North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday (Dec 31), Seoul's military said, adding a final salvo to Pyongyang's record-breaking blitz of launches this...

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has started a probe to investigate an alleged deal that saw the management ownership of the iconic KL Tower transferred...

One person died and three others were missing in the southern Philippines after being hit by a landslide, police said on Thursday (Dec 29), taking...

Southeast Asian nations increasingly view submarine development as a necessity for their security amid changing geopolitical realities, but while some analysts say the move is...

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has called on the management of low-cost airline Batik Air Malaysia to apologise to passengers after they were allegedly left...

Rohingya refugees received emergency medical treatment after a boat carrying nearly 200 people came ashore in Indonesia on Monday (Dec 26), authorities said, in the...

Indonesian Maria Loretha used to study law at a university in East Java. But it is not her expertise in law which makes her a...

Seven Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured in one of the worst stadium disasters in football history are suing officials they consider responsible,...

Three Japanese insurance companies will stop insuring ships for damage in all Russian waters due to the war in Ukraine, potentially affecting Japan's energy imports...

Taiwan scrambled combat jets to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that entered its southeastern air defence zone, the island's defence ministry said on Thursday (Dec...

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women's rights and freedoms.Despite initially...

Myanmar police have arrested 12 suspected members of a human trafficking gang linked to the deaths of 13 Rohingya, the military said.Police raided a compound...

Asian stock markets extended their losses Tuesday (Dec 20) amid gloom about weaker global economic growth as central banks raise interest rates to cool inflation.Shanghai,...

China officially reported on Monday (Dec 19) its first COVID-related deaths since the government began dismantling strict anti-virus controls earlier this month, feeding anxiety that...

Australian Foreign minister Penny Wong will visit China this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday (Dec 19), signalling an improvement in diplomatic relations...

The search for missing campers caught in a deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia continued for a third day on Sunday (Dec 18),...

Japan has announced it will double its military spending in the next five years, citing threats posed by China and North Korea.It will also acquire...

The search for the remaining 12 campers caught in a deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia continued for a second day on Saturday...

Indonesia's parliament passed into law a bilateral extradition agreement with Singapore on Thursday (Dec 15), in a move Jakarta expects to help authorities bring to...

Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle...

A Palestinian hospital announced Israeli forces killed a teenage girl during an army operation in the occupied West Bank early on Monday.Khalil Suleiman Government Hospital...

At least three people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business people in the Afghan capital on Monday (Dec 12), with...

Taiwan has asked state-owned banks to "appropriately handle" their exposure to China, Finance Minister Su Jain-rong said on Monday (Dec 12), amid the current trade...

Beijing's COVID-19 gloom deepened on Sunday (Dec 11) with many shops and other businesses closed, and an expert warned of many thousands of new coronavirus...

Last month, a dead sea turtle was washed ashore in Chonburi. It was identified as a female endangered green sea turtle aged about 20.An examination...

Under the revised law, people who have sex outside of marriage or cohabit can be reported to the police - but only by immediate family...

South Korea ordered striking truckers in the steel and petrochemical industries to return to work on Thursday, widening a back-to-work decree beyond the cement industry...

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Java province on Thursday (Dec 8), the country's geophysics agency (BMKG) said, prompting residents in areas near the epicentre...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attending a pair of regional summits in Saudi Arabia this week amid efforts to kick-start economic growth weighed down by...

North Korea’s military says it has ordered frontline units to conduct artillery firings into the sea for the second consecutive day in a tit-for-tat response...

Sirens wailed across China as the country came to a standstill on Tuesday (Dec 6) during a public memorial service for former leader Jiang Zemin,...

The chair of the British parliament's defence select committee said there is "much to explore" in boosting military help for Taiwan and that he had...

Israel’s air force has said it carried out overnight air strikes against Hamas in Gaza after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave towards...

Pakistan's new army chief on Saturday (Dec 3) said the military was ready to defend "every inch of our motherland" if attacked, during a visit...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday night (Dec 2) unveiled his Cabinet line-up, with Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s...

The giant Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing announced an easing of COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday (Nov 30), a day after demonstrators in southern Guangzhou...

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for almost six months after disappearing from public view following China's crackdown on the tech sector,...

Seven-year-old Eric giggles, showing off a broad toothless grin, as he talks about space travel in the shade of a garden, surrounded by lush, thick...

Discontent has brewed for months in China over the country's zero-COVID policy, with relentless mass testing, localised lockdowns and travel restrictions pushing many across the...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has rejected the use of a recently purchased Mercedes-Benz S600 limousine as his official car.Instead, he said that he will...

"There's freedom now, we can live our dreams."Adhila Nasarin and Fathima Noora made headlines earlier this year when a court in the southern Indian state...

Polls opened in Taiwan on Saturday (Nov 26) in local elections that President Tsai Ing-wen has framed as being about sending a message to the...

A central Chinese city home to a vast iPhone factory has ordered an effective COVID-19 lockdown for several districts, after violent protests that saw demonstrators...

There has been no decision made by the king of Malaysia on who would be the next prime minister, after the ruler met the leaders...

The Taiwan People's Party does not campaign on the island’s independence like the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, nor does it bear the baggage of reunification...

People are still trapped in rubble after an earthquake devastated a West Java town on Monday, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds.Indonesian rescue...

The deadline has been extended for Malaysia's political coalitions to present their numbers to form the government and propose their prime minister candidates to the...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday (Nov 21) suspended his near-daily media briefings amid a spat over banning a major TV broadcaster's reporters from...

Former Malaysia prime minister and Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) coalition candidate Mahathir Mohamad has failed to defend his Langkawi seat, official election results announced on...

Rishi Sunak has pledged £50m in defence aid to Ukraine as he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in his first visit to Kyiv since becoming prime...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has appeared with his young daughter in public for the first time, confirming long-rumoured reports of her existence.The girl, believed...

Malaysians on Saturday (Nov 19) started casting their ballots for the 15th General Election (GE15) to give lawmakers a fresh mandate against the backdrop of...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (Nov 16) criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in person over alleged leaks of their closed-door meeting at the...

Two Saudi trekkers are looking to celebrate UAE National Day by making the long journey from their home country to the Emirates on foot.Naif Shukri,...

A recent scandal involving the Malaysian navy and a multi-million dollar purchase of new ships is unlikely to sink the ruling party’s election chances in...

 Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo told leaders of the world’s biggest economies on Tuesday (Nov 15) that they should not divide the world into parts and...

In March, the magnolias begin blooming at Wisley.For the next few weeks, rows of pink flowers dot the small town in Surrey in the UK,...

Sri Lanka unveils a budget on Monday (Nov 14) attempting to put the South Asian government's finances in order, with reforms to advance a US$2.9...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday proposed a mechanism for three-way dialogue with China and Japan including a leadership summit to address issues such...

An idyllic paradise of palm trees and pineapples, sun, sand and serenity is what comes to mind when you think of Bali.But this week the...

US President Joe Biden landed in Asia on Saturday (Nov 12) vowing to urge Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea when they...

A top Iranian actress has posted an image of herself on Instagram without a headscarf to signal solidarity with anti-government demonstrations.Taraneh Alidoosti - best known...

South Korea's military said Wednesday (Nov 9) it had retrieved and analysed debris from a missile the North fired across the two countries' de facto...

Even at the Siti Khadijah Market in the heart of the city, one of its busiest spots, some stall owners have reported slower business compared...

The party is also facing potential backlash from the public, dissatisfied with the calling of the election amid the monsoon season and uncertain economic conditions.Talk...

A British minister will visit Taiwan this week for trade talks and meet President Tsai Ing-wen, his office said on Monday (Nov 7), the latest...

The assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan and his accusation it was a plot involving a senior intelligence officer has pushed Pakistan into...

Iran held state-sponsored annual rallies on Friday marking the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, as the clerical establishment that has ruled since...

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan accused his successor on Friday (Nov 4) of involvement in a plot to kill him as he recovered in...

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday (Oct 3), including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in...

If the Democrats manage to retain both chambers of the US Congress, there would be continuity in the Biden administration’s policy on Taiwan, which leans...

Transcripts of the 11 emergency calls made in the hours and minutes before a Halloween party crush killed more than 150 people in Seoul reveal...

South Korea moved to calm public outrage on Tuesday (Nov 1) over a Halloween party crush that killed more than 150 people, most of them...

A bridge in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed on Sunday evening, killing at least 141 people. Officials say that several women, children and...

At least 132 people died in India when a colonial-era pedestrian bridge overloaded with religious revellers collapsed into the river below, police said on Monday...

At least 151 people have died in a crush as huge Halloween crowds surged into a narrow street in South Korea's capital, Seoul, officials say.At...

Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) pro tem chairman Mahathir Mohamad said he was willing to forget Mr Muhyiddin Yassin's "betrayal" so that GTA and Perikatan Nasional...

Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae slammed into the Philippines on Saturday (Oct 29), after unleashing flash floods and landslides that left at least 45 people dead...

A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday (Oct 25), killing at least nine people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and...

A Korean Air plane slid off the runway while landing at Cebu international airport in the Philippines, causing slight injuries and shutting down the country's...

A group who used sex dolls to carry out "ritual incantations" in the car park of Myanmar's holiest site will be prosecuted by the religious...

Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China's leader on Sunday (Oct 23) and promoted some of his closest Communist Party allies, cementing his...

Pakistan's election commission has disqualified ex-PM Imran Khan from holding public office in a case the former cricketer has described as politically motived.Mr Khan had...

Some see silver as a promising investment, others say it is the poor man’s gold. As gold prices stay elevated, many people in India are...

Malaysia will hold its 15th General Election (GE15) on Nov 19, said the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday (Oct 20).Nomination Day will be on Nov...

A large crowd at Tehran airport greeted an Iranian sport climber considered a "heroine" by many for having competed with her hair uncovered.Elnaz Rekabi, 33,...

Hong Kong's new leader unveiled plans to resuscitate the business hub's fortunes on Wednesday (Oct 19), hoping to lure international expertise back to a city...

Beijing wants to seize Taiwan "on a much faster timeline" than previously considered, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday (Oct 17), warning that...

Rapturous applause greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping as he took the stage Sunday (Oct 16) at the start of a carefully choreographed Communist Party Congress...

South Korea's troops kicked off their annual Hoguk defence drills on Monday (Oct 17), designed to boost their ability to respond to North Korea's nuclear...

A major fire broke out on Saturday at Iran's notorious Evin prison, known for housing political prisoners, journalists and foreign nationals.Videos shared online showed flames...

"I went to the entrance exam with lots of hope. But when I saw the selection paper, I couldn't find my favourite subject," says a...

Authorities have detained two owners and the 15-year-old operator of a boat that sank, killing 11 children, Cambodian police said on Saturday (Oct 15).The small...

This is the first of a three-part series, in which CNA looks at China president Xi Jinping’s policies as he seeks an unprecedented third term...

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday (Oct 12) sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in prison on charges of accepting...

China is looking at the experience of the war in Ukraine to develop "hybrid warfare" strategies against Taiwan including using drones and psychological pressure, a...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has attended the opening ceremony of a new massive greenhouse farm built on a former air base where the...

Recent curbs to cool rising rice prices bring relief to consumers in India, which is the world’s largest exporter of rice, but it is bad...

It's hard to tell from his serious demeanor, but Akky International Corporation's chief executive Hideyuki Abe can barely contain his excitement.Foreign tourists are coming back....

North Korea said on Saturday (Oct 8) that its missile tests are for self-defence against direct US military threats and they have not harmed the...

Iranian security forces clashed with students at a prominent university in Tehran on Sunday (Oct 2), social and state media reported, in the latest sign...

Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a football stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the...

At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia after a crowd stampede during a riot, police said...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's new title of prime minister, announced this week, could prove more significant abroad than inside the kingdom where he...

North Korea fired unspecified ballistic missiles toward the east coast on Saturday (Oct 1), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, marking Pyongyang's fourth launch...

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday (Sep 29) sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her former economic adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, to...

Pakistan's foreign minister wants the world to engage the Taliban, warning of dangerous consequences if Afghanistan's rulers are again isolated.In an interview with AFP on...

Vietnam on Wednesday (Sep 28) downgraded Typhoon Noru to a tropical depression, but warned residents to stay on alert because of the risks from flooding...

Vietnam urged more people on Tuesday (Sep 27) to evacuate as an intensifying Typhoon Noru barrelled towards the southeast Asian nation, after causing at least...

A 90-year-old Hong Kong cardinal will go on trial alongside four supporters on Monday (Sep 26) over their role in running a fund to help...

South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday (Sep 26), a day after...

North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday (Sep 25), ahead of planned military drills by South...

Looking to “reintroduce the Philippines" to the world, new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ambitious plans for his nation on the international stage and at...

A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday (Sep 24) with torrential rain and fierce winds, killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without...

High winds and heavy rain lashed China's densely populated east coast on Thursday (Sep 15), after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave...

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Sep 14) set Sep 30 as the date to deliver its verdict on the tenure of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha,...

Global brands including Prada and Remy Martin have cut ties with Chinese superstar Li Yifeng, after the actor was detained for soliciting sex workers.Li becomes...

A fire that started at an electric scooter showroom in India killed at least eight people and injured 11, police said on Tuesday (Sep 13),...

Authorities in southern Pakistan plan to breach the country's Indus Highway, a key transport link, to allow water to flow and prevent flooding in the...

In Hong Kong, stringent COVID-19 curbs have long made life for school students extremely hard. Now, a new rule requiring higher vaccination levels could upend...

Japan's government must take steps as needed against excessive declines in the yen, deputy chief Cabinet secretary Seiji Kihara said on Sunday (Sep 11), repeating...

A new route to link Malaysia and Indonesia covering a distance of about 120km will be developed with the cooperation of the private sector, Bernama...

South Korea on Thursday (Sep 8) offered talks with North Korea to discuss a reunion of families separated by the 1950 to 1953 Korean War,...

The death toll from a fire that tore through a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam has risen to 32, state media said on Wednesday (Sep...

A fire tore through a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam killing 12 people and leaving 11 injured, a local official said on Wednesday (Sep 7).The...

At least 65 people have been killed after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China, state media said.The quake struck at 13:00 local time (05:00...

Thousands of people were expected to join demonstrations across Indonesia on Tuesday (Sep 6), police and union leaders said, as anger mounts over the government's...

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak whose graft conviction was affirmed by the country’s apex court two weeks ago will remain as member of parliament...

China's top legislator Li Zhanshu will attend the seventh Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok this week, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday (Sep...

The United States on Friday (Sep 2) announced a new US$1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island's defences as tensions...

Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country on Friday (Sep 2), an airport official said, seven weeks after he fled amid...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about US$2.9 billion, the international lender said...

Taiwan said on Wednesday (Aug 31) it would exercise its right to self defence and "counter-attack" if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing...

Japan will develop and mass produce a cruise missile and a high-velocity ballistic missile, it said on Wednesday (Aug 31), as it seeks the ability...

Early estimates put the damage from Pakistan's recent deadly floods at more than $10 billion, its planning minister said on Monday (Aug 29), adding the...

A huge relief operation was under way on Monday (Aug 29) and international aid began trickling in as Pakistan struggled to deal with monsoon flooding...

The head of Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) defended its "brave" outreach to Beijing on Sunday (Aug 28) after a senior official visited...

Malaysia’s top court on Saturday (Aug 27) condemned as a smear attempt the leaking of an alleged guilty verdict against the wife of former prime...

Taiwan proposed US$19 billion in defence spending for next year on Thursday, a double-digit increase on 2022 that includes funds for new fighter jets, weeks...

Extreme heat in China played havoc with crops and power supplies on Wednesday (Aug 24) despite lower temperatures in some regions, with authorities across the...

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has filed an application to recuse Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat from presiding over his final appeal against...

In his 2022 National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 21), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed the COVID-19 situation in Singapore and the rising...

Taiwan wants to ensure its partners have reliable supplies of semiconductors, or "democracy chips", President Tsai Ing-wen told the governor of the US state of...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday (Aug 22).Kishida, just...

The divided UN Security Council has failed to reach agreement on whether to extend travel exemptions for 13 Taliban officials now ruling Afghanistan.UN diplomats said...

From the "leaning tower of pizza" to a fish slicing and cooking itself and a dragon emerging from a dragon fruit, Japanese artisans' quirky plastic...

Strapped in tight, the prone poodle nervously eyes the vet as he gently sticks fine needles into its back and paws, summoning the ancient art...

The Aug 5 demonstrations by India’s main opposition Congress party against soaring food prices and unemployment began like any other recent protest — an electorally...

Not far from the rusted-out tanks and anti-landing spikes that litter the beaches of the Taiwanese island where he lives, 92-year-old veteran Yang Yin-shih reads...

Sri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday (Aug 11) and stay temporarily in a second Southeast Asian country...