Asia - VoA

1. Generative AI makes Chinese, Iranian hackers more efficient, report says

2. VOA Mandarin: Taiwan mulls reaction to Trump's tariff plans

3. Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities

4. India and China to restore direct flights as they move to stabilize ties

5. Australian police foil antisemitic attack involving explosives 

6. Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows

7. Passenger plane catches fire at S. Korean airport, 176 people evacuated

8. Singapore oil firm urged to quit war-torn Myanmar

9. Analysts: Rubio charts a course for countering China

10. North Korea's Kim calls for bolstering nuclear forces, state media says

11. VOA Mandarin: Chinese consumers slow spending during spring festival 

12. VOA Mandarin: Will China fill void US left in WHO, Paris accord?

13. China sees boom in feasts for pets on Lunar New Year's Eve

14. New Zealand reviews aid to Kiribati after island nation snubs official's visit

15. China tests US commitment to South China Sea by pressuring Philippines

16. Fast-moving fires torch national parks in southeast Australia

17. New Zealand reviews its aid to Kiribati after the Pacific island nation snubs an official's visit

18. China to prioritize physical education in schools as obesity rates rise

19. Thailand denies mistreating detained gambling tycoon wanted by China

20. Rubio, Lammy reaffirm US-UK partnership on Indo-Pacific security, China challenges