Hong Kong's chief executive said Tuesday that protesters occupying a city centre university had to surrender if the three-day stand-off was to be resolved peacefully.
Hyper-wired South Korea is the world's 11th-largest economy, one of its most technologically advanced countries, and the first to launch a nationwide 5G network.
Four people were killed and other six wounded in a mass shooting at a family gathering Sunday in Fresno, California, 350 km north of Los Angeles, according to local police.
A town in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, has set up a temporary counter to support non-Japanese residents affected by a powerful typhoon last month.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who spearheaded the brutal crushing of Tamil Tigers a decade ago, stormed to power Sunday but promised to be a president for all Sri Lanka's races and religions after a divisive election.