Hong Kong's top court agreed on Thursday (Jun 8) to hear an appeal from government prosecutors against a prominent activist for her involvement in a...

Former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday (Jun 6) that he will not be contesting in the upcoming state elections as he...

A Chinese research ship and its escort, which operated for nearly a month in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, left...

Hong Kong police on Sunday (Jun 4) detained more than 20 people, including key pro-democracy figures trying to commemorate the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen...

Authorities were scrambling on Sunday to understand the cause of a three-train collision in India that killed at least 288 people, claiming that "no one...

At least 233 people were killed and 900 were injured when two passenger trains collided in India's Odisha state, a government official said on Saturday...

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, leader Kim Jong Un's sister, said her country would soon put a military spy satellite into orbit and promised Pyongyang...

A Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unnecessarily aggressive" manoeuvre near a US military plane in international airspace over the South China Sea, the United...

Thai police said on Monday (May 29) they have charged a Canadian man they described as a mercenary with the murder of an Indian gangster...

Japan aims to destroy any North Korean missile that violates its territory and is making preparations to do so, its defence ministry said on Monday...

China's recent punishment of a comedy studio has sent a chill through the country's cultural sphere - a striking reminder of the increasingly limited public...

When restaurant owner Jason Grantino tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) last September while playing basketball, one of the first things the Batam resident did...

South Korea will launch its homegrown Nuri space rocket at 6.24pm (5.24pm, Singapore time) on Thursday (May 25), after the launch was cancelled a day...

With a scan of their palm, metro passengers travelling between downtown Beijing and Daxing International Airport can now bypass the hassle of using their phones...

Following reports that a hearing-impaired Malaysian mountaineer went missing while descending Mount Everest, the expedition’s team manager on Monday (May 22) said that the search...

US semiconductor giant Micron has failed a national security review, China's cybersecurity watchdog said on Sunday (May 21), telling operators of "critical information infrastructure" to...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Sunday (May 21) that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's words resonated with many South Koreans when earlier this...

aiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday (May 20) to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions...

Thai prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat announced on Thursday (May 18) his Move Forward Party will form a democratic government with seven political allies after...

A Chinese fishing vessel has capsized in the central Indian Ocean, state media reported on Wednesday (May 17), with its crew of 17 Chinese, 17...

China's crude steel output in April fell 3.2 per cent from a month earlier and was down 1.5 per cent from a year earlier, the...

South Korea said on Monday it will raise electricity prices by 5.3 per cent to partly reflect increased generation costs, a move delayed more than...

A general election kicked off on Sunday (May 14) in Thailand, where a new set of parliamentarians in the House of Representatives will be elected...

Shareholders of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group accepted a proposal to dispose of two subsidiaries in a restructuring, according to a filing with the...

Pakistan's political turmoil intensified late Wednesday (May 10) with violent nationwide protests swelling and the government deploying the military, following the arrest of former prime...

German exports to China fell at the start of the year as business hopes for a revival following Beijing's lifting of strict measures to control...

China’s shipment value of electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and solar batteries surged by 54.8 per cent in US dollar terms during the first quarter, year...

At least 22 people died when a double-decker tourist boat capsized in India's southern state of Kerala, officials said on Monday (May 8).The incident happened...

Vietnam reported a record high temperature late Saturday (May 6) with a north-central weather station measuring 44.1 degrees Celsius, officials said, breaking a previous high...

While the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an end to the global emergency status for COVID-19, the virus remains harmful and China will continue...

In major tourist destinations like Phuket and Krabi, visitor arrivals have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. Politicians across party lines have since put forth...

India is emerging as a significant player in the global business landscape, thanks to its impressive economic growth and the increasing presence of Indian companies...

The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy.Abortion is...

An unnamed middleman in Mumbai provided a crucial raw material used in India-made cough syrups that have been linked to the deaths of more than...

Bangladesh is being forced to cut power to millions of people as a relentless heatwave has led to a surge in demand for power resulting...

Australia on Tuesday (Apr 18) reaffirmed its commitment to improving agriculture ties with China after a ministerial meeting, as Canberra cheered progress made toward restoring...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the government is re-evaluating a RM 17.3 billion (US$3.9 billion) settlement deal reached between the previous Perikatan Nasional-led...

Amid rising costs and slowing demand, consolidations – in the form of exits, mergers or acquisitions – could be a viable option for food delivery...

Greater Tokyo has seen a sharp increase in data centers, thanks to a dramatic rise in demand for data processing at home and abroad. The...

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha got a soaking on Friday (Apr 14) as a surprise participant in one of the world's biggest water fights, showing...

North Korea likely fired a "new type" of ballistic missile on Thursday (Apr 13) that may have used advanced solid fuel, Seoul's military said, representing...

Malaysia’s Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) is investigating a claim that a tourist was overcharged for a haircut at a barbershop in...

Chinese warplanes and navy ships were still in the waters around Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said on Tuesday (Apr 11) after the end of...

Senior Japanese and Chinese government officials met on Monday (Apr 10) to discuss maritime concerns in disputed waters in the East China Sea as Beijing...

As China sends warships and fighter jets to the Taiwan Strait after a US visit by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, deemed a separatist by Beijing,...

Ms Lydia Yee is not worried about the prospect of having to pay for disposable carrier bags from supermarkets come Jul 3.The 43-year-old already brings...

Philippines toy maker David Tan is flooded with orders from grieving pet owners who want to memorialize their dogs, cats, hamsters and rabbits with stuffed...

Under the glow of a ring light in the spare bedroom of a Mumbai high-rise apartment, Indian make-up maven Debasree Banerjee has found fans across...

Hundreds of Bangladeshi firefighters were mobilised in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday (Apr 4) to battle an inferno that raged through a popular clothing market...

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen completed a three-day trip to Guatemala on Sunday (Apr 2) where she offered more cooperation with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei's government,...

Consumer price inflation in Pakistan jumped to a record 35.37 per cent in March from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said on Saturday (Apr...

Ten Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, normally an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Saturday...

A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire between Philippine islands and at least 12 people were killed with seven still missing, a...

A crab covered in oil creeps across the sand as Philippine fishermen wearing white protective suits, rubber gloves, and respirator masks scrape toxic sludge from...

On any given day in Thailand's Maya Bay, up to 40 blacktip reef sharks cruise in the cyan shallows while about 4,000 tourists visit its...

The supply of chicken across Malaysia is sufficient to last until the Hari Raya Puasa celebrations at the end of April, said Minister of Domestic...

Global miner BHP Group Ltd and Chinese steel company HBIS Group Co Ltd have agreed to trial carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies at...

Indonesia's Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted on Friday (Mar 24), belching a tower of smoke and ash almost a kilometre into the sky and prompting authorities...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un does not appear poised to carry out a nuclear test during United States-South Korea military exercises, but the US...

Sri Lanka has received the first tranche of an IMF bailout programme, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament on Wednesday (Mar 22).The crisis-ridden island nation was...

The US has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to press Vladimir Putin on ceasing the "war crimes" being carried out by Russia in Ukraine.The two...

Thailand’s Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) is getting ready to sue three Chinese rice producers for allegedly manufacturing fake Thai jasmine rice.DFT director-general Ronnarong Phoolpipat...

Mom-and-pop shops, known locally as kirana stores, can be found all over India – on busy city streets, the tiniest of lanes in slums, and...

President Xi Jinping heads to Russia on Monday (Mar 20) hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as China seeks to position itself as a...

Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday (Mar 17) he had prepared a decree seeking to dissolve parliament ahead of an election, an expected...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in Japan on Thursday (Mar 16) looking to open a "new chapter" in relations, just hours after Pyongyang fired...

Thai authorities are scrambling to find a cylinder containing dangerous radioactive material that went missing from a power station, officials said on Tuesday (Mar 14),...

China said that it will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in three years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic...

The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday (Mar 13) as the amusement park and much of Japan relax face...

Asia-focussed telecoms tower firm Edotco Group, its Malaysian parent Axiata and a Japanese backer are in talks with investors for stake sales, in a deal...

Following the Philippine ban on pig products from Singapore, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Saturday (Mar 11) that it is working with various...

Jinichi Abe grins as he watches diggers working earth near his rice fields, knowing they are returning still more fields to productivity after Fukushima nuclear...

Japan's second attempt to launch its next-generation H3 rocket failed after lift-off on Tuesday (Mar 7), with the space agency issuing a destruct command after...

After visiting a flood relief centre in Malaysia's worst-hit state, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday (Mar 5) that flood mitigation projects, especially...

China will deepen financial reform and improve its regulatory regime to guard against risks to the economy, and further open up to foreign investment, Premier...

Sri Lanka's decision to raise interest rates shows the crisis-hit country's commitment to reducing inflation quickly towards single-digit levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said...

From Jul 3 this year, customers will have to fork out at least 5 cents for each plastic bag that they take from large supermarket...

Malaysia on Wednesday (Mar 1) said that electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla will open an office in the country and establish a network of charging...

Thailand-based petrochemical group Indorama Ventures PCL is hunting for acquisitions especially in Europe and Africa as part of its strategy to speed up growth, its...

The viruses that infected two people in Cambodia with H5N1 avian influenza have been identified as an endemic clade of bird flu circulating in the...

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has recalled Chang Ling peanuts after detecting the presence of cyclamate.Cyclamate is a permitted food additive that is used as...

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim unveiled an expansionary 2023 budget of RM388.1 billion (US$87.50 billion) on Friday (Feb 24), the largest in the country’s history.At...

Egianus Kogoya, the dreadlocked rebel behind the kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot this month in the highlands of Indonesia’s Papua region, is at the...

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said New Delhi had a good relationship with major global powers except China, which he said had violated border management...

The issue of public hospital capacity has come under the spotlight in Malaysia once more, with local media reports of hospitals overflowing with patients and...

The ancient Egyptians employed a host of exotic ingredients — some apparently imported from as far away as Southeast Asia — to mummify their dead,...

Malaysia has no plans to reintroduce a goods and services tax (GST) or any other broad-based consumption tax, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday...

A Chinese coast guard ship twice hit a Philippine coast guard vessel with a “military-grade laser light” that caused temporarily blinded some of its Filipino...

India has discovered 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves in the Himalayan Jammu and Kashmir region, the first time significant deposits of the metal have...

US oil major Chevron Corp on Friday (Feb 10) said it had agreed to sell its assets in Myanmar to Canadian company MTI, in a...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing a record number of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles, state media reported Thursday (Feb...

Japan may opt for milder restrictions on chip production machinery sales in China than those implemented by the United States even though they agree on...

In preparation for the upcoming dry season, Indonesian authorities are looking to use “weather modification technology” to produce artificial rain that will help prevent peatland...

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday (Feb 6), killing more than 100 people, levelling buildings while many were still asleep, and sending...

India's securities regulator said Saturday (Feb 4) that markets were stable and protected from further volatility, following a phenomenal share rout that hit the business...

Indonesia is ready to host negotiations on a code of conduct in the South China Sea, said Indonesia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on...

The Philippines has granted the United States expanded access to its military bases, the countries said on Thursday (Feb 2), amid mounting concern over China's...

Hong Kong on Wednesday (Feb 1) banned cannabidiol (CBD), a derivative of cannabis, as a “dangerous drug” and imposed harsh penalties for its possession, forcing...

Even before his onions are fully grown, Philippine farmer Luis Angeles races to harvest the crop and cash in on eye-watering prices for a vegetable...

The company owned by Asia's richest man Gautam Adani has issued a detailed rebuttal of allegations of wrongdoing by short seller Hindenburg Research.In a document,...

A loud explosion at a military plant in Iran's central city of Isfahan was caused by an unsuccessful drone attack, Iranian state media reported on...

The number of people making trips inside China over the week-long Chinese New Year holiday surged 74 per cent from last year after authorities scrapped...

More than 5,500 and close to 6,500 flood evacuees have had to flee their homes in Johor and Sabah respectively amid the northeast monsoon which...

A Japanese whaling firm unveiled vending machines offering whale sashimi, whale steak and whale bacon in Yokohama on Tuesday (Jan 24) in hopes of reviving...

Some South Koreans are waiting for the right opportunity to buy their dream homes in Seoul, as steeply rising bank interest rates are making them...

Pakistan suffered country-wide power cuts early on Monday (Jan 23) due to a major breakdown in its national grid, the federal energy ministry said."According to...

UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed expressed alarm to Taliban officials in Kandahar over violations of women's rights in Afghanistan, the United Nations said on...

China said the worst was over in its battle against COVID-19 ahead of what is expected to be one of the busiest days of travel...

An eight-year-old girl in India who stood to inherit a multi-million-dollar diamond fortune has instead been inducted as a nun to a strict religious order...

The shortage of eggs in Malaysia was reduced to one million in December last year, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said on Tuesday...

On a farm close to Hanoi, Le Van Hien picks out the best bird among his flock of "dragon chickens" - a breed with legs...

Soldiers used ropes and stretchers to retrieve bodies from the 300m-deep ravine late into the night, with recovery efforts set to resume on Monday."We have...

International footwear and apparel brand Puma has expanded its footprint in Bangladesh by launching a flagship showroom in port city Chattogram.With the new one, the...

President Joe Biden and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida touted Tokyo's beefed-up military posture during White House talks Friday (Jan 13) as part of a...

Thai officials found assets belonging to adult children of Myanmar's junta leader during a raid on the Bangkok apartment of a Myanmar tycoon charged with...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged on Wednesday (Jan 11) a series of incidents amounting to "gross human rights violations" had taken place in his country's...

A strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.The epicenter of the quake...

South Korean and Japanese shop owners, Thai tour bus operators and K-pop groups are among those celebrating China's border reopening as businesses around Asia rekindle...

Taiwan condemned China on Monday (Jan 9) for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the defence...

Travellers began streaming across land and sea crossings from Hong Kong to mainland China on Sunday (Jan 8), many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing...

In a book full of startling revelations, Prince Harry’s assertion that he killed 25 people in Afghanistan is one of the most striking — and...

Ant Group said on Saturday (Jan 7) its founder Jack Ma will no longer control the Chinese fintech giant, as the firm seeks to draw...

Desperate families searching for critical COVID-19 medication in China, faced with bare pharmacy shelves and an explosion of cases, are being driven into murky online...

The gruesome death of a 20-year-old woman in India's capital Delhi on 1 January has shocked the country.News reports say the woman, who was an...

As the dust settles in the Malaysian political landscape following the formation of a unity government, several notable political figures will now have to turn...

A second fire has broken out at Wisma Jakel on Tuesday (Jan 3), after a fire destroyed the five-storey store on New Year's Day. The fire...

Hundreds of passengers have been stranded on a cruise ship off the Australian coast after a potentially harmful growth was found on its hull.The Viking...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday (Jan 2) made his first public New Year's greetings since 2020, resuming an annual tradition with caution as the nation...

Australia celebrated its first restriction-free New Year's Eve after two years of COVID disruptions, as the world began bidding farewell to a year marked for...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un has called for a major increase in the country's nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and developing new...