China said on Wednesday Eswatini's leaders were being "kept and fed" by Taiwan, using unusually strong language to condemn the small southern African kingdom for
May 06, 2026
South Korea's presidential office said on Wednesday it had suspended a review on whether to participate in a U.S. operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after
May 06, 2026
The Philippines called on Myanmar on Wednesday to allow ASEAN's special envoy to meet with detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, pressing for greater transparency after
May 06, 2026
Taiwan is likely to be a topic of conversation between U.S.
May 06, 2026
The U.S. stock market rose to records after oil prices eased and companies kept reporting bigger profits for the start of the year than analysts expected
May 05, 2026
Pakistan's navy responded to a distress call from an Indian vessel stranded in the Arabian Sea after a critical technical failure, Pakistan's military said on Tuesday.
May 05, 2026
Airbus plans to announce an order on Wednesday for about 150 A220 jets from AirAsia, in a boost for the planemaker's smallest jetliner that has recently lost orders to
May 05, 2026
Thailand's foreign minister said on Tuesday he planned to invite his Myanmar counterpart to meet top regional diplomats, aiming to build consensus within
May 05, 2026
Hong Kong's economy expanded 5.9% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Tuesday, the 13th consecutive quarter of growth and the
May 05, 2026
A blast at a fireworks factory in China has killed at least 26 people and injured 61, flattening buildings and sending towering clouds of smoke into the sky, and prompting
May 05, 2026
Armenia is hosting the first European Union summit in Yerevan
May 05, 2026
Authorities in China say an explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others
May 05, 2026
President Lai Ching-te arrived home on Tuesday from Eswatini saying Taiwan would not give in to pressure, having taken a circuitous
May 05, 2026
The U.S. military says it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
May 04, 2026
Oil prices jumped 6% on Monday and stocks fell as Iran escalated its military campaign, hitting several ships in the Strait of Hormuz and setting
May 04, 2026
A North Korean women’s soccer team is scheduled to play at a regional tournament in South Korea later this month
May 04, 2026
Indonesia and Japan signed a defence cooperation agreement on Monday, officials said, which includes cooperation in the defence industry, human development and disaster
May 04, 2026
The leaders of Singapore and New Zealand signed an agreement to keep their supply chains open during times of crisis on Monday, and said they hoped the agreement would be
May 04, 2026
India's manufacturing growth edged up slightly in April but remained stuck near a four-year low as weak demand and soaring input costs driven by the Middle East war
May 04, 2026
An unfinished Iran war could give Xi the upper hand in Trump talks, sources say
May 04, 2026
The Asian Development Bank said on Sunday it was ready to deliver urgent help to the countries in the Pacific region, which has been rattled by the war in the
May 03, 2026
China accused the Philippines of landing personnel on a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Sunday as Manila said it would dispatch ships to drive off Chinese vessels it
May 03, 2026
Inside the complex, secretive business of buying ube, the internet’s new favorite food
May 03, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met delegates to the ruling party's youth league congress in Pyongyang, state media KCNA said on Sunday, as the government again cast young
May 03, 2026
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te reached Eswatini on Saturday, two weeks after he was forced to postpone a trip to a diplomatic ally because Indian Ocean states
May 02, 2026
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May 02, 2026
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May 02, 2026
Summer is a few months away, but the streets of Croatia’s old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists
May 02, 2026
The legal team of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet the detained former leader this weekend after she was transferred to house arrest in the capital by the military-backed
May 01, 2026
Global shares steadied on Friday, with U.S. tech stocks rallying anew and investors remaining focused on currency markets after the yen
May 01, 2026
Registrations of Tesla cars continued to rebound in France, Denmark and the Netherlands in April, but fast-moving Chinese rivals such as BYD kept chipping away
May 01, 2026
Man charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men stabbed in London
May 01, 2026
Some big Japanese trading houses forecast on Friday record annual profits as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran keeps commodity prices high,
May 01, 2026
Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest
April 30, 2026
Japan's manufacturing activity grew at its strongest pace in over four years in April, as companies ramped up production and stockpiled goods amid supply chain disruptions
May 01, 2026
Annual core inflation in April hit a four-year low and stayed below the central bank's 2% target for a third straight month, as fuel and education subsidies
May 01, 2026
Global bond prices and stocks rose on Thursday as oil prices retreated from four-year highs, while the yen jumped after
April 30, 2026
The vice captain of Afghan Women United Fatima Yousufi says it's exciting to be part of a team that has a future and opens doors to the likes of the 2028 Olympics after this week's news that an official Afghanistan women's national football team will return to the international stag. She sits down with World Sport's Amanda Davies.
April 30, 2026
Banks across Asia, including those in Singapore - among the region's largest - are tightening checks on artificial
April 30, 2026
China's military said on
April 30, 2026
The Middle East war has not slowed Asia's local currency bond markets, with Hong Kong and Australian dollar issuance hitting
April 30, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday that she will continue all diplomatic efforts to ensure the passage of all vessels though the Strait of Hormuz.
April 30, 2026
Kim Jong Un praises soldier suicides, signals deepening role in Russia’s war
April 30, 2026
China's top three state-owned airlines bounced back to profit in the first quarter, helped by robust demand during the Lunar New Year
April 30, 2026
A Cambodian appeals court on Thursday upheld a 27-year sentence for former opposition leader Kem Sokha for his treason conviction, his lawyer said, another blow to an
April 30, 2026
Taiwan has activated backup communications for its northernmost territory, the remote and strategically located island of Dongyin, after poor weather conditions apparently
April 30, 2026
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been given a further one-sixth reduction in her sentence as part of an amnesty, a member of her legal team said on Thursday,
April 30, 2026
Standard Chartered on Thursday posted a better-than-expected 17% profit gain, buoyed in part as Gulf countries rushed to raise
April 30, 2026
A French teen faces charges in Singapore after posting a video of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back
April 30, 2026
Japan's factory output unexpectedly fell in March as production tumbled for a range of chemical and petroleum-based goods, data showed on
April 30, 2026
Seven people have died after an 8-foot (2.5-metre) wall at a hospital complex collapsed in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, a state official said on
April 30, 2026
Oil prices soared on worries about prolonged supply disruption due to the Middle East war while Wall Street's stock indexes
April 29, 2026
Five of China's largest lenders reported net profit growth over 3% in the first quarter of this year on Wednesday, as bad debt ratios
April 29, 2026
Shenzhen, one of China's four first-tier cities, further relaxed restrictions for buying homes in the city in a bid to spur demand.
April 29, 2026
The Philippine House justice committee on Wednesday found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, moving a step closer to a process that
April 29, 2026
JAKARTA, April 29 - Indonesian military prosecutors charged four officers on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in an acid attack on an activist known for campaigning against the expanding public
April 29, 2026
A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday increased the jail term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges linked to his short-lived 2024
April 29, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised soldiers who committed suicide while fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region, confirming an extreme battle
April 28, 2026
The Philippines is not worried about any reduction in U.S. deterrence capabilities in the Indo-Pacific due to the war in the Middle East,
April 28, 2026
The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged partner countries in Southeast Asia on Tuesday not to turn to Russia for oil supplies as they try
April 28, 2026
The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 15 with another 88 injured, a senior minister said on Tuesday,
April 28, 2026
Japanese parts suppliers to automakers including Toyota face mounting cost and supply uncertainties due to the Iran war, warning that oil-related
April 28, 2026
Sri Lanka arrests 22 Buddhist monks allegedly carrying over 110 kilos of cannabis at airport
April 28, 2026
Rescuers have finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car, confirming the crash outside Indonesia’s capital killed 15 people
April 28, 2026
South Korea's monetary policy board said a cautious, wait-and-see approach is appropriate for now as heightened uncertainty from the Iran war warrants more monitoring of
April 28, 2026
Iran is ready to share its defensive weapons capabilities with "independent countries, especially members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)", Deputy Defence
April 28, 2026
North Korea sharply raised the number of executions it conducted after shutting its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the largest share linked to
April 28, 2026
The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday,
April 28, 2026
China denounced remarks by Japan and the European Union about the South China Sea at a U.N.
April 28, 2026
Call it a different kind of sticker shock.
April 28, 2026
Taiwan has spotted two Chinese warships operating in waters near the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait and has sent its own naval and air forces to keep watch, the
April 28, 2026
The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers worked
April 28, 2026
At least four people were killed and 38 injured when two trains collided in the city of Bekasi, adjoining the Indonesian capital Jakarta, late on Monday
April 27, 2026
The U.S. stock market’s record-breaking rally slowed after uncertainty rose about what will happen next in the Iran war
April 27, 2026
Families of two Americans jailed in China urge Trump to seek release
Taiwan 'confident' in US ties ahead of Trump visit to China
China's car sales drop for seventh month in April; exports roar
Australia to repatriate passengers from Hantavirus-hit cruise ship
One US citizen tests mildly positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms
Nintendo shares slump as price hikes, games shortfall spook market
Last two evacuation flights from hantavirus-hit ship to depart Monday afternoon