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Boeing issues advice over sensors after Indonesia Lion Air crash

Boeing issued a special bulletin on Wednesday (Nov 7) addressing a sensor problem flagged by...

Hong Kong arts centre cancels Chinese dissident author event

A Hong Kong arts centre hosting the city's high-profile literary festival has cancelled appearances by...

Sri Lanka has suffered 'coup without guns', says Speaker Karu Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker has called the president’s sacking of the prime minister to bring...

Warmbiers' suit against North Korea begins next month

The parents of Otto Warmbier, a U.S. college student who died after he was reportedly...

US-China trade tensions could lead to 'broader conflicts' if not handled well: PM Lee

SINGAPORE: If the current trade tensions between the United States and China are not well-tackled,...

Malaysia PM Mahathir receives one of Japan’s highest awards for strengthening relations

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was on Tuesday (Nov 6) conferred one of Japan’s highest...

South Korea pushes back at Japan in forced labour row

Japan should avoid aggravating historical tensions in a diplomatic row over South Koreans forced to...

Anwar Ibrahim says 'inexcusable' if Goldman Sachs was complicit in 1MDB scandal

Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim said it would be "inexcusable" if Goldman Sachs was complicit in the...

Police shoot knifeman in Hong Kong MTR station

Police shot a man wielding a knife inside a busy Hong Kong subway station on...

US, China restart high-level security dialogue amid rising tensions

In a sign that Beijing and Washington are ready to turn down the heat in...

Hodeidah fighting traps thousands of Yemenis

Thousands of Yemeni civilians are trapped on the southern outskirts of the Red Sea port...

Indonesia to probe Lion Air after deadly plane crash

Indonesia is to launch a "special audit" of Lion Air's operations in the wake of...

'I've gotten used to living in a man's world': In China, female pilots strain to hold up half the sky

When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in...

Thai girl, 11, wins world drone racing competition

 Wanraya Wannapong, an 11-year-old girl from Thailand, clinched the women's title at the World Drone...

Shallow 5.1-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia's Sulawesi

A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Tuesday (Nov 6), the US Geological...

Xi pledges to open China's markets wider to an impatient world

President Xi Jinping on Monday (Nov 5) pledged to widen access to China's economy, while...