Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and will resume commercial whaling next year, a government spokesman said Wednesday (Dec 26), in a...

A slaughterhouse in Selangor was being investigated on Wednesday (Dec 26) after a video showing its workers' treatment of chickens was uploaded on social media...

Three family members, including a child, died after the car they were in collided with an express bus in Malaysia's Pahang state on Tuesday night...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called early elections for April, setting the stage for a three-month campaign clouded by a series of corruption...

They lurk under shifting desert sands, amid the debris of urban roadsides and inside abandoned schools, some set to go off at the lightest touch.Land...

Iran president Hassan Rouhani presented an annual state budget of 4,700 trillion rials (USD 47 bln at the free market rate) to parliament on Tuesday,...

News reports say an attacker with a knife who tried to hijack a bus in southeastern China killed five people and wounded 21.The Beijing News...

Two Reuters journalists jailed while reporting on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar are set to appeal the decision on Monday (Dec 24), after spending more...

The Singapore Red Cross on Monday (Dec 24) said it would extend S$50,000 in humanitarian aid to support those affected by the tsunami in Indonesia. At...

The Indonesian government has apologised after its military held five Malaysians hostage near the Sarawak-Kalimantan border for allegedly stealing wood, said Putrajaya.According to a report...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged on Saturday to implement a court ruling and dissolve the parliament controlled by his rival Hamas movement, triggering warnings of...

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has backed Prime Minister Imran Khan's peace initiatives, saying the new government has extended a hand of peace...

A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least 222 people when it slammed without warning into popular beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he will "show" the Narendra Modi government "how to treat minorities", amid controversy over Bollywood actor Naseeruddin...

Carlos Ghosn, chairman of the alliance between Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., pauses during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Paris...

China is constructing seaports at two sites where the US 6th Fleet deploys, in Haifa next to Israel’s main naval base and Ashdod near Tel...

The Taliban welcomed news of the U.S. plan to withdraw half its troops in Afghanistan by the summer, as Afghan generals warned it would be...

A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 43 people around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, sending a wall of water...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced to establish a university at the PM’s House. He said the decision to convert Prime Minister’s House...

China on Friday dismissed as untrue a US media report that alleged that it has hatched a secret plan to build fighter jets and other...

Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology is reportedly set to launch a massive semiconductor manufacturing project in mainland China as Beijing’s push to lead high-tech industries has become...

The 31st task force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy is heading for the Gulf of Aden, in the western Indian Ocean, to conduct...

Pakistan is planning to ease visa restrictions for visitors from 55 countries, including most European nations, in a bid to revive tourism that was devastated...

The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) was riddled with debt and its coffers were virtually empty when Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over the administration of...

The United States said on Wednesday (Dec 19) it will try to speed up private aid into North Korea, in a goodwill gesture as President...

The body of a man with his throat slit and one of his legs tied to a motorcycle was found in Sungai Kinta, in the...

Japan is considering pulling out of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), officials told AFP on Thursday (Dec 20), as Tokyo reportedly gears up to resume...

Hong Kong's MTR Corporation has been penalised HK$8 million (US$1 million) after signalling system failure on four major lines caused widespread travel disruption on Oct...

While doors are closing in some major markets for Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s 5G ambitions, one door with more potential scale for its services than...

Malaysia's Education Minister Maszlee Malik said on Tuesday (Dec 18) that his ministry was committed to seeing Malaysians master a third or even fourth language,...

An Israeli nonprofit on Monday said it has pushed back the launch of what it hopes will be the first private spacecraft to land on...

Chinese hip-hop artists have fired back at American rapper Lil Pump, releasing "diss tracks" in response to a song preview he posted on Instagram that...

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for the unswerving implementation of reforms on Beijing’s terms but offered no new specific measures in a closely...

Facebook has removed hundreds of pages and accounts in Myanmar with hidden links to the military, the platform said Wednesday (Dec 19), as the company...

Seventy-five-year-old Zhang Bingxuan has lived in Shenzhen for more than 30 years. He moved to the city in 1986 with his family, enticed by its prospects,...

A toxic pesticide that a UN agency wanted India to ban a decade ago contaminated food that killed at least 15 people at a temple...

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that no one can "dictate" China's economic development path as the Communist Party marked 40 years of its historic...

“We are facing an economic war. Do not worry, we will win it,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during the presentation of his 100-day...

China will never pursue hegemony, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday as global concerns persist over the country's growing economic influence.During a speech to mark...

The Trump administration is about to grapple with the “Pottery Barn rule” as China’s economy hits a wall. The “you break it, you bought it”...

The wife of a detained Chinese lawyer and three supporters shaved their heads on Monday and attempted to submit to a Beijing court a petition...

Malaysia on Monday (Dec 17) filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc related to its dealings with the sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, and Goldman...

 As Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou sits in Canada, awaiting potential extradition to the United States, her case underscores two themes that have become...

When Choi Ba-da pitched his car-sharing firm Luxi to Hyundai Motor officials in 2017, he told them there would be no future for South Korea's...

Hesteel Group, a Chinese iron and steel manufacturing conglomerate, is investing US$4.4 billion in the Philippines to set up a joint venture, The Paper reported.The...

Nurul Izzah Anwar has resigned as vice president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition. The Permatang Pauh member...

Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next five years to support US forces facing China's military...

A renewed search for the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea on Oct 29 has been delayed...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday (Dec 16) criticised Australia's move to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying countries had "no rights" to...

China confirmed two new cases of African swine fever, as the disease continues to spread through the world's largest hog herd, the Ministry of Agriculture...

Police and fire officials on Monday were searching for the cause of a dramatic explosion in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo that collapsed a...

North Korea on Sunday (Dec 16) condemned the US administration for stepping up sanctions and pressure on the nuclear-armed country, warning of a return to...

North Koreans are marking the seventh anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il with visits to statues and vows of loyalty to his...

Sri Lanka's disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has reportedly resigned from his post, ending a period of turbulence in the country's parliamentary history where he...

Malaysian prosecutors on Friday (Dec 14) charged a former chairman of state palm plantation agency Felda with breach of trust and receiving bribes, the most...

Six UMNO members of parliament have quit the party, UMNO information chief Shamsul Anuar Nasarah confirmed to Bernama on Friday (Dec 14).A letter informing the...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday China should free two Canadian citizens who were detained this week after authorities in Canada arrested...

The United States and South Korea have failed to agree on a bigger South Korean share of the cost of maintaining U.S. troops, an official...

Hong Kong democracy leaders pledged on Friday to sustain their fight for full democracy at the end of a month-long trial that could see them...

A Japanese government investigation sparked by a row over medical school admissions has found improper practices at 10 institutions, including four that tried to keep...

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will step down from his disputed post of premier on Saturday after an address to the nation.The stepping down...

The luxury superyacht linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal will be sold for no less than US$130 million, which is half its original...

Canada should distance itself from U.S. "hegemonism" and grant unconditional freedom to Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of China's Huawei detained in Vancouver on Washington's...

Mifta'im An'am Maulana Habiburrohman is not your typical Muslim preacher.Instead of a skull cap, he wears a Javanese head dress over his 1980s-style mullet. His...

Malaysia seems to be using a "technical excuse" to change airspace arrangements in southern Johor, said Singapore Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Wednesday (Dec...

It is necessary for Singapore to put in place instrument flight procedures for both the northerly and southerly approaches into Seletar Airport, said Singapore’s Ministry...

Five foreigners have been arrested in Bali for drug trafficking, authorities said Thursday (Dec 13), with a German and Peruvian possibly facing execution if convicted...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday (Dec 12) said he was "aware of the human rights atrocities and suffering in Myanmar", responding to criticism over...

Strong northeasterly winds of between 50 and 50 kph with waves as high as 4.5 metres are expected in waters off Samui and North Condore...

A total of 605 people from 171 families in Taman Aman and Taman Mawai near Kota Tinggi in Johor have been evacuated to relief centres...

India's ruling party suffered stinging election defeats in at least two stronghold states, results showed on Tuesday (Dec 11), in a big blow to Prime...

Protesters in Yangon Wednesday (Dec 12) will mark one year since the arrest of two Myanmar Reuters journalists who exposed a massacre of Rohingya Muslims...

Probably for the first time, Pakistan has acknowledged that India has stakes in Afghanistan and its cooperation is necessary for the peace process in the...

The UK Home Office confirmed on Tuesday the receipt of the Westminster Magistrates' Court verdict in favour of Vijay Mallya's extradition to India.After Chief Magistrate...

Singapore's Ministry of Transport (MOT) said on Monday (Dec 10) that it would be "useful" if negotiations with Malaysia over flight procedures at Seletar Airport...

Eighteen tourists from South Korea were injured when the bus they were travelling on skidded and overturned while going downhill in a town in the...

Malaysia is looking into limiting or stopping the export of eggs to ensure there is sufficient supply for its domestic market, Domestic Trade and Consumer...

The United States on Monday (Dec 10) imposed sanctions on three North Korean officials as it called the regime's human rights record among the world's...

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Monday (Dec 10) was arrested by the country’s anti-graft agency over alleged “tampering” of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad...

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Sunday rejected demands to extradite suspects connected to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as sought by Turkish President Recep...

China and India will launch a two-week joint military drill on Tuesday, the first exercise of its kind since the two Asian giants were locked...

China's central bank on Monday (Dec 10) warned that rejecting cash as a form of payment was illegal, saying that such practices could eventually could...

The Maldives has applied to rejoin the Commonwealth, reversing a policy of isolation under autocratic leader Abdulla Yameen who suffered a shock defeat in September.His...

Immaculate-looking flight attendants who appear unruffled by the demands of a life spent in the air are part of the slick image sold by carriers...

A boat cuts through waves in the darkness of dawn. Black silhouettes of limestone cliffs loom large as the captain steers his vessel towards a...

Lion Air said on Monday (Dec 10) passenger numbers dropped by less than 5 per cent in November compared to a year earlier, after one...

The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government needs to steer clear of corruption if it intends to win the next general election, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad...

Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies appointed Chairman Liang Hua as its acting chief financial officer (CFO) following the arrest in Canada of its CFO, who...

An agreement on legally sourced timber imports from Vietnam to the European Union that was finally signed in October is now being held up against...

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has distanced himself from a proposed rally organised by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, or Suhakam, to be held...

In his first comments on Singapore's ongoing maritime dispute with Malaysia, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said with the possibility of accidents...

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday (Dec 8) said he welcomes negotiations with Singapore on a dispute over maritime borders between the two countries."A...

Pakistan wants "something done about the bombers of Mumbai", its Prime Minister Imran Khan has said while tacitly acknowledging that the attack of November 2008...

Pakistan will no longer act as a hired gun in someone else's war, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday (Dec 6), striking a note...

A rally in Malaysia to mark International Human Rights Day will take place on Sunday (Dec 9) instead, a day later than planned due to...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition early on Saturday (Dec 8) rammed through legislation to bring more blue-collar foreign workers into the country, in...

Chinese telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking business dealings with Iran, a Canadian court heard on Friday (Dec...

The sun is dropping below the horizon, leaving burnt streaks in the sky, as the boats return.Each vessel chugs back to shore carrying troops of...

Malaysian police are gearing up for a massive rally set to take place at Dataran Merdeka in the heart of Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (Dec...

The Chinese soybean industry is reportedly skeptical that imports of US beans can be started back up with the flip of a switch, despite optimism...

Indonesian security forces have retrieved the bodies of 16 people in the aftermath of a massacre by suspected separatist rebels in restive Papua province, the...

Chinese tech giant Huawei will be excluded from providing technology for the core 5G network being developed by U.K. telecoms firm BT.The firm's equipment will...

Bangladesh summoned the Myanmar ambassador on Wednesday (Dec 6) to condemn “irresponsible remarks” made by Myanmar’s religion minister about Rohingya Muslims, and called for action...

Threatened with prison and closure of the news site she co-founded, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa says there is one clear response to the government onslaught...

Rescue operations were under way on Thursday (Dec 6) for five US marines missing after two American military aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation off...

North Korea has expanded a key long-range missile base in the months since a summit between the country's leader Kim Jong Un and US President...

The Israeli military launched an open-ended operation Tuesday to destroy what it said was a network of attack tunnels built by Hezbollah, saying it had...

Singapore has lodged a "strong protest" with the Malaysian government over its move to extend the Johor Bahru port limits "in a manner which encroaches...

AirAsia became the first airline to touch down at Melbourne’s newly opened international airport at Avalon on Wednesday (Dec 5) morning. It also marked the launch of the first international service...

Three people were killed after an explosion rocked a shopping mall in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Tuesday afternoon (Dec 4). A total of 26...

Women — especially in China — are playing an increasingly big role in Asia's luxury spending.That is a key finding of Wealth Report Asia 2018,...

The talking point of the recent summit of the Group of Twenty leading economies in Buenos Aires was that, on its sidelines, US President Donald...

Airspace management over southern Johor came into the spotlight on Tuesday (Dec 4), after Singapore and Malaysia traded conflicting views over the issue.Malaysia's Transport Minister...

Myanmar youth activist and television host Thinzar Shun Lei Yi would once have called herself one of Aung San Suu Kyi’s greatest fans. Now, she...

Donald Trump wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to know that he likes him and will fulfill his wishes, South Korea’s President Moon Jae...

Indonesia's Lion Air is reviewing airplane purchases from Boeing Co and has not ruled out cancelling orders as relations worsen in a spat over responsibility...

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Portugal Tuesday (Dec 4) for a two-day visit to strengthen ties, amid concern in some EU capitals over China's...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday (Dec 4) a visit to Seoul by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was "a possibility" and...

Panama and China on Monday (Dec 4) signed 19 cooperation agreements on trade, infrastructure, banking, tourism and other areas on Chinese President Xi Jinping's inaugural...

 A senior Taliban military commander has been killed in an airstrike by the United States in Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.Abdul Manan, who was the Taliban’s...

An Alibaba employee demonstrates 'Smile to Pay', an automatic payment system that authorize payment via facial recognitionIn a nation of nearly 1.4 billion, ensuring there's...

Donald Trump wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to know that he likes him and will fulfil his wishes, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in...

Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan, who has initiated a fundraising campaign to buy the land on which the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is located, is confident...

Sri Lanka Saturday slashed a tax on sugary drinks in a controversial reversal of an anti-diabetes policy that attracted immediate criticism.The finance ministry ordered an...

 United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock warned Saturday that Yemen was “on the brink of a major catastrophe,” as the world body pushes for peace...

The United States will send 12 teams of observers and fund thousands of domestic observers to monitor an election in Bangladesh it hopes will be...

Iran on Saturday launched a domestically built destroyer in the Persian Gulf capable of traveling some five months without refueling, state TV reported.The 1,300-ton vessel...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded Saturday that Saudi Arabia extradite suspects in the killing in Istanbul of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the kingdom was...

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is facing international criticism over her country's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, called Saturday (Dec 1) for "a...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that India will host the G-20 summit in 2022, the year the country would celebrate the 75th anniversary...

The United States and China have announced a ceasefire in their tariffs war, hours after US President Donald Trump upended another international forum by snubbing...

A deep 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Indonesia Saturday (Dec 1) night, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The quake hit in the...

Malaysia's Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Saturday (Dec 1) warned Malay right-wing movement Perkasa not to incite racial tension and to obey the law at...

The leaders of the United States, Japan and India met jointly on Friday (Nov 30) for the first time and called for open navigation in...

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Saturday (Dec 1) across their heavily fortified land border, which the two sides have begun to...

A North Korean soldier fled across a heavily fortified border to defect to South Korea early Saturday, the military in Seoul said, just as the...

Beijing is stepping up efforts to strengthen ties to Europe, with China saying its relationship with Spain is the best in history and calling for...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that he was ready to hold talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi while conceding that it was...

Starting as an ordinary cricketer who was once ruled out for the national team, Imran Khan became one of the best all-rounders the game had...

The possibility of extreme summer heat and typhoons in Tokyo is a "major issue" for the 2020 Olympics, a top official said Thursday (Nov 29),...

Relatives of people who went missing on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in 2014 have retrieved what they believe are new pieces of debris from the...

The Malaysian government will pass a resolution that would make it compulsory for a permit to be obtained before houses of worship are built. These include...

South Korea's top court ruled on Thursday (Nov 29) that Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries must compensate 28 South Koreans for their forced labour during World...

The lawyers of the developer involved in the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple riot had paid 50 Malay men RM150,000 (US$35,700) to "take care of...

A 22-year-old woman and her newborn daughter died after a doctor in India performed a Caesarean section delivery while drunk, Indian media reported on Wednesday...

Two US Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday (Nov 28), the third such operation this year and one that is sure to...

The Chinese resort island of Hainan province will further relax limits on offshore duty-free shopping, increasing the annual tax-free shopping quota to 30,000 yuan (US$4,314.13)...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is willing to allow inspectors into the reclusive country's main nuclear complex in Yongbyon, South Korea's Yonhap news agency...

An octogenarian former comrade of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's father in the country's independence struggle is now the face of an embattled opposition seeking...

Police have arrested several men after a group gathered near the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Subang Jaya on Tuesday night (Nov 28).The men were...