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The Philippines: Inside the Senate Standoff

By Joseph Hincks / Manila

There Are Two Donald Trumps. Which Will Show Up In Asia?

By Elizabeth Dias

'Rodrigo Duterte Is Going to Get Away With Murder'

By Miguel Syjuco

Body of Philippine Dictator Marcos to Be Moved to Hero's Cemetery

By Casey Quackenbush
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China's South Sea Claims Rejected

For all the invective that the Chinese hurled at the five men ruling on China’s South China Sea claims — Actors in a “political farce!” “Law-abusers” who wanted to “worsen disputes and destabilize the situation!”...

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

After Erwiana: How Are Hong Kong's Domestic Workers Faring?

In January 2014, the abuses suffered by a young domestic helper at the hands of her Hong Kong employer shocked the world. Two years on, critics say the city's helpers are still at risk

By Joanna Plucinska

Typhoon Melor Hits the Philippines, 750,000 People Evacuated

The Category 3 storm is expected to trigger flooding, landslides and 4-m storm surges

By Joanna Plucinska

Rare Diamond Found in Imelda Marcos' Jewelry

Top auction house says only three pink diamonds over 10 carats have been put on sale in the past 250 years

By Joanna Plucinska

Filippino Lawmakers Want to Scrap Discriminatory Dress Code

The code presently requires anyone seeking government services to wear clothes that are unaffordable for those living in poverty

By Joanna Plucinska

Watch 12,975 Dancing Filipinos Break the Record for the World's Largest Zumba Class

A new Guinness World Record for the world's largest Zumba class was set Sunday in Mandaluyong, a suburb of the Philippine capital, Manila. Clad in bright yellow shirts, 12,975 people filled the streets to follow...

By Joanna Plucinska

Indonesian Media Says Foreign Drug Smugglers Executed

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo rejected clemency appeals

By Yenni Kwok

What the Pope Gets Wrong About Contraception

It is not the mom of seven who should be scolded for "irresponsibility"

By Emily Rauhala

The Philippines Faces a Terrifying Typhoon Again

Typhoon Hagupit, known locally as Ruby, is threatening parts of the Philippines still recovering from 2013's catastrophic Typhoon Haiyan

By Per Liljas

Nearing 'Super' Status, Typhoon Hagupit Heads Toward Philippines

A little more than a year since Super Typhoon Haiyan killed thousands and devastated large parts of the Philippines, another storm, Typhoon Hagupit, was bearing down on the Pacific island nation Wednesday morning with sustained...

By NBC News

Five Years After Maguindanao

On Nov. 23, 2009, in the southern Philippines, 57 people were killed, most of them journalists. There have been no convictions

By Emily Rauhala

Haiyan Survivors Still Struggle One Year After Supertyphoon

The Philippine city hardest hit by Supertyphoon Haiyan a year ago is still struggling to come to terms with what happened

By Per Liljas / Tacloban

Photos: Tacloban Then and Now

Photographer Chris McGrath captures the slow resurrection of Tacloban

By Per Liljas

Marine Asks for Lesser Charge in Filipina Death

The high-profile killing has sparked protests in the Philippines

By Per Liljas

Filipina Transgender's Murder Sparks LGBT Outrage

Activists say the death of Jennifer Laude highlights the vulnerable position of trans people in the Philippines

By Per Liljas

U.S. Murder Suspect Unaware Filipina Was Transgender

A primary witness in the high-profile murder case gave testimony to a Philippine Senate hearing today

By Per Liljas
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