A rescue official in Indonesia says a passenger bus crash has killed at least 16 people on Indonesia’s main island of Java
December 22, 2025
Thousands of mourners have gathered at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to mark a week since two gunmen targeted a Jewish festival, killing 15 people
December 21, 2025
US submarines are outnumbered in the Pacific. South Korea has a plan to help
December 21, 2025
The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing a ban on public displays of Islamic State group flags and extremist symbols
December 20, 2025
A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, sentencing them to 17 years in prison
December 20, 2025
Taiwanese authorities says the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island’s capital had planned the assaults and set fires at other locations earlier in the day
December 20, 2025
The disaster-prone Philippines invested billions in flood control. Then officials looted the funds
December 19, 2025
Taiwan's national news agency and the city government say a man with a knife and smoke grenades attacked crowds indiscriminately in Taiwan’s capital
December 19, 2025
Angry protesters have stormed the offices of Bangladesh’s two leading newspapers after news reached the country from Singapore of the death of a prominent activist in last year’s political uprising, who was shot by an assailant a week ago
December 18, 2025
Kinder chocolate and tears: Hong Kong lays to rest ‘gentle’ firefighter killed battling inferno that rocked city
December 19, 2025
Thailand has helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia
December 18, 2025
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December 19, 2025
Finland's government is facing a backlash after its representative for the 2025 Miss Universe pageant, Sarah Dzafce, was seen pulling the corners of her eyes in a viral photo
December 18, 2025
Thailand has conducted more airstrikes on Cambodia, targeting a warehouse storing rockets
December 18, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones
December 18, 2025
India has signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Oman
December 18, 2025
Daughter of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells CNN she is devastated by guilty verdict handed down to her father
December 17, 2025
Why the weirdest sea level changes on Earth are happening off the coast of Japan
December 17, 2025
The Philippines’ long battle against Islamist extremism is back in the spotlight following Bondi attack
December 17, 2025
Police say suspected militants have opened fire on a police officer guarding a team of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, killing the officer and a passerby
December 16, 2025
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty in landmark national security trial, faces possible life sentence
December 15, 2025
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism
December 14, 2025
Thailand's government reports a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager
December 14, 2025
Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models
December 14, 2025
Fighting is raging along the Thailand-Cambodia border, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's claim of a new ceasefire agreement
December 13, 2025
Lionel Messi’s much-hyped tour of India has gotten off to a rocky start with angry fans throwing bottles and attempting to vandalize a stadium after many of them failed to get more than just a glimpse of their hero
December 13, 2025
President Donald Trump says Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes
December 12, 2025
Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border has forced hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers to flee since Monday
December 13, 2025
Japanese journalist Shiori Ito's documentary, “Black Box Diaries,” has finally premiered in Japan after facing legal hurdles
December 12, 2025
Trump’s security strategy is making a hard pivot on China. Why now?
December 12, 2025
Wall Street set records, even as a sell-off for Oracle and worries about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology weighed on the market
December 11, 2025
U.S. strategic bombers joined Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise around Japan's airspace
December 11, 2025
Cambodia says Thailand has launched more airstrikes as heavy fighting flares along their border
December 11, 2025
Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia is showing no signs of stopping
December 10, 2025
‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee
December 11, 2025
Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly floods and landslides across Asia in recent weeks, according to an analysis released Wednesday
December 10, 2025
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December 10, 2025
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting to prepare for the upcoming ruling party congress, one of the country’s biggest political conferences meant to lay out new state priorities
December 10, 2025
Cambodia and Thailand are engaged in renewed fighting, forcing tens of thousands to flee border areas
December 09, 2025
A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a tsunami warning for parts of the coastline. CNN's Hanako Montgomery reports.
December 08, 2025
Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia as a new wave of fighting erupted between the neighboring countries, leaving a peace plan presided over by President Donald Trump in danger of collapse. Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told CNN that military action against Cambodia would continue “until we feel that sovereignty and territorial integrity are not challenged.”
December 08, 2025
Microsoft has announced its largest-ever Asia investment of $17.5 billion in India to enhance cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next four years
December 09, 2025
Indonesian police say at least 22 people have been killed when a fire ripped through an office building in the capital
December 09, 2025
The International Monetary Fund says it has approved the release of $1.2 billion to Pakistan, giving the cash-strapped country a fresh boost as it works to recover from one of its worst economic crises in years
December 09, 2025
Japan is assessing damage and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities
December 09, 2025
A Beijing court has ruled Malaysia Airlines must pay $410,000 each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the disappearance of Flight 370 more than a decade ago
December 09, 2025
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami
December 08, 2025
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as Trump’s peace agreement hangs in balance
December 08, 2025
Pakistan’s newly appointed chief of defense forces has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban government to choose between maintaining ties with Islamabad or supporting the Pakistani Taliban, the militant group blamed for a surge in deadly attacks in recent years
December 08, 2025
China's exports returned to growth in November after an unexpected contraction in October, pushing its trade surplus for 2025 past the $1 trillion mark for the first time
December 08, 2025
Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia
December 08, 2025
About a third of Hong Kong's registered voters has elected a new 90-member legislature
December 07, 2025
Japan says Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing’s accusation of interference and renewing its protest over the incident
December 07, 2025
Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a 71-year-old man for allegedly posting seditious content on social media
December 06, 2025
Bangkok is the world’s most visited city. But badly behaved tourists are creating problems in Asia
December 06, 2025
Ukraine has condemned two-time Olympic diver Sofiia Lyskun’s switch to represent Russia amid the ongoing war and will try to strip her of awards
December 05, 2025
India’s aviation watchdog has temporarily rolled back restrictions on airline crew duty hours
December 05, 2025
The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city
December 05, 2025
China and France have pledged deeper cooperation to address global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade
December 04, 2025
Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove all mesh netting on buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the materials
December 04, 2025
Thai consumer confidence rose for a third consecutive month in November to reach its highest level in six months, helped by government policies and support for domestic
December 04, 2025
The U.S. dollar was soft on Thursday after lacklustre economic data cemented the case for a rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week, providing relief
December 04, 2025
China's economy is in a bad way and President Xi Jinping should focus on improving the lives of his people and not "territorial expansion", Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said
December 04, 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is embracing his love for travel in his final month in office
December 03, 2025
Rescue teams are racing to reach communities isolated by last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing
December 03, 2025
The death toll from a high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong has risen to 159
December 03, 2025
Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed China's position on Tuesday on remarks made by Japan's prime minister regarding Taiwan during talks with his French counterpart in
December 03, 2025
China and Russia reached "broad consensus" on a range of issues during the Chinese foreign minister's trip to Moscow this week, amid a burst of diplomatic efforts to end the
December 03, 2025
A majority of Australians, Japanese and Indians believe U.S.
December 03, 2025
A resistance group in Myanmar has reportedly detained a candidate for the election scheduled for later this month
December 03, 2025
More than 200 South Koreans joined a tour of the National Assembly on Wednesday to view parts of the compound associated with last year's martial law crisis,
December 03, 2025
Foxconn and Luxshare plan to add millions of gaming devices to Vietnam's annual output, according to documents they submitted to local authorities,
December 03, 2025
A new round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan has failed to produce a breakthrough to end tensions between the South Asian neighbours, although they
December 03, 2025
The Indian rupee slid past 90 per U.S. dollar to a record low on Wednesday, declining for the sixth consecutive session as traders bet
December 03, 2025
The death toll in a fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong last week has risen to 159, police said on Wednesday.
December 03, 2025
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday sought a combined 15-year prison sentence for former First Lady Kim Keon Hee, who has been indicted for bribery and other
December 03, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that he had found it "interesting and entertaining" speaking with Donald Trump during
December 03, 2025
China's military sometimes simulates attacks on foreign naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan shares intelligence with international partners when
December 03, 2025
India's dominant services sector accelerated in November as robust domestic demand helped recover ground lost in the previous month, but export sales growth slipped to an
December 03, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday there was still work to be done to address the fallout from the failed martial
December 03, 2025
Opium poppy cultivation in war-torn Myanmar has surged to its highest level in a decade, rising 17% in the past year as conflict and economic hardship push more farmers into the
December 03, 2025
Some major Chinese commercial banks have removed five-year, large-scale certificates of deposit that carry a high yield from their offerings, in an effort to cut costs and
December 03, 2025
A South Korean court rejected a request to detain former deputy prime minister and finance minister Choo Kyung-ho, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, as prosecutors
December 02, 2025
It was a clear autumn afternoon with blue skies and a cool breeze as Wong set off to pick up his granddaughter from school.
December 02, 2025
South Korea's economy expanded by 1.3% in the third quarter, revised central bank data showed on Wednesday, faster than the bank's earlier estimate of 1.2%.
December 02, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday there was still work left to deal with the fallout of the failed martial law bid one year ago and ensure the
December 03, 2025
Thailand's annual headline inflation rate was negative for an eighth month in November, driven by falling energy prices and
December 03, 2025
Taiwan is looking forward to re-establishing ties with former ally Honduras and has been in touch with both of the presidential candidates who are friendly towards Taipei,
December 03, 2025
The disappearance nearly 12 years ago of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
March 08, 2024
China's Wingtech on Friday said it has appealed decisions stripping it of control of its Nexperia chipmaking subsidiary to the Netherlands' Supreme Court.
November 28, 2025
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Britain on Friday to uphold the "one-China" principle, as Beijing seeks to rally support in its worst diplomatic dispute with Tokyo in
November 28, 2025
Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a huge fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to
November 29, 2025
The Trump administration is promising a stricter anti-immigration agenda after an Afghan national was being charged in the shooting of two National Guard members
November 29, 2025
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died
November 29, 2025
Improved weather has helped rescuers on Indonesia's Sumatra island recover more bodies after landslides and flash floods
November 29, 2025
A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with dozens unaccounted for
November 29, 2025
Indonesian domestic helper Fita spoke of the confusion inside the Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex as it was engulfed in
November 29, 2025
China announced a sweeping inspection of fire-safety standards in high-rise buildings nationwide on Saturday after a deadly fire in Hong Kong left at least 128 people dead,
November 29, 2025
Kyrgyzstan votes in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday in which allies of President Sadyr Japarov are expected to win a resounding victory.
November 29, 2025
Thousands turned out on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in more than 75 years, as Beijing warned it
November 30, 2025
Two stories both headlined "Chinese autonomous driving firm Momenta files for Hong Kong IPO, sources say", carried on Dec 2 and updated on Dec 3 are wrong and have been withdrawn.
December 02, 2025
The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 146
November 30, 2025
Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal
November 30, 2025
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's allies were trounced in a regional election, results showed on Sunday, a grim first electoral test for the leader after three
November 30, 2025
Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia remains in "very critical" condition at a Dhaka hospital, her party said on Sunday, as her self-exiled son and
November 30, 2025
More than 1,100 killed as deadly storms cause flooding and landslides across Asia
November 30, 2025
Hong Kong is setting up an independent committee to investigate a deadly fire that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people
December 02, 2025
Flying over the blue waters off Taiwan's east coast, a light aircraft equipped with a powerful U.S.-made radar slung under
December 01, 2025
Manufacturing was weak in the U.S., Europe and Asia's biggest economies in November, business surveys showed on Monday, as subdued domestic demand and
December 01, 2025
Uncomfortable questions are being raised over who is to blame for Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades
December 02, 2025
Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they had arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city's deadliest fire in
December 01, 2025
The trial of the head of South Korea's Unification Church started on Monday, with prosecutors portraying Han Hak-ja as keen to exert political influence and
December 01, 2025
Hong Kong authorities say some of the netting on buildings that caught fire last week did not meet codes for fire resistance
December 01, 2025
Hong Kong leader vows ‘justice’ as apartment inferno investigators focus on unsafe netting
December 01, 2025
Thailand's central bank is planning measures to ease the upward pressure on the baht, including having banks tighten their controls on gold-related foreign exchange
December 01, 2025
The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 on Monday as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved
December 01, 2025
A South Korean special prosecutor has indicted Seoul's mayor, Oh Se-hoon, for violating political funding laws in connection with a scandal involving a power
December 01, 2025
Hong Kong's retail sales by value rose 6.9% in October from a year earlier, the sixth month of gains, as recovery in retail sales gathered strength and sales of most broad
December 01, 2025
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is facing mounting criticism over his government’s slow response to deadly
December 01, 2025
The U.S. will lower import duties on South Korean autos to 15% effective retroactively to November 1 and match the reciprocal tariffs imposed on Japan and the EU, Commerce
December 01, 2025
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said U.S. chipmaker Intel has announced an additional investment of 860 million ringgit ($208 million) in the country for
December 02, 2025
There is no room for compromise when it comes to Taiwan's security, while freedom and democracy are foundational values that have nothing to do with
December 02, 2025
The U.S. stock market held steadier as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilized
December 02, 2025
Emergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover bodies after catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia
December 02, 2025
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