Taiwan's legislature banned mercy killings of stray dogs and cats in 2015 following strong protests from animal rights groups who opposed the population control measure. The ban took effect in March 2017. More than a year later, shelters have reached maximum capacity, and there's growing pressure for humans to find ways to care for the strays. Ralph Jennings tracks down some of Taiwan's abandoned animals and finds out how the island is coping with the challenge.
Philippine legislators this week approved the Bangsamoro Organic Law, which gives money, resources and control to a Muslim region in the south
Families are packing into congested temporary shelters and expect to stay up to five years as their old family homes were destroyed in a 2017 civil war
Communication authorities ordered a 3-month suspension of the Tuoi Tre news website over allegations it ran a report that upset national unity
At a summit with EU leaders in Beijing this week, Chinese officials called for a stronger partnership with European trading bloc
Hours spent by Western allied ships in the sea claimed by China have hit a high so far this year, They effectively curb Chinese expansion, analysts say
The Philippine president once spurned the United States and courted China, but now Manila and Washington are doing naval exercises in a sea claimed by Beijing
Beijing says it ‘cannot accept’ closer ties between self-ruled Taiwan, which it sees as its own territory, and the US government
US government did not invite China to its RIMPAC exercises last month; China has been building a fleet on its own anyway
The EU and Vietnam are set to ratify a tariff-cutting free trade agreement by year’s end after meeting this month
The Chinese armed police will run the coast guard from July 1, That move follows passage of US naval vessels in the contested South China Sea
Mahathir wants to temper Chinese investment, allowing him to challenge China's claims
The Philippine president is expected next month to an autonomy-sharing accord covering parts of a southern island racked for decades by separatist violence
Thousands of people have demonstrated this month against Chinese investment, a cybersecurity law and the lawmaking process
Two countries that argued bitterly over competing maritime claims just two years ago now discussing tentative fisheries deal, Philippine media say
Playing to a home audience, Paris and London will send ships to the South China Sea
Protesters fear a bill that would let foreigners lease land for 99 years could lead to a dangerous level of Chinese investment
Washington sending official for ribbon-cutting this week
Southeast Asian states that claim parts of the sea would need the backing of a broader U.S. foreign policy to feel confident in resisting Chinese control
Many of 388 young firms expected at the InnoVEX tech show in Taipei are connecting devices and using artificial intelligence to process data
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