Japan's population is shrinking at a record rate

Government data show the number of Japanese nationals in the country fell by about 800,000 in 2022, the 14th consecutive year of population decline.

• Jul 26, 2023

China replaces its mysteriously missing foreign minister Qin Gang

Qin Gang was thought to have got the top diplomatic job thanks to close ties with leader Xi Jinping, so his disappearance a month ago sent rumors flying.

• Jul 25, 2023

15 people killed as bridge "electrified" by fallen power lines in India

A local police official said officers "found 22 people were electrocuted and suffered severe injuries" on the bridge over a river. Only 7 survived.

• Jul 19, 2023

U.S. soldier thought to be in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ

The U.S. service member crossed the border so quickly that South Korean and American soldiers didn't have time to stop him, according to local media.

• Jul 19, 2023

5/24: CBS News Mornings

President Biden wraps up Asia trip; Sweden seeks to join NATO.

• May 24, 2022
• 45:35

Deadly monsoon flooding forces mass-evacuations in India's capital

The Yamuna river runs through Delhi, home to some 30 million people, and record monsoon rains have just pushed its water level to a 45-year-high.

• Jul 13, 2023

Thailand's legal weed lures curious but cautious Asian tourists

Most Asian nations have strict drug laws with harsh penalties, so Thailand's de facto legalization of pot has brought a wave of tourists from the region.

• Jul 13, 2023

Almost two-dozen killed as monsoon rains inundate northern India

At least 22 people have been killed as punishing rains spark flash floods and landslides, submerging roads and sweeping away homes.

• Jul 10, 2023

Yellen tells China U.S. "troubled by punitive actions" against business

Janet Yellen, in Beijing to meet Chinese officials and American businesses, stressed the U.S. desire to trade, but not at the expense of security.

• Jul 7, 2023

Floods and landslides kill at least 50 as monsoon rains lash Pakistan

At least 8 children are among the dead in Pakistan, where scientists say climate change is fueling more intense monsoons.

• Jul 7, 2023

China looks to boost "solidarity" with Russia, Iran, India and others

Xi Jinping urged the leaders of Russia, Iran and other Shanghai Cooperation Organization states to boost ties and resist sanctions.

• Jul 4, 2023

Attitudes on same-sex marriage in Japan are shifting, but laws aren't

CBS News meets a couple battling for equal marriage rights in conservative Japan, and finds out what they're up against.

• Jul 3, 2023

Woman loses leg after getting it trapped in airport's moving walkway

The passenger was headed to catch a flight from Bangkok when she was caught by the walkway. Medics eventually had to cut her left leg off above the knee.

• Jun 29, 2023

India and Pakistan to clash at Cricket World Cup, politics permitting

Cricket is a massive part of life in both countries, and their cross-border rivalry reflects very real, even deadly tension between the nuclear-armed nations.

• Jun 27, 2023

Scientists warn rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers will impact us all

Climate and water experts say every person on the planet should be worried about the dizzying rate at which glaciers in the Himalayas are melting.

• Jun 22, 2023

China blasts Biden's Xi "dictators" remark as "political provocation"

On the heels of a landmark Beijing visit by America's top diplomat to ease tension, China fumes over Biden's "ridiculous and irresponsible" campaign remark.

• Jun 21, 2023

Melting Himalayan ice may pose serious danger

The world's tallest mountains are losing ice -- which could pose a serious danger to humanity. That's according to a new report from the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, an agency that oversees the Hindu Kush Himalayas. Izabella Koziell, deputy director general of the agency, joins CBS News to break down the findings.

• Jun 20, 2023
• 06:59

One reporter's lonely mission to keep "facts" flowing in China

Once a star investigative reporter on China's state TV, Wang Zhi'an now operates as a one-man band from his home in Tokyo. Here's why he left, and why he keeps going.

• Jun 19, 2023

Blinken meets Xi, says U.S. and China agree on need to "stabilize" ties

The top U.S. diplomat capped 2 days of meetings in Beijing by sitting down with China's leader, as both countries work to pull relations back from a "low point."

• Jun 19, 2023

Mass-evacuations save lives as cyclone slams into India and Pakistan

Two people died in India before Cyclone Biparjoy actually made landfall, while in Pakistan, not a single death was reported.

• Jun 16, 2023

North Korea test fires ballistic missiles into sea, South Korea says

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Kim Jong Un's military had fire 2 short-range missiles into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.

• Jun 15, 2023

Cyclone named "disaster" slams into India's and Pakistan's coastlines

The South Asian nations evacuated more than 170,000 people from coastal areas ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy's arrival.

• Jun 15, 2023

India and Pakistan brace as "very severe" Cyclone Biparjoy closes in

Experts say the world's warming oceans, including the Arabian Sea where Cyclone Biparjoy is churning, are producing more and more powerful storms.

• Jun 13, 2023

Indigenous group asks for internet blackout to limit "negative impact"

Members of the Baduy community, sometimes called the Amish of Asia, say they want to minimize the "negative impact of smartphones on our people."

• Jun 9, 2023

Indian official in hot water for draining reservoir to find his phone

The state official was suspended for ordering the entire Paralkot reservoir emptied and accused of wasting 530,000 gallons of fresh water as his region faces a heat wave.

• May 29, 2023

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