Tourists should expect far stricter supervision if visits to the border between North and South Korea resume, analysts said, after U.S. soldier Travis King dashed into the reclusive country last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/26/asia-pacific/travis-king-north-korea-border-tours/?utm_content=buffer31df0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #travisking #us #northkorea #tourism

Torrential rain pounding Japan triggered floods and mudslides, killing two people while six others were missing.

Adviser to Ukraine's presidential office Mykhailo Podolyak said the demilitarised zone should be between 100-120km wide.

Australia's chief medical officer advised there was not 'sufficient public health rationale' for new travel rules.

Lee says Singapore will repeal law criminalising sex between men, but will uphold traditional definition of marriage.

Joe Biden says he did not issue threats to China's Xi Jinping in call, but made 'consequences' of helping Moscow clear.