Myanmar's junta said it has extended a temporary ceasefire to June to support reconstruction and relief efforts following a massive earthquake in late March that killed at least 3,700
June 03, 2025
South Korea is voting for a new president after six months of political chaos. Here’s what to know
June 01, 2025
European manufacturing took another step towards stabilisation in May but U.S. activity contracted for a third
June 02, 2025
Fu Tong and his wife Elaine To were among the first demonstrators in Hong Kong to be charged with rioting in 2020 after pro-democracy and anti-China protests started in
June 02, 2025
The Philippines and the European Union have agreed to start a dialogue on security and defence in order to tackle emerging threats like cyber attacks and foreign interference,
June 02, 2025
Indonesia booked a trade surplus of around $160 million in April, the lowest since April 2020, amid a surge in imports, while the country's
June 02, 2025
Asian painters were ‘othered’ in Paris a century ago. Now, the art world is taking note
June 02, 2025
South Korea's factory activity shrank for a fourth month in May as frail domestic demand and the impact of U.S. tariffs took a heavy toll on factory output while overall orders
June 01, 2025
Rungthiwa Pimphanit waited months for a long-promised cash handout of 10,000 baht ($307) from Thailand's ruling party, which she backed in 2023 elections, but now the scheme to
June 01, 2025
When then-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree plunged South Korea into chaos, it plummeted sales at Park Myung-Ja's diner in Jechon and became
June 01, 2025
North Korea condemned a multilateral sanctions monitoring group's recent report on ties with Russia as political and biased, saying its military cooperation with Moscow was a "
June 01, 2025
South Korea's exports fell in May for the first time in four months, as shipments to the United States and China dropped on global trade conflict triggered by U.S.
June 01, 2025
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China
May 31, 2025
US calls for Asia allies to boost defenses in face of China’s ‘imminent’ threat, Hegseth tells top defense forum
May 31, 2025
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May 31, 2025
India switched tactics after suffering losses in the air on the first day of conflict with Pakistan earlier this month and established a
May 31, 2025
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Saturday urged greater transparency from China over its military modernisation and deployments as Pacific nations brace for a more
May 31, 2025
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May 30, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that division between the two superpowers, the United States and China, is the main
May 30, 2025
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles will on Saturday highlight the risk of a new cycle of nuclear proliferation in Europe and Asia, driven by China's rapid
May 30, 2025
Trump’s tariffs are under threat, but ports aren’t seeing a big rebound yet. That’s bad news for prices
May 30, 2025
A natural stone quarry in Indonesia’s West Java province collapsed on several people who were working in it, killing at least 10 people and leaving six workers missing, officials say
May 30, 2025
Tensions between two of China's largest automakers erupted into the open on Friday when a BYD executive slammed as alarmist comments by the chief of Great Wall Motor that called
May 30, 2025
South Korea's left-wing presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung on Friday proposed amending the constitution to make it more difficult to impose martial law, aiming to
May 30, 2025
Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before conflict erupted between the nuclear-armed
May 30, 2025
China snubs Asia’s largest defense forum as tensions with US simmer
May 30, 2025
The Thai economy improved in April from March and the outlook remains in line with its downwardly revised forecast for this year with the impact of U.S. tariffs to be seen in the
May 30, 2025
South Korean liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to win next week's snap presidential election, a result that could reorient a major U.S. ally on policies
May 30, 2025
The United States plans to ramp up weapons sales to Taipei to a level exceeding President Donald Trump's first term as part
May 30, 2025
China signed a convention setting up an international organisation for mediation in Hong Kong on Friday that Beijing hopes will be on par with the International
May 30, 2025
Dozens of countries have joined China in establishing an international mediation-based dispute resolution group
May 30, 2025
Japan's factory output fell in April by 0.9% from the previous month, better than a median market forecast for a 1.4% drop, government data showed on Friday.
May 29, 2025
South Korea's factory output unexpectedly declined in April, depressed by a drop in electricity and gas output, government data showed on Friday.
May 29, 2025
The United States will not tolerate "exploitation" of American universities by the Chinese Communist Party or theft of U.S. research and intellectual
May 29, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led a party meeting on strengthening the military on Wednesday and inspected an artillery drill on Thursday, state media KCNA said on Friday.
May 29, 2025
The U.S.
May 29, 2025
Cambodian authorities have said they detained some Japanese nationals in a joint effort to crack down on fraud centres in Cambodia, a Japanese government spokesperson said on Thursday
May 29, 2025
Global stocks rose while the U.S. dollar weakened on Thursday as markets digested an ongoing court battle over President Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day"
May 28, 2025
A royal insult prosecution against an American scholar in Thailand that raised concerns in the U.S. government has been dropped, his lawyer said on Thursday, as authorities
May 29, 2025
Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king rallied in the capital Kathmandu on Thursday, calling for the restoration of the constitutional monarchy that was
May 29, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed determination to defend rules-based, free and multilateral trade systems and work to expand the main Asia-Pacific trade group at a time of tension over U.S. tariffs
May 29, 2025
The army chiefs of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed for a mutual withdrawal from the disputed border area where a brief clash a day earlier killed one Cambodian soldier
May 29, 2025
China's defence minister Dong Jun will skip a major Asian security forum this weekend at which U.S.
May 29, 2025
Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal's capital
May 29, 2025
The Economist's latest printed edition for Asia featuring Vietnam's top leader To Lam on its cover has been banned in Vietnam, sources at two local media distributors told Reuters, in a
May 29, 2025
A South Korean maritime patrol aircraft crashed soon after takeoff near a military base in the southern city of Pohang on Thursday, killing all four crew members, the navy said.
May 29, 2025
Xiaomi rolled out its new sports utility vehicle in Beijing on Thursday, as the firm best known for smartphones and consumer electronics gears
May 29, 2025
Governments in Asia and Europe are raising far less debt in U.S. dollars than usual, preferring to issue at home as they avoid exposure to rising
May 29, 2025
The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with its lawful and routine activities in the South China Sea.
May 29, 2025
A South Korean navy plane has crashed during a training flight, killing all four crew members on board
May 29, 2025
Taiwan's Foxconn will soon announce a second Japanese auto partner, Chairman Young Liu said on Thursday, as the company best known as Apple's main iPhone maker continues its
May 29, 2025
A large dealer of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD's cars in the eastern province of Shandong has gone out of business with at least 20 of its stores found to be deserted or shut
May 29, 2025
South Korea's record-high trade surpluses with the United States will gradually narrow as companies continue to invest in the U.S. market, the country's biggest exporter group said on
May 29, 2025
Google on Thursday began direct online sales of its popular hardware devices in India, including Pixel phones, watches and earbuds, ahead of an anticipated launch of its first physical
May 29, 2025
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles will meet with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts at an Asian security forum in Singapore, the first trilateral talks
May 29, 2025
U.S.
May 28, 2025
East Timor on Thursday deported a former Filipino congressman charged with multiple murders in the Philippines and added that he was a national security threat whose presence could damage the country’s image ahead of its entry to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
May 29, 2025
Japan cracks down on ‘sparkly’ names for babies like Pikachu or Nike
May 29, 2025
In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them
May 28, 2025
The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Wednesday Israel's model for providing aid to Gaza was wasteful and a "distraction from atrocities",
May 28, 2025
Taiwan's trade-reliant economy is expected to grow at a slower pace in 2025 than previously forecast, as uncertainty over possible U.S. tariffs weighs on growth, the statistics
May 28, 2025
China is being provocative with an "extreme pressure" campaign against Taiwan and is intentionally ignoring the island's olive branches and goodwill,
May 28, 2025
Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, is willing to recognise and open diplomatic relations with Israel if an independent Palestinian state is recognised by Tel
May 28, 2025
European companies are cutting costs and scaling back investment plans in China as the economy slows and fierce competition drives down prices
May 28, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will be vigilant to the risk large swings in super-long bond yields could
May 27, 2025
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order allowing migrants to challenge their deportations to South Sudan
May 27, 2025
Southeast Asian leaders reached an understanding on Tuesday that any bilateral agreements they might strike with the United States on trade tariffs would not
May 27, 2025
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Markets were left nonplussed by increasingly erratic U.S.
May 27, 2025
Leaders of Southeast Asian countries on Tuesday urged all parties in conflict-torn Myanmar to expand a temporary ceasefire and build trust towards convening an inclusive dialogue.
May 27, 2025
Singapore authorities said on Tuesday that an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight last year that hit turbulence, injuring dozens of people and killing one, was still
May 27, 2025
Stephen Hayes Dacus has been approved to be the new chief executive of the operator of 7-Eleven, the first foreigner to lead the Japanese convenience store chain
May 27, 2025
North Korea's minister of state security, Ri Chang Dae, left Pyongyang on Monday to attend a meeting of senior security officials in Russia, the North's KCNA state news agency
May 27, 2025
A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali has sentenced a British man to 10 months in jail for drug offenses after a charge that could carry the death penalty was dropped
May 27, 2025
South Korean police have banned former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and ex-Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok from travelling abroad as part of a probe into alleged insurrection linked to
May 27, 2025
Nepali Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking the record he set last year.
May 27, 2025
The Bank of Korea (BOK) will lower its key policy rate by 25 basis points on Thursday as economic activity contracted in the last quarter and benign inflation
May 26, 2025
Video images show France's first lady pushing her husband away with both hands on his face just before they disembark from their presidential plane to start a tour of southeast Asia this weekend
May 26, 2025
North Korea arrests four over failed warship launch as images show vessel shielded from prying eyes
May 26, 2025
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday hailed "significant" steps to engage warring sides in Myanmar, as Southeast Asian leaders met for talks to
May 25, 2025
Minneapolis has changed, slowly, since a city police officer murdered George Floyd on Memorial Day in 2020
May 26, 2025
North Korea says it has detained four officials who it says are responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer
May 23, 2025
South Korea's political crisis has ignited bipartisan calls for constitutional amendments to reshape the power of the president, an issue hotly debated ahead of the
May 26, 2025
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Southeast Asian nations will forge a common front to face challenges including economic headwinds from U.S. tariffs and the four-year deadly civil war in Myanmar
May 26, 2025
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Istanbul on Sunday and said the two countries would strive to boost cooperation, particularly in
May 25, 2025
Italian tyre maker Pirelli is in a risky situation after its Chinese leading shareholder Sinochem rejected a proposal by the company to solve governance issues that could hinder its
May 24, 2025
Indonesia plans to announce economic stimulus measures on June 5 to revive activity and boost consumer purchasing power, hoping to push economic growth to around 5% this quarter,
May 24, 2025
Vietnam's technology ministry has ordered telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in
May 23, 2025
North Korea has begun a full-scale investigation into the accident that occurred during the launch of a warship this week, state media KCNA reported on Friday.
May 22, 2025
Japan's core inflation accelerated at its fastest annual pace in more than two years in April on steady rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, raising the odds of
May 22, 2025
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday he held a 45-minute phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss tariffs, diplomacy and security issues.
May 23, 2025
China's foreign ministry on Friday urged the Philippines to immediately stop "infringement and provocation" in the South China Sea or face China's "resolute response."
May 23, 2025
A major accident occurred on Wednesday during the launch of a new North Korean warship while Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with the isolated state's
May 21, 2025
A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military has been shot dead by a self-proclaimed urban guerrilla group near his home in the country’s biggest city
May 22, 2025
North Korea says a new 5,000-ton destroyer key to its naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un
May 22, 2025
A Thai court on Thursday ordered self-exiled former premier Yingluck Shinawatra to pay 10 billion baht ($305 million) in damages over a botched rice pledging scheme that saw her
May 22, 2025
China and the Netherlands pledged on Thursday to deepen cooperation and communication amid "global challenges" by bolstering wider China-EU ties to tackle areas such as climate
May 22, 2025
The number of white nationalist, hate and anti-government groups around the U.S. dropped slightly in 2024, not because of any shrinking influence but rather the opposite
May 22, 2025
South Korea will prepare support measures for agricultural and food exporters, while closely monitoring the impact of U.S. tariffs on the sector, the finance ministry said on
May 22, 2025
Just three years after South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol moved the presidential office from the historic Blue House, his potential successors are vowing to move
May 22, 2025
It is "arrogant and ignorant" to call Taiwan a country and its future can only be decided by China's 1.4 billion people, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday
May 22, 2025
Separate talks with Myanmar's junta leader and his key rivals have borne fruit, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar
May 22, 2025
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May 21, 2025
Komatsu should see a nearly 20 billion yen ($140 million) mitigation in the impact of U.S. tariffs on its bottom line after the U.S.-China trade
May 22, 2025
Citigroup has launched Citi AI, a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its employees in Hong Kong, the bank said on Thursday.
May 22, 2025
China's online video-sharing platform Bilibili said on Wednesday it is offering up to $575 million worth of convertible notes to raise money to develop its content ecosystem.
May 21, 2025
Three children were among at least five people killed when a suicide bomber struck an army school bus in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, the
May 21, 2025
Major stock indexes and the dollar fell on Wednesday as investors worried about a deteriorating U.S. fiscal outlook and Treasury yields climbed following a
May 21, 2025
Russia has announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region, nearly nine months after losing chunks of the border territory to a surprise Ukrainian incursion
April 26, 2025
Federal judge says Trump administration must ‘maintain custody’ of migrants allegedly sent to South Sudan
May 20, 2025
Officials say a suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing five people, including three children
May 21, 2025
A professor who was jailed after making comments perceived as critical of women officers in the Indian army was ordered released on bail by the country's top court
May 21, 2025
Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power
May 21, 2025
Pakistan's army chief General Asim Munir is the most powerful man in the country, but his popular support has surged after the worst conflict in decades with arch-
May 21, 2025
Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft has acquired Tomtor, the country's largest rare earth metal deposit, a companies registry showed on Wednesday, after President Vladimir Putin's
May 21, 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan plan to upgrade their diplomatic ties, China said on Wednesday after hosting an informal meeting between Islamabad
May 21, 2025
A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time is already planning his next attempt
May 20, 2025
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said on Tuesday an artificial intelligence
May 20, 2025
Thailand's cabinet has reallocated 157 billion baht ($4.7 billion) of budget spending away from a consumer stimulus scheme to fund projects in the coming months that will help
May 20, 2025
Taiwan wants peace and dialogue with China but the government must continue to strengthen the island's defences, President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday
May 20, 2025
Xiaomi's founder Lei Jun said on Tuesday that the company has started mass production of its self-developed Xring O1 advanced mobile chip.
May 20, 2025
Japan's top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Tuesday there was no change to Tokyo's stance of demanding an elimination of U.S. tariffs in bilateral trade
May 20, 2025
Moscow is ready to work toward ending the fighting in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday following a two-hour phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump
May 19, 2025
The sheriff who oversees the New Orleans jail where 10 men escaped last week says defective locks were a key factor in the jailbreak
May 19, 2025
Huawei launched two new laptop models on Monday, the first sold with its own Harmony operating system, in a bid to take on well-established Western Big
May 19, 2025
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