CNN – Asia/Pacific

By Iqbal Athas, CNN and Reuters Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday, following weeks of protests against his…

By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Shanghai is further tightening its stringent lockdown measures after China’s top leader Xi Jinping…

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is being censored on China’s internet after questioning the…

By Jessie Yeung, CNN As night fell, chaos erupted when crowds of protesters outside Hong Kong’s legislative building hurled bottles at police,…

By Gawon Bae, Junko Ogura, Mayumi Maruyama and Jessie Yeung, CNN A short-range ballistic missile fired by North Korea Saturday reached an altitude of…

By Iqbal Athas, CNN Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday, after prolonged protests and a general…

By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s top leader Xi Jinping has issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the country’s…

By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast on Wednesday, Japan and South Korea have…

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN An elderly Shanghai resident was mistakenly declared dead and taken to a morgue in a body bag, in the latest sign of…

By Jessie Yeung, CNN An elderly Shanghai resident was mistakenly declared dead and taken to a morgue in a body bag, in the latest sign of dysfunction…

Story by Reuters The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defense agreement on Monday as well as plans to upgrade their economic relations,…

By Simone McCarthy Hazmat suit-clad workers spraying clouds of disinfectant over city streets, building fronts, park benches and even parcels have…

By Rhea Mogul, Esha Mitra, Manveena Suri and Sophia Saifi, CNN Temperatures in parts of India and Pakistan have reached record levels, putting the…

By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Beijing has banned all restaurant dining, shut down Universal Studios and ordered residents to provide…

By Ehsan Popalzai and Jonny Hallam, CNN At least 10 people were killed and 30 wounded after an explosion at a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul…

By Nectar Gan, CNN “Thank you China,” complete with a Chinese flag and a heart emoji, might seem like an innocuous enough farewell…

By Jessie Yeung, CNN China has introduced lockdown measures in its two biggest cities, Beijing and Shanghai — the twin engines that power much…

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN China has introduced lockdown measures in its two biggest cities, Beijing and Shanghai — the twin engines that power…

By Brad Lendon and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Russia has warned Japan of “retaliatory measures” if it expands joint naval exercises with the…

By Rhea Mogul and Helen Regan, CNN A man with intellectual disabilities was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family’s lawyer said, after…

By Sophia Saifi, Saleem Mehsud and Azaz Syed Three teachers from China and a driver have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing near a Chinese…

By Megan Marples, CNN When one tiny species of spider mates, one partner needs a special move to survive the encounter. Philoponella prominens are…