HANOI – Six people were killed when a passenger boat collided with a vessel hauling stone and capsized on a lake in northern Vietnam, state media said on Feb 22. The two vessels collided on Thac Ba ...

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TOKYO, Feb 13 - Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in its exclusive economic zone, an incident that could further inflame ...

Japan seized a Chinese fishing boat Thursday and arrested its captain, authorities said Friday, alleging that the boat was sailing inside Japan's exclusive economic zone. Beijing has called on Tokyo ...

TOKYO—Japanese authorities said they seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain after he refused to stop for an inspection while sailing in Japan’s maritime zone, an incident that risks ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jeremy Brand Yuan, 39, who is from New York and lives between his apartment in Taipei and his boat. The following has been edited for length and ...

Six men who had been sent back to Indonesia after immigration breaches tried to re-enter Singapore illegally on a sampan, but were caught when it sank. On Monday, they were sentenced to jail terms of ...

Fernando Martin, a coach with Valencia CF, has died with three members of his family after their boat capsized in Indonesia, Spanish football clubs said. Valencia said they were “deeply saddened by ...

Padang, Indonesia — The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,000 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors.