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North Korean leader Kim tours weapons factories and vows to boost war readiness in face of tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s key weapons factories, including those producing...

Thai ex-PM Thaksin postponing return from self-exile

Thai former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday (Aug 5) he was postponing his...

Taiwan FM says conflict with China would have 'disastrous results'

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would have "disastrous results" for the world, Foreign Minister Joseph...

South Korea raises heat alert to highest amid sweltering weather

South Korea raised the hot weather warning to its highest, the first time in four...

Same Moscow skyscraper hit in new drone attack

A skyscraper in Russia's capital Moscow has been hit again by a drone, Mayor Sergei...

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, postpones election promised after 2021 coup

Myanmar's junta extended the country's state of emergency by six months on Monday (Jul 31),...

Five-star hotels and serviced apartments: Singapore firms invest in Timor-Leste’s leisure, hospitality sectors

Singapore-owned businesses are investing millions of dollars in Timor-Leste's leisure and hospitality sectors. These include five-star...

China says US military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island

China has accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the...

US$8.4 million, 200kg of gold and 17 luxury cars seized in Malaysia raids

A total of RM38 million (US$8.4 million) in cash, 200kg of gold worth RM60 million...

Myanmar's military reportedly plans to move Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest

Myanmar’s military-controlled government plans to transfer the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from...

Japan police arrest woman, parents in beheading of man at hotel in Hokkaido entertainment district

Japanese police said they have arrested a woman and her parents in a bizarre beheading...

At least 15 killed, 19 missing in ferry sinking in Indonesia

At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday (Jul 24)...

Cambodia votes as Hun Sen near-guaranteed election win

Cambodians voted on Sunday (Jul 23) in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is...

North Korea fires 'several cruise missiles' into sea

North Korea has fired "several cruise missiles" into the Yellow Sea between China and the...

5 dead, some trapped in landslide in India after heavy rain

At least five people were killed and many were feared buried when a landslide hit...

US soldier who crossed into North Korea faced disciplinary action back home

An American soldier facing disciplinary action fled across the inter-Korean border into North Korea on...