CNN – Asia/Pacific

By Eric Cheung, CNN A Hong Kong court has sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy figures to up to 14 months behind bars for…

By Cheryl Ho, CNN Police in northwestern China broke up the wedding of a 14-year-old girl whose parents allegedly tried to sell her into marriage…

By Tara John, Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN A London-based independent tribunal has ruled that China committed genocide against Uyghurs and other…

By Rhea Mogul, CNN New Zealand plans to outlaw smoking for the next generation so they will never be legally able to buy tobacco in the country.…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Hu Jintao, former president of the People’s Republic of China. Personal Birth date:…

By Angela Dewan and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN Indonesians are used to dealing with natural disasters. Their country sits on the Ring of Fire, a band…

By Cheryl Ho, CNN A couple in southern China were reunited with their missing teenage son in an emotional ceremony on Monday, ending their…

By Nectar Gan, CNN China has threatened the Biden administration with retaliation over its decision to impose a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter…

By Masrur Jamaluddin, Mochamad Andri and Rhea Mogul, CNN Rescue workers in Indonesia continued to dig through thick layers of hot ash and debris…

By Helen Regan, CNN Myanmar’s deposed civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, faces two years in jail after her sentence was halved by the…

By Helen Regan, CNN Little is known about the potential dangers posed by the Omicron coronavirus variant but concern over its spread is already…

By Pierre Meilhan and Cape Diamond, CNN At least five people were killed in Myanmar when a vehicle plowed into anti-junta protesters this weekend,…

By Greg Clary, CNN More than 20 countries, including the United States, issued a joint statement Saturday expressing deep concern over allegations of…

By Emiko Jozuka, CNN As a child, Wishma Rathnayake was fascinated with “Oshin,” a popular 1980s’ television drama about a young…

By Masrur Jamaluddin and Radina Gigova, CNN At least 14 people are dead and hundreds are displaced after Mount Semeru, a volcano in Indonesia’s…

By Esha Mitra and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A boy snatched by a leopard is lucky to be alive after the animal let go of him when his mother gave chase. The…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: December 24, 1957 Birth…