All news on the topic: Asia-Pacific

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Cybercrime now makes up over 30% of recorded crime in much of Asia-Pacific
Cybercrime now accounts for more than 30 percent of all recorded crime in more than half of the Asia and South Pacific countries surveyed by Interpol, according to the agency’s regional threat assessment.
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How the Solomon Islands’ donor-funded water plant turned into a costly failure
A decade ago, torrential rains flooded Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands, overwhelming its decrepit water treatment system. Over a dozen people were killed and thousands more stricken with diarrheal disease.
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Hong Kong court convicts journalists and past ICIJ partners of sedition in landmark case
Advocates say the guilty verdict against the two Stand News former editors sets a “dangerous precedent” for press freedom in the China-ruled territory.