North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called at a ruling party meeting for "positive and offensive measures" to ensure security ahead of a year-end deadline...

More than 1,000 people rallied in the rain in a park in Hong Kong's financial district on Sunday (Dec 29), chanting slogans as they huddled...

The two people killed and four injured in a car crash at Lucky Plaza on Sunday (Dec 29) are Filipinos working in Singapore, the Philippine...

A Kazakhstan plane with 100 people aboard crashed shortly after takeoff early Friday, killing at least 14 people while at least 35 others survived with...

UN Security Council members are due to meet informally on Monday (Dec 30) for a second round of negotiations on a Russian and Chinese proposal...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key meeting of top ruling party officials, state media said on Sunday (Dec 29), ahead of...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government did not anticipate the protests against a new citizenship law that have raged across the country and is now...

Chinese lawmakers on Saturday (Dec 28) voted to abolish the "custody and education" punishment system that allowed police to hold sex workers and their clients...

The badly decomposed remains of seven people have been found in a suspected North Korean fishing boat that washed up on a Japanese island, a...

Hong Kong police used pepper spray and batons to disperse protesters after clashes inside Landmark North shopping centre in Sheung Shui on Saturday (Dec 28).Police...

The waitress at the North Korean restaurant in Beijing has no concerns about a deadline this weekend for Pyongyang's overseas workers to be returned. "I'll go...

At least six people were killed and 40 people injured after a double-decker bus crashed into a tree on a Hong Kong highway on Wednesday...

Exiled former Pakistan military leader Pervez Musharraf dismissed the unprecedented treason conviction and death sentence handed to him earlier this week, saying the ruling was...

Five people were killed and dozens injured in Hong Kong on Wednesday when a double-decker bus smashed into a tree, police said.Live footage showed firefighters...

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday (Dec 18) mounted a veiled attack on a Muslim summit in Malaysia shunned by Saudi Arabia, saying...

China repeated its call for restraint and compromise on Thursday (Dec 19) amid growing tensions in the Korean Peninsula, as renewed provocations from Pyongyang stoke...

Taiwan is ramping up efforts ahead of a Jan 11 election to combat fake news and disinformation that the government says China is bombarding the...

It was still dark on Saturday (Dec 14) morning when residents of Kampung Mawai woke up to rising flood water in their homes. Many were evacuated...

The parents of a Franco-Irish teenager whose body was found in the Malaysian jungle said they believe there was a "criminal element" to her disappearance,...

China is prioritizing its diplomatic relations with Europe, a top Chinese foreign policy official said, highlighting Beijing’s efforts to become less dependent on the United...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday (Dec 17) that Malaysia is on board for the postponed Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project, but...

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday (Dec 16), saying he recognised her courage to govern the Asian...

 A former Malaysian policeman who was convicted of killing Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu claimed that he acted on the orders of then deputy prime minister...

Pakistan's top judge cautioned the government that "unbridled power or position, like unstructured discretion, is dangerous" before a bench headed by him gave a six-month...

China announced Monday (Dec 16) they have arrested several people at a temporary police checkpoint on a mega cross-border bridge, including a Hong Konger who...

Road access to the coastal town of Mersing was restricted as severe floods hit Johor, with the number of displaced persons rising to more than...

A powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday (Dec 15), killing a child and damaging buildings in an area still recovering...

South Korea is regarded as a food haven by many, but Indonesian tourist Rati was starving past lunch time as she walked around a park...

Beijing suspended additional tariffs on US products that had been due to kick in on Sunday, after Washington and Beijing announced a major thaw in...

Police in southern Taiwan shot a man on Saturday (Dec 14) suspected of planting a possible explosive device outside a campaign office for the island's...

Bangladesh on Thursday asked India to enhance security for its Guwahati mission after a mob defaced two signposts near the chancery, as protests against the...

Hong Kong police officers racked up an average of US$11,000 each in overtime pay during the last six months of anti-government protests, with the total...

The United States and China announced a major thaw in their trade war on Friday (Dec 13), including immediate cuts to punishing import tariffs, but...

A divisive citizenship Bill has been signed into law in India, a move that comes amid widespread protests in the country's northeast, forcing a visit...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appealed to the international community to press India to lift the restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir, which has...

A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted Islamist militant Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai, on terror financing charges, a government...

An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world's oldest figurative artwork dating back nearly 44,000 years, pointing to an...

The Sabah government has declared Dec 24 as an additional public holiday to allow those celebrating Christmas to return to their homes earlier.  Sabah Chief Minister...

Hong Kong police said they arrested three people in connection with arson and vandalism in Kowloon late Wednesday (Dec 11).In a news release on Thursday...

Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed in principle to use drones and other technologies to monitor their borders, said Malaysia's Home Affairs Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on...

India’s lower house passed controversial legislation early Tuesday that will grant citizenship to religious minorities from neighboring countries, but not Muslims, amid raucous scenes in...

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak said on Tuesday (Dec 10) that he had purchased a RM466,330 (US$112,070) luxury watch for his wife to atone...

An Indian-origin doctor, who exploited women’s cancer fears to carry out invasive intimate examinations, was found guilty of sexually assaulting multiple women by a UK...

Anwar Ibrahim, in line to take over Malaysia's premiership, will be called in for questioning over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a former male...

Earlier this year, shortly after completing gender-reassignment surgery, a Chinese transgender woman surnamed Yang was fired from her job.The reason given for her dismissal was...

The polio virus that infected a three-month-old Malaysian boy from Sabah is suspected to have come from outside the country, said Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly...

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday will hear a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz which seeks the removal...

The world’s first Warner Bros-branded hotel is set to open in Abu Dhabi in 2021.A partnership between Abu Dhabi’s Miral and Warner Bros, the $112...

Pakistan's ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently undergoing treatment in London, may be shifted to the US next week for better medical...

Sri Lanka remains firmly committed to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter and its objectives and attributes high importance to its purposes...

A deadly virus called Nipah carried by bats has already caused human outbreaks across South and South East Asia and has "serious epidemic potential", global...

Leaders of Malaysia's ruling party on Sunday (Dec 8) renewed a push for Anwar Ibrahim to lead the country, as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad dithers...

A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said...

Recent US legislation on Xinjiang is a severe violation of international law and gross interference in China's internal affairs, the governor of the far western...

Hong Kong protesters are hoping to get out huge crowds later on Sunday (Dec 8) as they try to keep pressure on the city's pro-Beijing...

Amna Nawaz, a Pakistani-American journalist, has become the first South Asian American scribe to be selected to moderate a US Presidential debate, media reports said...

North Korea said Sunday it carried out a “very important test” at its long-range rocket launch site.The Korean Central News Agency said the test was...

A top Indian rights group launched an investigation Saturday (Dec 7) into a police shooting of four rape-murder suspects, after accusations they were gunned down...

From democracy champion to defending Myanmar against genocide charges, the shock decision by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to face the UN's top court...

The Philippines' north has been hit by some of its worst flooding in decades, with torrents of muddy runoff forcing 66,000 from their homes and...

Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang said on Friday (Dec 6) it is struggling to pay staff a month away from presidential and parliamentary elections,...

Indian police on Friday (Dec 6) shot dead four gang-rape and murder suspects, prompting celebrations but also accusations that they were extrajudicial executions.The men, who...

By day, the small commercial kitchen in a Hong Kong industrial building produces snacks. At night, it turns into a secret laboratory assembling a kit...

The opening of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth Congress on Friday (Dec 6) was marred by a series of scuffles.According to Malaysian media reports,...

Typhoon Kammuri barrelled towards the Philippines on Monday, pushing tens of thousands of people into evacuation centres and prompting authorities to order a temporary closure...

The venue is reserved, the wedding rings custom-made and the search for the dress has begun. But Hong Kong protester May's nuptials are on hold...

Parti Keadilan Rakyat's (PKR) president Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday (Dec 3) that although he was always patient and open to criticism, his patience has...

A Japanese pensioner has been arrested after ringing a phone company 24,000 times to complain they had violated his contract, police and local media reported.Tokyo...

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (Dec 4) overwhelmingly approved a Bill that would require the Trump administration to toughen its response to China's...

Malaysia's government on Tuesday (Dec 3) tabled a parliamentary Bill seeking to set a two-term limit for the premiership, as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's administration...

Singapore-Indonesia ties need to be continuously strengthened in every aspect, including politics, the economy and security, said Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.In an exclusive interview...

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak took to the witness box for the first time on Tuesday (Dec 3) to defend himself on criminal charges...

The Indonesian government is stepping up efforts to combat what appears to be growing radicalisation among civil servants, said Vice President Ma’ruf Amin.In a 30-minute...

Pakistan on Monday constituted a three-member committee of key ministers to draft a new legislation on the extension or reappointment of an Army chief's tenure,...

In a moving message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Israeli boy who survived the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, in which both his parents lost...

The Philippines was braced for powerful Typhoon Kammuri as the storm churned closer, forcing evacuations and threatening plans for the Southeast Asian Games events near...

Hundreds of people in Hong Kong, including many elderly residents, marched to the US consulate on Sunday to show 'gratitude' for US support of anti-government...

Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked bureaucrats to 'change the old mindset', saying the old system can no longer work in 'Naya Pakistan', according to...

China on Saturday (Nov 30) accused UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet of "inappropriate" interference in the country's affairs after she called for investigations into...

Protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, ending a brief election lull and demanding the government make concessions a week after pro-democracy...

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui has said India and China should break the "strange circle" of ups and downs in bilateral ties instead of...

The remains of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck near London last month have been brought to Vietnam, bringing to a close a...

Beauty queens, beautifully choreographed performances and Black Eyed Peas' apl.de.ap took centre stage as the 30th SEA Games were declared open on Saturday (Nov 30).Attended...

China on Saturday (Nov 30) accused UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet of "inappropriate" interference in the country's affairs after she called for investigations into...

They left Vietnam carrying dreams of small fortunes and the heavy burden of family expectations.But they died in a box, and came home in coffins.For...

North Korea's state media on Saturday (Nov 30) lashed out at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an "imbecile and political dwarf" for calling Pyongyang's...

Hong Kong police on Friday (Nov 29) withdrew from a university campus trashed by weeks of clashes as activists canvassed social media to promote more...

Taiwanese athletes Vincent Kuo and Ivy Huang each discovered an electric talent for wheelchair dancing on their own - but it was when they were...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, an ardent conservative who worked to forge a stronger military alliance with the United States, has died at the...

A prominent American cryptocurrency promoter and former hacker was charged with sanctions violations Friday (Nov 29) after he allegedly advised North Korea on using virtual...

The Hong Kong government on Thursday (Nov 28) expressed strong opposition and "extreme regret" to US legislation backing protesters in the Chinese-ruled city."The two acts...

The watchtowers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there “to prevent escapes.” Uighurs and other minorities held inside are scored on...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday (Nov 28) ordered government agencies to remove two ranks of public servants in 2020 and replace their roles with...

For the first time, China has the largest diplomatic network in the world, even bigger than that of the US, according to a study that...

A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death Wednesday for their involvement in an attack on a...

Proposals by the European Union to establish a "carbon border tax" will damage the global community's willingness to take joint action against climate change, China...

Japanese chicken yakitori kebabs, one of the country's most-loved fast foods, will soon be making an appearance in orbit after Japan's space agency cleared them...

Transport delays, footballers training in the streets and two toilets in one stall: A chaotic final build-up has put the Philippines under pressure before the...

A Sri Lankan detective investigating high-profile cases has fled the country after receiving death threats soon after the change of government, police and media reports...

Hwang Hyeon-dong lives in a 6.6-square-metre cubicle near his university campus in Seoul, which comes with a shared bathroom and kitchen plus all the rice...

South Korean K-pop star Goo Hara was found dead at her home on Sunday (Nov 24), police confirmed.The former member of popular K-pop girl group...

Leaked documents released on Sunday (Nov 24) detailed how China controls everything from the frequency of haircuts to when the doors are locked in the...

Pope Francis will meet survivors of Japan's 2011 "triple disaster" - earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear meltdown - on the penultimate day of his long-cherished...

Hong Kong residents turned out in huge numbers on Sunday (Nov 24) to vote in district council elections seen as a test of support for...

Hong Kong voted in district council elections Sunday in a ballot the city's pro-democracy movement hoped would send a message to the Beijing-backed government.The run-up...

Chinese firms are omnipresent at a Paris homeland security trade show, capitalising on their vast experience in developing surveillance systems for Beijing to conquer the...

Pope Francis, speaking in one of only two cities hit by atomic bombs in history, appealed on Sunday (Nov 24) for the abolition of nuclear...

Japan and South Korea agreed on Saturday (Nov 23) to hold formal talks next month, taking a step towards improving relations strained by decades of...

Pakistan on Saturday rejected United States' notion of Beijing being the sole benefactor of its China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and asserted that its relations...

More flights to and from Singapore and South Korea may soon be on the horizon, after the countries formalised an expanded air services agreement on...

Ms Sufazreen Nazifa Mohd Fauzi is only 23, but the business administration graduate is already the chief executive of a thriving business.She heads the business...

A Chinese spy has defected to Australia with a trove of intelligence on China's political interference operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and elsewhere, according to...

Pope Francis arrives in Japan on Saturday (Nov 23), where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear message of peace in the only country...

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday took a sly dig at Nawaz Sharif, saying the ailing former premier, who doctors said could die at any...

When Pope Francis visits the Japanese city of Nagasaki, he will pay tribute to a sometimes forgotten population of so-called "hidden Christians" who clung to...

The United States is considering a significant cut to its troop numbers in South Korea if Seoul does not contribute more to the cost of...

Pope Francis was set to meet Thailand's supreme Buddhist patriarch, prime minister and king at the start of an official visit on Thursday (Nov 21),...

A strong earthquake struck near the border of Thailand and Laos on Thursday (Nov 21), but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major...

The Israeli army carried out a "wide-scale" attack against Iranian forces and Syrian army targets in Syria Wednesday, killing at least 11 fighters, the Israeli...

Htoo Maung sits down to lunch, sharing a bowl of traditional noodle soup with old friends, an ordinary act that has become extraordinary in Myanmar's...

Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday named his elder brother and former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new prime minister after incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe...

In a drab government office in Seoul, a team of broadcast regulators spend their days watching online porn - the front line troops of South...

For years, Japan's government has sought to convince consumers that food from Fukushima is safe despite the nuclear disaster. But will it serve the region's...

As many as 14 Taliban terrorists, including a divisional commander, were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province."The sortie was launched by Afghan...

Pakistan has resumed postal mail service with India, nearly three months after it was suspended in the wake of India's decision to end the special...

The Taliban released two Western hostages in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, handing them over to US forces more than three years after they were abducted in...

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50 percent after days of widespread protests, calling those who...

A 10-year-old Singaporean boy was found dead in a swimming pool on board the Genting Dream cruise ship while docked in Langkawi on Monday (Nov...

Hong Kong police on Monday (Nov 18) urged protesters not to "test their bottom line", at a news conference held in response to the violent...

A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country's western Xinjiang region under President...

North Korean state media published detailed reports on Tuesday (Nov 19) of a visit by leader Kim Jong Un to two fisheries, underscoring his drive...

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong urged Germany on Sunday (Nov 17) to stop military training assistance to China after its troops appeared in the protest-hit...

North Korean media reported on Monday (Nov 18) that leader Kim Jong Un supervised air force drills for the second time in three days, even...

China on Saturday deployed its troops in Hong Kong for the first time since the unprecedented pro-democracy protests began in the former British colony more...

A rare and huge leak of Chinese government documents has shed new light on a security crackdown on Muslims in China's Xinjiang region, where President...

A police officer was struck in the leg by an arrow shot by a Hong Kong protester on Sunday (Nov 17), the city's force said.Graphic...

An air traffic controller from Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority saved a plane flying from Jaipur to Muscat, the capital city of Oman, after its pilot...

The Japanese government is determined to promote cashless payments and has set a policy target to reach 40 per cent use of cashless payment by...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he holds no grudge against Nawaz Sharif and that the ailing former premier's health is more important...

Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Dr Wee Jeck Seng has clinched a landslide victory over his rivals in the Tanjung Piai by-election.According to official results announced...

Sri Lanka's former wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been elected president, his spokesman said Sunday following a fiercely fought election seven months after terror...

A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country's western Xinjiang region under President...

YANGON: Myanmar struck back on Friday (Nov 15) after a surge of global legal pressure over its alleged crimes against the Rohingya, branding an investigation...

When photographer Mr Syaipul Patony first laid his eyes on the sand quarry near his new house in Java’s Banten province, he instinctively knew it...

North Korea said on Thursday it had turned down a US offer for fresh talks, saying it was not interested in more talks merely aimed...

Sri Lankans choose a new president on Saturday (Nov 16) in what could mark a comeback for the Rajapaksa clan, lauded by supporters for crushing...

Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of buses carrying minority Muslim voters in northwest Sri Lanka on Saturday hours before polling in presidential elections got...

Australia on Thursday (Nov 14) made an unusually blunt call for Hong Kong police to respond "proportionately" to escalating protests, and urged the city's authorities...

Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named on Wednesday (Nov 13) in a case filed in Argentina for...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito will be ushered into a dark wooden hall on Thursday night to celebrate his last major accession rite after becoming emperor this...