Whisky and the coal mining ‘shack’: Taiwan election is not only about China https://ift.tt/pUeG1gO

North-west China cities halt heavy industries to curb pollution https://ift.tt/snLS69B

China threatens more trade sanctions on Taiwan as election nears https://ift.tt/jb5fEDV

Former Hong Kong actress and beauty queen Bonnie Lai dead at 46 https://ift.tt/G6OP9dJ

Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead amid drug allegations https://ift.tt/k8moqIW

Mandarin immersion programmes persist in American schools despite high-level US-China tensions https://ift.tt/WMrIOZF

Over 28,000 people evacuated to flood relief centres in Malaysia; Johor, Sabah latest to be affected https://ift.tt/J3xvw7h

North Korea kicks off key party meeting ahead of new year https://ift.tt/Hq3B7FE

Blast near Israeli embassy in New Delhi, all staff unharmed https://ift.tt/QopxR06

Taiwan presidential frontrunner accuses opposition party of being ‘pro-communist’ https://ift.tt/HvbYXzW