HONG KONG (AP) – China’s exports of passenger cars accelerated in March, an industry association said Friday, as Chinese automakers stepped up their push to grow overseas markets.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) – Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni announced Friday that he has prostate cancer and will be undergoing treatment for it in China, where he was diagnosed with the disease.
BANGKOK (AP) – Min Aung Hlaing, who as Myanmar ‘s military commander had led the Southeast Asian nation with an iron fist since seizing power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021, was sworn in as an elected president on Friday.
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi took a short – and happy – break on Friday as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer.
KOLKATA, India (AP) – Mukul Choudhary hit seven sixes in the death overs to power Lucknow Super Giants to a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – On a recent weekend afternoon, at a Chinese comedy show in northern Virginia, the host asked the audience, “What food do you like?” The loudest answer echoed through the hall: “Chick-fil-A!”
GWACHEON, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s justice minister has pledged to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippines unveiled a major coast guard base Thursday on an island in the South China Sea to serve as a “steadfast sentinel of our sovereignty” in a disputed region closely guarded by China’s forces.
NEW DELHI (AP) – Voters in India’s Assam and Kerala states and the federally administered region of Puducherry began casting ballots Thursday in local elections seen as a test of support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party.
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