manhunt

China says it has captured 180 people suspected of committing economic crimes as part of an aggressi...

Oct 31, 2014 12:49 AM EDT

Russia calls U.N. agency's conflict zone risk proposals 'superficial'

Russia, which the United States has accused of backing Ukrainian rebels who shot down a Malaysian ai...

Oct 29, 2014 06:58 PM EDT

China's top diplomat to visit Vietnam again amid sea dispute

China's top diplomat will visit Vietnam next week, China said on Friday, five months after he last v...

Oct 25, 2014 01:37 AM EDT

China, Vietnam pledge to 'address and control' maritime disputes

China and Vietnam have agreed to "address and control" maritime disputes, state media said on Friday...

Oct 17, 2014 08:01 AM EDT

Taiwan considers permanent armed ships for disputed South China Sea island

Taiwan is considering stationing armed vessels permanently on a disputed South China Sea island, off...

Oct 16, 2014 01:50 AM EDT

Philippines, U.S. begin military exercises near disputed seas

Thousands of Philippine and American soldiers began annual war games on Monday near disputed waters ...

Sep 29, 2014 04:23 AM EDT

Courting Vietnam, U.S. prepares to ease arms embargo

Nearly 40 years after the United States helicoptered its last soldiers out of Vietnam in an ignomini...

Sep 23, 2014 11:17 PM EDT

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