KATHMANDU—Authorities in Nepal have retrieved the bodies of all six people killed in a helicopter crash on Tuesday, including five Mexican nationals, officials said, the latest in a series of air disasters to strike the Himalayan nation. The cause of the crash near Likkhu, just northeast of the capital Kathmandu, was not yet known, the…
German Businessman’s Dismembered Body Found in Freezer in Thailand With Chainsaw and Hedge Clippers
BANGKOK—The dismembered body of a missing German businessman was found in a freezer inside a house in southern Thailand, police said Tuesday. Tawee Kudthalaeng, the police chief in the town of Nong Prue, said the body of 62-year-old Hans-Peter Mack was discovered at about 11 p.m. Monday. Mr. Mack had been missing for a week….
Samsung Fights Back Against Beijing’s Tech Theft, Sues Chinese Firm BOE Over Patent Infringement
Amid escalating tension between South Korea and China, Samsung has drawn attention by pulling out of the Shanghai Mobile World Congress for the first time in six years and initiating its maiden patent lawsuit against Chinese company BOE. The moves come in the wake of repeated allegations of technology theft by China against Samsung’s technology. Samsung…
US Calls for Dialogue After North Korea Threatens to Shoot Down Spy Plane
The United States on Monday urged North Korea to engage in dialogue after Pyongyang warned that it may shoot down a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane for allegedly intruding into its airspace. “I would just say that we would urge the DPRK to refrain from escalatory actions and again call on it to engage in…
New Zealand Volcano Eruption Trial Opens in Auckland
Tourists received no health and safety warnings before they landed on New Zealand’s most active volcano ahead of an eruption that killed 22 people, a prosecutor says. There were 47 people on White Island, the tip of an undersea volcano also known by its Maori name Whakaari, when superheated steam erupted on December 9, 2019….
Beijing Inks ‘Comprehensive Strategic’ Partnership With the Solomon Islands
Ties between Beijing and the Solomon Islands leadership continue to deepen after Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare inked a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Mr. Sogavare met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang during a week-long visit to China, which will conclude as the prime minister opens his country’s…
Paraguay President-Elect Visiting Taiwan to Deepen Ties
Paraguayan President-elect Santiago Pena said Sunday that he will visit Taiwan this week to deepen bilateral relations with the self-ruling island as part of his administration’s “intense international agenda.” Mr. Pena, who is set to take office later in August following the victory of the ruling Colorado Party in the April elections, will begin his…
Philippines Vows to Keep Exposing Chinese Incursions in South China Sea
The Philippines will keep exposing Chinese ship incursions in the South China Sea as part of its strategy to drive Chinese forces out of its territorial waters, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday. PCG spokesman Jay Tarriela said this would prompt the international community to criticize China’s actions and prevent Chinese vessels from occupying…
One Killed as Heavy Rain Triggers Landslides in Japan
Torrential rain over southwest Japan triggered landslides that killed at least one person, while three were missing, as authorities urged tens of thousands to leave their homes because of the danger of more landslides and floods. Japan is the latest country to be hit by unusually heavy rain in various parts of the world in…
6 Killed in Kindergarten Stabbing Attack in China
A 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China’s Guangdong province on Monday killing six people and injuring one, police said. Media reported the attack in Lianjiang county was a stabbing. The suspect, with the surname Wu and from Lianjiang, had been detained, police said, adding they were investigating. No other details were…
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