Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has lost her appeal against her death sentence for masterminding the world’s biggest bank fraud. The 68-year-old is now...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te discussed "China's military threats" towards the island in a call with former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday (Dec 1),...

Schools in India's south were shut and hundreds of people moved inland to storm shelters ahead of a powerful cyclone storm set to hit the...

A Malaysian court on Wednesday (Nov 27) allowed corruption charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal filed against jailed former prime minister Najib Razak and...

A Buddhist monastery in Thailand is under investigation after authorities discovered more than 40 bodies on site which were allegedly used for meditation practices, police...

An Australian teenager died on Thursday (Nov 21) after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos, Thai police and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said,...

Several students were injured on Tuesday (Nov 19) after a car crashed outside a primary school in central China's Hunan province, state media said. "Many...

Super typhoon Man-yi swept across the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Sunday (Nov 17), threatening heavy rain in the capital region Metro Manila, after...

The Philippines raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people on Thursday (Nov 14), as Super Typhoon Usagi barrelled towards its already disaster-ravaged...

Thousands of villages were ordered to evacuate and ports shut down, officials said on Monday (Nov 11), as the disaster-weary Philippines was struck by another...

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Saturday (Nov 9), sending a giant ash tower 9km into the sky, days after it killed nine...

The United States will continue its friendly approach towards Taiwan after the presidential election and Taiwan will work to prevent China from "making trouble" during...

Malaysia has sent a complaint letter to Vietnam over its alleged expansion of a South China Sea reef that both countries claim as their own,...

Some artists become legends in their lifetime yet remain a mystery years after their death. Indian painter Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde, born 100 years ago on...

Taiwan suspended work and classes on some outlying islands and fishers secured their boats on Wednesday (Oct 30) as authorities warned approaching Super Typhoon Kong-rey...

Indonesia's new leader Prabowo Subianto wants to complete key government and parliamentary buildings in the country's US$32 billion new capital city in the next four...

Taipei said on Wednesday (Oct 23) it had detected a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing towards waters separating Taiwan and China, a day after Beijing...

Seventeen members of an Islamic State-linked militant group have been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping foreign and Filipino nationals in Malaysia nearly 25...

Five Southeast Asian nations said on Thursday (Oct 17) they had agreed to share aviation data and information among themselves, including reports of severe turbulence,...

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is set to become the first Indonesian to hold the role of finance minister under three different presidents, after she...

China said on Saturday (Oct 12) that it will "significantly increase" government debt issuance to offer subsidies to people with low incomes, support the property...

Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday...

Vietnam reported its strongest economic growth in two years in the quarter to end-September, as strong exports and industrial production and rising foreign investment offset...

Bangladesh's interim government has recalled five envoys, including the ambassador to neighbouring India, in a major diplomatic reshuffle, a foreign ministry official said on Thursday...

Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 8.85km above sea level - and is actually still growing.While it and the rest of the Himalayas...

Australia and the Philippines said their militaries would conduct a joint maritime activity with Japan, New Zealand and the United States in the exclusive economic...

China said on Wednesday (Sep 25) that it successfully conducted a rare launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, a move likely...

Taiwan's Gold Apollo said on Wednesday (Sep 18) that the pagers used in the detonations in Lebanon had not been made by it but by...

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74, state media reported on Sunday (Sep 15). As of Friday...

Several Hanoi districts remained inundated on Thursday (Sep 12) with the weather agency forecasting little change in the water levels of the Red River over...

Senior military officials from China and the United States held "in-depth" talks on Tuesday (Sep 10), Beijing's defence ministry said. Senior military officials from China...

North Korea has floated hundreds more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul's military said Saturday (Sep 7), the latest salvo in the two countries' tit-for-tat campaigns of...

A fugitive former mayor in the Philippines accused of links to Chinese criminal syndicates has been arrested in Indonesia, Manila's justice ministry said in a...

Pope Francis is set to embark on his longest trip since becoming head of the Catholic Church in 2013. He will leave the Vatican City...

A powerful typhoon now downgraded to a tropical storm was still disrupting flights and trains in Japan on Saturday (Aug 31), with authorities warning of...

At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and overflowing...

The Philippine government accused China on Saturday of firing flares at one of its aircraft as it flew patrols over the South China Sea this...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a "return of peace" on Wednesday (Aug 21) as he left for Ukraine, weeks after Kyiv condemned him...

The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its health department said on...

Indian medical professionals started a 24-hour shutdown of non-emergency services across the country on Saturday (Aug 17) in protest against the brutal rape and murder...

Business owner Louis Ho remembers how so many of Hong Kong's taxi drivers refused to take him and his mother – who was a wheelchair...

North Korea will move more than 15,000 flood victims to the capital, state media said Saturday, as leader Kim Jong Un insisted recovery efforts would...

Bangladesh is set to get a new, interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus on Thursday (Aug 8), after weeks of tumultuous...

Bangladesh's military was in control of the country on Tuesday (Aug 6) after mass protests forced long-time ruler Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee. Hasina,...

Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters, many wielding sticks, crowded into a central Dhaka square on Sunday (Aug 4) for mass protests demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...

North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is working to devise a new...

At least 41 people were killed and scores injured after landslides in the hills of India's southern Kerala state, local media reported. Rescue operations were...

Taiwan's defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island Wednesday as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the...

Heavy rains flooded roads and railways on Monday (Jul 8) in India's financial capital of Mumbai, disrupting flights and forcing the closure of some schools...

Pope Francis will visit St Theresa's nursing home and meet with students at Catholic Junior College during his visit to Singapore in September. Pope Francis...

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Jul 3) set Jul 17 as the next hearing date for a case seeking the dissolution of the popular opposition...

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on Monday (Jul 1) and the second may have failed and blown up during an irregular flight, possibly raining...

Most Taiwanese can visit China with no need to worry and can come "in high spirits", the Chinese government said, condemning Taiwan for warning its...

North Korea claimed to have successfully tested its multiple-warhead missile capability, state media said on Thursday (Jun 27), as dozens more trash-laden balloons from Pyongyang...

Seventy-four years after the Korean War began, North Korean troops are building new fortifications, occasionally inviting warning shots from South Korean counterparts across a border...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Sunday (Jun 23) his country is not in the business of instigating wars and will always aim to...

At least eight people have died of suspected sunstroke in India's eastern state of Odisha in the last three days, the government said on Monday...

Malaysian authorities defended their decision to evict hundreds of sea nomads from their homes off the coast of Sabah state this week, saying it was...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (Jun 5) faced the prospects of a far tougher-than-expected third term after his party failed to secure an...

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to win a third straight landslide election victory on Saturday (Jun 1) at the close of a six-week...

Google will invest US$2 billion in Malaysia to develop its first data centre and Google Cloud region in the country, the unit of Alphabet said...

The VEP has been implemented since 2019 but has not been enforced, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Vehicles will be fitted with a radio frequency...

Four young children were among 27 people killed when a fire in India ripped through a crowded amusement park, police said, as rescuers on Sunday...

Mr Mohd Zuki Ali said convictions and terminations related to corruption have dropped among public servants since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the anti-corruption commission’s crackdown...

Ebrahim Raisi, who died aged 63, rose through Iran's theocracy from hardline prosecutor to uncompromising president, overseeing a crackdown on protests at home and pushing...

The suspect who attacked a Johor police station on Friday morning was believed to have acted alone and did not have plans to threaten the...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Hamas leaders during an official three-day visit to Qatar where he urged Israel to stop atrocities against Palestinians. He...

North Korea will equip its military with a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher starting this year, state media said Saturday (May 11), adding a "significant...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (May 7) it was unacceptable for Australian defence personnel to be put at risk in international airspace...

At least 15 people have died after landslides and flooding in central Indonesia swept away dozens of houses and damaged roads, the country's disaster agency...

Indonesia's remote Mount Ruang volcano erupted several times again on Tuesday (Apr 30), the country's volcanology agency said, forcing evacuations, the closure of a nearby...

Mr Sushil is still shaken by the death in February of fellow student Amarnath Ghosh, a 34-year-old classical dancer from India. Local police are investigating...

After fleeing famine in North Korea, Kim Cheol Ok laid low in China for decades - until a doomed run for freedom got her sent...

Eleven people are missing following storms that battered southern China, state media said on Monday (Apr 22), with tens of thousands evacuated away from the...

Three Reuters sources said on Wednesday (Apr 17) that the US, South Korea, and Japan are pushing for a new multi-national panel of experts, possibly...

After his brother was murdered in anti-Muslim riots, Pervez Qureshi watched the videos he believes incited the killers, part of a wave of hatred being...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday (Apr 1) slammed the "cartel" of medics who oppose sector reforms, saying the government would not back...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un inspected a tank unit which once invaded Seoul during the Korean War, state media reported on Monday (Mar 25), with...

The Philippines accused the China Coast Guard of blocking a Filipino supply vessel and damaging it with water cannon on Saturday morning (Mar 23) off...

Known as “Golden March” and “Silver April”, the months following the Spring Festival are the peak hiring season in China. The job market has been...

India's government has announced plans to enact a controversial citizenship law that has been criticised for being anti-Muslim. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will allow...

Two Filipino crew members were among those killed in a missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a ship in the Gulf of Aden, the...

India police have arrested five more men in connection with the gang rape of a Spanish tourist, taking the total detained to eight, local media...

Pakistan's recent elections were supposed to bring in a period of stability, badly needed to deal with crippling inflation and bitter political divides in the...

South Korean nurses have been given legal protection to perform some medical procedures normally conducted by doctors, the health minister said on Tuesday (Feb 27),...

Fifteen people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a fire ripped through an apartment building in eastern China, local authorities said.Footage shared...

China offered to support long-time strategic partner Hungary on public security issues, going beyond trade and investment relations, during a rare meeting with Prime Minister...

There are no off-limits or restricted areas for fishing around a group of Taiwanese islands close to China's coast, and Beijing reserves the right to...

A political stalemate in Pakistan, after an inconclusive election, ended with Shehbaz Sharif chosen to lead the country again, while efforts were underway on Wednesday...

A Catholic church balcony collapsed, killing an elderly woman and injuring 53 during a packed mass in the Philippines on Ash Wednesday (Feb 14), when...

Pakistan's two largest political parties were on Monday (Feb 12) wrangling over who will be prime minister after an inconclusive election last week forced them...

North Korea has successfully developed a new ballistic control system for a multiple rocket launcher along with controllable shells, state media KCNA reported on Monday...

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday (Feb 11) it had detected eight Chinese balloons crossing the Taiwan Strait in the previous 24 hours, of which...

Former Pakistani prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan on Friday (Feb 9) both declared victory in elections marred by delayed results...

Millions of Pakistanis began voting on Thursday (Feb 8) in an election marred by allegations of poll rigging, with the country's most popular politician in...

When it comes to political contests, Central Java is one of Indonesia’s hottest battlegrounds.With a total of 28.2 million voters this year, the province will...

Freezing rain, snow and ice have complicated the journey home for many in central and eastern China, as billions travel ahead of the Spring Festival...

The expected arrival of a Chinese research ship in the Maldives this week has escalated tensions between Beijing, Delhi and Male.Officially, the vessel Xiang Yang...

From prime minister to prison in less than two years, Imran Khan and his party have fallen dramatically from political grace.But the PTI says it...

Mr Wee Cho Yaw, the former chairman and CEO of Singapore bank UOB, has died at the age of 95.Mr Wee is one of Southeast...

The wife of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan - jailed alongside her husband on Wednesday (Jan 31) for 14 years for graft - is...

Taiwan's government expressed anger after China "unilaterally" changed a flight path close to the sensitive median line in the Taiwan Strait, saying it appeared to...

Hong Kong's leader confirmed on Tuesday (Jan 30) his intention to pass fresh national security laws soon, adding insurrection and other crimes not covered by...

The Chinese coastguard said it had made "temporary special arrangements" to allow the Philippines to deliver supplies to troops at a grounded World War Two-era...

North Korea fired several cruise missiles on Sunday (Jan 28), Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state.The...

More than 30 Chinese military aircraft were detected around Taiwan in a 24-hour window, Taipei's defence ministry said Saturday (Jan 27), marking the largest show...

Singapore and China have agreed to a 30-day mutual visa-free entry for their citizens, close to two months after the proposal was first announced.Government representatives...

China and Nauru formally re-established diplomatic relations on Wednesday (Jan 24), after the tiny South Pacific nation cut ties with Taiwan.The foreign ministers of the...

Rescuers raced on Tuesday (Jan 23) to find dozens of people still trapped after a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China,...

China’s imports of durians soared last year, but its main supplier, Thailand, has been losing market share as the world’s chief buyer of the pungent...

Authorities in central China's Henan Province were on Sunday (Jan 21) looking into the cause of a night-time fire that killed 13 schoolchildren as they...

Seoul's chief of police has been charged with professional negligence over the deadly 2022 Halloween crush that killed nearly 160 people, prosecutors in the South...

Taiwan's remaining Pacific Island allies have pledged support in the wake of Nauru cutting ties on Monday (Jan 15), days after a presidential election, a...

Malaysia will review bilateral agreements with 15 nations from which it sources labourers in a bid to address exploitative practices and manpower imbalances that have...

Kim Jong Un says that unification with South Korea is no longer possible and North Korean state media has reported that three organisations dealing with...

China said "reunification" with Taiwan remained "inevitable" after president-elect William Lai Ching-te won Saturday's (Jan 13) pivotal election on the self-ruled island that Beijing claims...

China has warned voters in Taiwan to make the "right choice", two days before presidential elections on the self-ruled island which Beijing claims.A win for...

Malaysia's anti-graft investigators have questioned former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as part of a probe into possible misconduct involving some RM700 million (US$150.86 million)...

Former prime minister Tshering Tobgay's party won Bhutan's election on Tuesday (Jan 9), media reported, after polls were dominated by economic threats challenging the Himalayan...

South Korea's parliament is expected to vote on Tuesday (Jan 9) to phase out the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that would...

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured her fourth straight term in a controversial election.Ms Hasina will serve another five years in office after her...

Taiwan's defence ministry condemned Beijing on Saturday (Jan 6) for sending balloons across the median line that separates the self-ruled island and China, saying they...

Chinese state media unveiled new images of China's most advanced aircraft carrier yet, including next-generation launch tracks that can catapult a wider range of aircraft...

Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on Wednesday (Jan 3) as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed...

South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday (Jan...

Taiwan's relations with China must be decided by the will of the people and peace must be based on "dignity", President Tsai Ing-wen said on...