How a rap video could become the fault line of Thailand's long-awaited elections

A music video that criticizes Thailand's military government has become a big hit in the Southeast Asian nation, indicating that public frustration with more than four years of military rule is mounting ahead of upcoming nationwide elections.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2qrsGWh
via

China's middle class feeling nervous, abandoned amid economic turmoil

Suggest we lose references to rising cost of living, CPI figure given here is year-on-year (there's also a MoM release), and annual inflation of 2.5% is pretty low. Focus on rents and stocks instead? Spike Wang, a 29-year-old financial professional based in Shanghai, is struggling to live the Chinese dream.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2RtKEmu
via

US service member killed in Afghanistan

One US service member was killed and another was wounded Saturday in the Afghan capital of Kabul in what the US-backed coalition called an apparent insider attack.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2PA0DlO
via

Pakistan strikes deal to end protests over blasphemy case

Pakistan's government has struck a deal with Islamist protesters to end a sit-in over the acquittal of a Christian woman on blasphemy charges that had paralyzed the country for three days.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2PFEiDs
via

Lion Air crash: Investigators struggling with damaged flight data recorder

Nearly a week after Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the sea, agencies from around the world are scrambling to help authorities solve the mystery surrounding the deadly incident.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2qqaqwF
via

Asia's meth boom

From the jungles of Myanmar to the streets of Hong Kong, police throughout Asia are fighting a war against methamphetamine.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2CYqAVl
via

Teenager beheaded in southern India in caste-based violence

Concerns about caste-based violence in India are growing after a 13-year-old girl from a lower caste was beheaded in one of the country's southern states last week, with her alleged assailant coming from a higher, majority caste, according to police.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2CXbj7e
via

Lion Air crash: Why recovering plane from sea floor will be such a challenge

Indonesia's authorities lifted the wheels of crashed Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610 out of the sea Friday, as questions turned to how to retrieve the body of the aircraft from the seabed.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2OiVqdj
via

Chinese dissident artist's Hong Kong show canceled over 'safety concerns'

An art show in Hong Kong featuring the work of a Chinese dissident artist has been canceled due to "safety concerns," the organizer said Friday.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2P3GvsW
via

China bus plunged off bridge after woman attacked driver

A woman who attacked a bus driver after she missed her stop was partially responsible for a dramatic crash in southwestern China which killed all 15 people on board, an investigation by Chinese authorities revealed Friday.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2OeRrP3
via

South Korea's top court legalizes conscientious objection after decades-long fight

The South Korean Supreme Court ruled in favor of conscientious objectors Thursday, ending the country's decades-long position as the world's leading jailer of those who refuse to join the armed forces.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2OksEsS
via

Lion Air crash: Flight recorders retrieved from sea

Indonesian investigators believe they have found the flight data recorders from Lion Air Flight JT10, a discovery that should help explain why the new Boeing 737 crashed Monday, killing all 189 people on board.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2CVWguK
via

China is exporting the Great Firewall as internet freedom declines around the world

Speaking before an elite audience in Washington in March 2000, then US President Bill Clinton summarized much of Western thinking on the internet when he hailed a new century in which "liberty will be spread by cell phone and cable modem."

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2qm531j
via

'We are at the mercy of men': Reports of rape and sexual abuse in North Korea

Harrowing accounts of widespread sexual abuse allegedly carried out by North Korean officials against ordinary women has been laid out in a new report, that details evidence of a culture where officials commit acts with near total impunity.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2yIjAsC
via

Children's shoes, wallets, backpacks confirm fates of Lion Air victims

Relatives are visiting Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, to identify personal items of people who were on Lion Air flight 610 that crashed on Monday.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/31/asia/lion-air-relatives-grieve-personal-belongings-intl/index.html
via

How Azerbaijan became the 'Land of Fire'

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2StM3L8
via

Jin Yong, Chinese martial arts author and cultural icon, dies aged 94

Louis Cha, the Chinese martial arts novel grandmaster said to have sold more books than Harry Potter author J K Rowling, died in Hong Kong on Tuesday after a long illness. He was 94.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2yG04wT
via

Lion Air crash: Investigators detect 'pings' which could lead to flight recorder

Indonesian investigators searching for the flight data recorder of crashed Lion Air flight 610 have heard a transponder "pings" that could lead them to the device, and answer questions as to why the new Boeing 737 Max 8 went down, killing 189 people.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2zpRrGH
via

Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has death penalty conviction overturned

Pakistan's Supreme Court has acquitted a Christian woman who has been on death row for almost eight years on blasphemy charges.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2qgs8ma
via

Two Chinese intelligence officers accused of stealing US jet engine tech

Two Chinese intelligence officers have been charged by the United States Justice Department with trying to steal the details for a type of jet engine technology from US-based companies.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2Q9a48M
via

Why did a brand-new Boeing jet crash 13 minutes after takeoff?

The plane behind Lion Air's crash off Indonesia was one of Boeing's newest and most advanced jets. It was just two months old and with 800 hours under its belt, so experts are baffled as to what exactly caused the 737 MAX 8 to crash.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2DdNgBV
via

Lion Air crash: Indonesia to inspect all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes

Indonesia has ordered an inspection of all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes belonging to national commercial airlines, a day after Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the sea minutes after takeoff from the capital Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2DcMjtQ
via

Lion Air crash: No answers as to cause of jet disaster as bodies pulled from sea

A day after Indonesian Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the sea minutes after takeoff from the capital Jakarta, questions are being asked as to what caused the new Boeing jet to suddenly lose altitude, killing all 189 people on board.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2zd48UV
via

China allows use of tiger and rhino products, infuriating wildlife activists

The Chinese government has legalized the use of endangered tiger and rhino products for medical purposes, a move wildlife activists say will be a setback to efforts to protect the increasingly endangered animals.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2Q5muhY
via

A passenger plane crashed 13 minutes after taking off from Tangerang, Indonesia, on Monday, October 29.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2OeibPs
via

Live updates: Lion Air plane crash in Indonesia

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2Prw0id
via

Constitutional crisis turns violent in Sri Lanka

One person has been killed in Sri Lanka after the bodyguards of a deposed government minister opened fire on a crowd of protestors amid a worsening constitutional crisis.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2yHRePn
via

Japan's Princess Ayako surrenders her royal status as she marries for love

Under crisp blue skies, about 1,000 well-wishers turned out at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo Monday to catch a glimpse of Japan's Princess Ayako and her groom Kei Moriya on their wedding day.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2SoOUoR
via

Lion Air jet one of Boeing's newest, most-advanced planes

The Lion Air jet in Monday's crash off Indonesia was a Boeing 737 MAX 8.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2JmI5zQ
via

Leicester City owner and retail magnate killed in helicopter crash

The Thai billionaire owner of Leicester City died in a helicopter accident, the English Premier League club has confirmed. He was 60 years old.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2qfuBgx
via

Lion Air flight crashes en route from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang

A Lion Air flight capable of carrying up to 189 passengers has crashed during a short flight from the Indonesian capital Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang, according to Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2AwAqw9
via

Former church pastor called a 'cult leader,' but her son fights back

Standing in front of her parish in a bright yellow jacket, Shin Ok-joo holds back tears. Her voice takes on a tone of both anger and sadness.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Asia https://ift.tt/2CJvRQB
via