China's top trade negotiator tried to reduce tensions with the US by calling for a "calm attitude" on Monday, local media reported, as the two countries engage in a fresh round of the tit-for-tat tariffs roiling global markets. Last week, the China-US trade war took a turn for the worse...

Hong Kong police on Monday said they were forced to fire water cannon and a warning shot to fend off "extremely violent" demonstrators, as months of pro-democracy protests veer deeper into violence. Sunday's clashes in the suburb of Tsuen Wan were some of the worst in twelve weeks of...

Authorities on Sunday defended blocking opposition Indian politicians from visiting Muslim-majority Kashmir, saying it was to "avoid controversy" weeks after stripping the restive region of its autonomy and imposing a major clampdown. India's Hindu-nationalist government has been criticised...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed their differences over the seriousness of North Korea’s series of short-range missile launches on Sunday, while maintaining that they would remain in synch on the issue. Trump, who prizes his relationship with North...