Asia

Having seen the impact of drones in Ukraine, Taiwan is developing its domestic drone industry as a bulwark against a potential Chinese attack.

China’s economy slowed sharply to a 4.3% annualized pace of growth in the April-June quarter, the government said Wednesday, the weakest in over three years.

MANILA, Philippines — Millions of commuters in Manila have long relied on jeepneys as a cheap and convenient way to zip through the Philippine capital’s notorious traffic.

Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as Taiwan and China’s east coast prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days.

They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them.

A southern Chinese region on Wednesday was reeling from the destruction and widespread flooding caused by record-breaking rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Maysak.

The storm also affected the Northern Mariana Islands as the area was still recovering from a destructive cyclone that struck in April.

The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, will open the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in a politically volatile event that will unfold with the backdrop of her bitter political feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian security forces Friday recovered the body of an American pilot who was killed after armed separatist attacked and burned a small aircraft in the restive Papua region, a military commander said.

BEIJING — Trade tensions between China and Europe are heating up, even as Europeans turn to China for help cooling down.