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Putin signs decree to impose restrictions on Pyongyang

RussianPresidentVladimirPutinhassignedadecreetoimposeanumberofbansontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)incompliancewiththeUnitedNations(UN)SecurityCounci

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UN report points to ethnic cleansing of Rohingya

Myanmar’scivilianleader,AungSanSuuKyi,saidunityisthekeytoresolvingtheRohingyaproblem.Somehalf-millionRohingyashavefledfromMyanmartoBangladeshsincelateAugust.Ina

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UN, France regret U.S. decision to quit UNESCO

TheUnitedNationsandFrancehavevoiceddeepregretsovertheU.S.decisiontowithdrawfromUNESCO,theParis-basedUNculturalorganization.TheUnitedStatesonThursdayinformedUNES

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Myanmar accuses media of exaggeration over Rohingya

Myanmar'scommander-in-chiefMinAungHlaingonThursdayclaimedthemediahas"exaggerated"thenumberofRohingyarefugeesfleeinganarmycrackdown.Over500,000Rohingyaarethought

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Sri Lanka defends decision to enforce UN resolution on DPRK

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.9(APD)--SriLankaonMondaydefendedadecisiontakentoenforceaUnitedNations(UN)resolutionontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK).F

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UN chief: Myanmar's Rohingya refugee crisis a ‘human rights nightmare’

UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresonThursdayurgedMyanmarauthoritiestoimmediatelyendtheirmilitaryoperationswhichhaveforcedover500,000RohingyaMuslimstofleeintoBan

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China shuts down DPRK joint venture

ChinahasorderedcompaniesandjointventuresfromtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKoreatoshutdownwithin120daysasitappliesUNsanctionsimposedfollowingPyongyang'ssixthnuc

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UN Security Council acts to address Myanmar crisis

TheUNSecurityCouncilmetbehindcloseddoorsonTuesdaytodiscusstheviolenceinMyanmar,movingtostepupitsresponsetothemigrationof480,000RohingyaMuslimsinwhathasbeenconde

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UN launches new talks on action plan to end political crisis in Libya

UNSecretary-GeneralSpecialEnvoyforLibyaGhassanSalamelaunchedanewroundoftalksonanactionplanhereonTuesdayinordertosolvethepoliticalcrisisinLibya.ThemeetingsinTuni

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Guterres discusses Korean Peninsula tension with DPRK Foreign Minister

UnitedNation(UN)Secretary-GeneralAntónioGuterresSaturdaymettheForeignMinisteroftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)inNewYorkanddiscussedtheongoingtensiono

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Bangladesh's PM at UN urges 'safe zones' for Myanmar's Rohingya

Bangladesh'sprimeministeronThursdayproposedcreatingUN-supervisedsafezonesinsideMyanmartoprotectRohingyaMuslimswhoarefleeingamilitarycrackdowntoseekrefugeinherco

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Trump adds economic action to DPRK military threats

USPresidentDonaldTrumphassignedaneworderthatboostssanctionsagainstDPRKoveritsnuclearweaponsprogramme.TheUStreasuryhasbeenauthorisedtotargetfirmsandfinancialinst

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DPRK slams Trump UN speech as 'sound of dog barking'

TheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea’s(DPRK)ForeignMinisterRiYongHoWednesdayissuedasharprebukeofUSPresidentDonaldTrump’saddresstotheUN,sayingTrump’sremarksequat

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DPRK foreign minister leaves for UN General Assembly in New York

RiYong-ho,foreignministeroftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),lefthereTuesdaymorningforNewYorktoparticipateintheUNGeneralAssemblyleadingafive-memberdele

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Trump to push UN reform as world leaders gather for crisis talks

USPresidentDonaldTrumpmakeshisdebutattheUnitedNationsonMonday,withanaddressonUNreformasaweekofintensediplomacykicksoff,dominatedbyworriesaboutDPRK,IranandMyanma

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Trump speaks to the UN: Five things to look out for

USPresidentDonaldTrumpwilldeliverhisfirsteverspeechtotheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly(UNGA)onTuesdayinNewYork.Thisisalwaysacloselywatchedevent,butTrump’srepeated

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Weekly top 10 hot news (Sept. 9- Sept.16)

EverySaturday,AsiaPacificDailywillprovideyouwitharun-downofthelatesthotnews.Thisweek,thefollowinghotnewsyoushouldknow:TOP1|DPRKfiresmissilefromPyongyangafterUNs