U.S. stock indexes ticked higher, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold
January 26, 2026Nineteen Indonesian marines are among 42 people missing after a landslide in West Java province
January 26, 2026Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial
January 26, 2026A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth."
January 26, 2026Improved weather has helped rescuers in Java, Indonesia, recover more bodies after a landslide killed over two dozen villagers
January 25, 2026Crowds bid farewell to Japan’s last pandas before return to China amid souring ties
January 25, 2026Free solo climber Alex Honnold conquers one of the world’s tallest buildings
January 25, 2026Police say a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding 25
January 23, 2026China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law
January 24, 2026Gorgeous islands that tourism hasn’t swallowed whole
January 24, 2026The Pentagon has released a National Defense Strategy that chastises U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserts the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere over a longtime goal of countering China
January 24, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8
January 23, 2026Vietnam’s Communist Party has re-elected To Lam as general secretary, putting the former security chief on track to become the country’s most powerful leader in decades
January 23, 2026A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has defended their demand for ending "one-party rule” in court
January 23, 2026Dozens of South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scams have been returned home to face criminal investigation
January 22, 2026U.S. stocks rose and regained more of their losses for the week
January 22, 2026Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have pleaded not guilty in a landmark national security trial
January 21, 2026Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China
January 22, 2026Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years
January 21, 2026A South Korean court has ruled that the failed imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion
January 21, 2026Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison
January 21, 2026A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment
January 21, 2026Witness testimony has ended in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack
January 20, 2026Rescuers in Karachi, Pakistan, are searching for dozens of missing people after a massive fire at a shopping plaza
January 20, 2026The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national and wounded more than a dozen others
January 20, 2026Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’
January 19, 2026China’s birth rate drops to record low as economy hits target despite US trade war
January 19, 2026Rescuers have recovered more bodies from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi, Pakistan, pushing the death toll to at least 15
January 19, 2026China's population continues to shrink
January 19, 2026Indonesian rescuers have recovered a body while searching for 11 people aboard a plane that crashed on Sulawesi island
January 18, 2026Journalists and media leaders in Bangladesh are demanding protection after recent attacks on two major newspapers
January 17, 2026Grit and glamour: Behind-the-scenes docuseries asks what it takes to become a K-pop idol
August 30, 2024For those seeking K-pop stardom, the path can be long and grueling
January 05, 2025Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide
January 16, 2026Taiwan’s premier has hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, while an official in Beijing condemned the accord
January 16, 2026Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and China are entering a new era of relations
January 15, 2026A new construction accident near Bangkok has occurred just 24 hours after a deadly train accident in another part of Thailand
January 15, 2026Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact that will allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters
January 15, 2026The US, China, India, Europe and Japan all have exciting missions on the horizon in 2026. Many of them are collaborative feats.
January 14, 2026A construction crane has fallen onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand, causing a derailment that killed at least 32 people
January 14, 2026David Webb, a prominent Hong Kong shareholder activist, has died at 60
January 13, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week to mend relations with the world's second-largest economy
January 12, 2026Myanmar heard accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings began on Monday
January 12, 2026Minnesota leaders are urging protesters to remain peaceful as demonstrators converge on a Minneapolis park to protest the fatal shooting of a woman
January 10, 2026Alleged cybercrime kingpin arrested and extradited from Cambodia to China
January 08, 2026The United States will be providing significant aid to Thailand and Cambodia to ensure regional stability in the wake of the two nations fighting last year
January 09, 2026Officials in the Philippines say two people have been killed and 36 others are missing after an avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers at a landfill
January 09, 2026A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements
January 09, 2026A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics is joining an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in the Philippine capital, with some using the gathering to express outrage over a corruption scandal involving influential legislators
January 09, 2026Prosecutors in the United States say Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day
January 08, 2026They’re at it again
January 08, 2026China's commerce ministry says it plans to investigate Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
January 08, 2026President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”
January 07, 2026Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is facing global criticism for generating sexualized deepfakes
January 06, 2026Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province
January 06, 2026China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes
January 06, 2026The capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has sparked global controversy
January 06, 2026South Korean film star Ahn Sung-ki, whose prolific career earned him the nickname “The Nation's Actor,” has died
January 05, 2026President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year
January 03, 2026Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is feeling under the weather at the United Cup at Perth
January 02, 2026A court in Pakistan’s capital has sentenced seven people to life imprisonment after convicting them of inciting violence
January 02, 2026Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape
January 02, 2026Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament
January 01, 2026Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war
December 31, 2025China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan
December 31, 2025Officials say Pakistan has seen polio cases fall by more than half in 2025
December 31, 2025China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."
December 30, 2025China stages war games around Taiwan after hitting out at major US arms deal
December 29, 2025China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan
December 30, 2025Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries
December 29, 2025South Korea is chasing a coal-free future in efforts to slash carbon emissions, an ambitious goal for the fossil fuel-dependent country
December 29, 2025Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people
December 29, 2025Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages
December 27, 2025Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia have started talks in China to address their border dispute
December 28, 2025Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election
December 27, 2025Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fighting over border disputes
December 27, 2025Cambodia says that Thailand hit a site in the country's northwest with an airstrike on Saturday even as the two sides pursue talks to end clashes
December 26, 2025A man has been arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with a chemical believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan
December 26, 2025The son of a former Bangladesh prime minister has returned to the country after more than 17 years in exile
December 25, 2025North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology
December 25, 2025The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region
December 23, 2025Stocks closed higher on Wall Street at the start of what’s expected to be a relatively calm holiday week
December 22, 2025Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago
December 22, 2025Thailand’s foreign minister says Thailand and Cambodia will resume talks to work toward a more durable ceasefire along their border
December 22, 2025Japan's space agency says its H3 rocket has failed to place a navigation satellite into orbit
December 22, 2025A rescue official in Indonesia says a passenger bus crash has killed at least 16 people on Indonesia’s main island of Java
December 22, 2025Thousands 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, 2025US submarines are outnumbered in the Pacific. South Korea has a plan to help
December 21, 2025The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing a ban on public displays of Islamic State group flags and extremist symbols
December 20, 2025A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, sentencing them to 17 years in prison
December 20, 2025Taiwanese 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, 2025The disaster-prone Philippines invested billions in flood control. Then officials looted the funds
December 19, 2025Taiwan'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, 2025Angry 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, 2025Kinder chocolate and tears: Hong Kong lays to rest ‘gentle’ firefighter killed battling inferno that rocked city
December 19, 2025Thailand has helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia
December 18, 2025This college entrance exam was so hard an official had to resign. Could you ace these questions?
December 19, 2025Finland'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, 2025Thailand has conducted more airstrikes on Cambodia, targeting a warehouse storing rockets
December 18, 2025President 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, 2025India has signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Oman
December 18, 2025Daughter of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells CNN she is devastated by guilty verdict handed down to her father
December 17, 2025Why the weirdest sea level changes on Earth are happening off the coast of Japan
December 17, 2025The Philippines’ long battle against Islamist extremism is back in the spotlight following Bondi attack
December 17, 2025Police 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, 2025Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty in landmark national security trial, faces possible life sentence
December 15, 2025Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism
December 14, 2025Thailand's government reports a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager
December 14, 2025Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models
December 14, 2025Fighting is raging along the Thailand-Cambodia border, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's claim of a new ceasefire agreement
December 13, 2025Lionel 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, 2025President Donald Trump says Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes
December 12, 2025Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border has forced hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers to flee since Monday
December 13, 2025Japanese journalist Shiori Ito's documentary, “Black Box Diaries,” has finally premiered in Japan after facing legal hurdles
December 12, 2025Trump’s security strategy is making a hard pivot on China. Why now?
December 12, 2025Wall 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, 2025U.S. strategic bombers joined Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise around Japan's airspace
December 11, 2025Cambodia says Thailand has launched more airstrikes as heavy fighting flares along their border
December 11, 2025Renewed 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, 2025Ocean 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, 2025The American playwright and actor Jeremy O
December 10, 2025North 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, 2025Cambodia and Thailand are engaged in renewed fighting, forcing tens of thousands to flee border areas
December 09, 2025A 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, 2025Thailand 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, 2025Microsoft 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, 2025Indonesian police say at least 22 people have been killed when a fire ripped through an office building in the capital
December 09, 2025The 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, 2025Japan 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, 2025A 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, 2025A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami
December 08, 2025Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as Trump’s peace agreement hangs in balance
December 08, 2025Pakistan’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, 2025China'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, 2025Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia
December 08, 2025About a third of Hong Kong's registered voters has elected a new 90-member legislature
December 07, 2025Japan 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, 2025Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a 71-year-old man for allegedly posting seditious content on social media
December 06, 2025Bangkok is the world’s most visited city. But badly behaved tourists are creating problems in Asia
December 06, 2025Ukraine 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, 2025India’s aviation watchdog has temporarily rolled back restrictions on airline crew duty hours
December 05, 2025The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city
December 05, 2025China and France have pledged deeper cooperation to address global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade
December 04, 2025Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove all mesh netting on buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the materials
December 04, 2025Thai 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, 2025The 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, 2025China'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, 2025New York City Mayor Eric Adams is embracing his love for travel in his final month in office
December 03, 2025Rescue 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, 2025The death toll from a high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong has risen to 159
December 03, 2025Foreign 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, 2025China 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, 2025A majority of Australians, Japanese and Indians believe U.S.
December 03, 2025A resistance group in Myanmar has reportedly detained a candidate for the election scheduled for later this month
December 03, 2025More 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, 2025Foxconn and Luxshare plan to add millions of gaming devices to Vietnam's annual output, according to documents they submitted to local authorities,
December 03, 2025A 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, 2025The 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, 2025The 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, 2025South 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, 2025South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that he had found it "interesting and entertaining" speaking with Donald Trump during
December 03, 2025China's military sometimes simulates attacks on foreign naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan shares intelligence with international partners when
December 03, 2025India'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, 2025South 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, 2025Opium 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, 2025Some 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, 2025A 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, 2025It 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, 2025South 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, 2025South 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, 2025Thailand's annual headline inflation rate was negative for an eighth month in November, driven by falling energy prices and
December 03, 2025Taiwan 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, 2025The 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, 2024China'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, 2025China'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, 2025Hong 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, 2025The 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, 2025Hong 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, 2025Improved weather has helped rescuers on Indonesia's Sumatra island recover more bodies after landslides and flash floods
November 29, 2025A 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, 2025Indonesian domestic helper Fita spoke of the confusion inside the Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex as it was engulfed in
November 29, 2025China 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, 2025Kyrgyzstan votes in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday in which allies of President Sadyr Japarov are expected to win a resounding victory.
November 29, 2025Thousands 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, 2025Two 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, 2025The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 146
November 30, 2025Thousands 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, 2025Malaysian 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, 2025Bangladesh'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, 2025More than 1,100 killed as deadly storms cause flooding and landslides across Asia
November 30, 2025Hong 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, 2025Flying over the blue waters off Taiwan's east coast, a light aircraft equipped with a powerful U.S.-made radar slung under
December 01, 2025Manufacturing 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, 2025Uncomfortable questions are being raised over who is to blame for Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades
December 02, 2025Hong 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, 2025The 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, 2025Hong Kong authorities say some of the netting on buildings that caught fire last week did not meet codes for fire resistance
December 01, 2025Hong Kong leader vows ‘justice’ as apartment inferno investigators focus on unsafe netting
December 01, 2025Thailand'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, 2025The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 on Monday as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved
December 01, 2025A 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, 2025Hong 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, 2025Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is facing mounting criticism over his government’s slow response to deadly
December 01, 2025The 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, 2025Malaysian 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, 2025There 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, 2025The U.S. stock market held steadier as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilized
December 02, 2025Emergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover bodies after catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia
December 02, 2025In the days since cyclone-induced floods and landslides battered Indonesia's Sumatra island, Abdul Ghani has been carrying around a picture
December 02, 2025Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said China is more frequently projecting military power further into the Pacific, in a speech highlighting the challenges Australia
December 02, 2025Danish facility management group ISS said on Tuesday its unit had been the property manager for a Hong Kong building complex hit by the city's deadliest fire in decades,
December 02, 2025Nawaz Nashra recalls grabbing her three-year-old daughter, wrapping her in a bedsheet and running out of their home in central Sri Lanka
December 02, 2025The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 708 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, as authorities rushed to repair
December 02, 2025Indonesia and the Netherlands on Tuesday signed a deal to repatriate two elderly Dutch prisoners convicted of drug offences, officials said, one of whom was on death row.
December 02, 2025Imran Khan, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, is in good physical health but facing isolation and psychological strain, his sister said on Tuesday, after a
December 02, 2025A Reuters story about Tajikistan holding talks with Russia about helping guard its Afghan border has been withdrawn following a post-publication review showing insufficient
December 02, 2025South Korea's recent joint military drills with the United States are aimed at deterring North Korea, the North's state media, KCNA, said on Friday.
November 27, 2025Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, whose supply chain was broken up when the Dutch government took over the company in September, urged its Chinese units in an open letter on
November 27, 2025Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed well above the central bank's 2% target in November as firms continued to pass on rising costs mainly for food, data
November 27, 2025China's leading telecommunication firms Huawei and ZTE have won a string of contracts this year to supply 5G equipment in Vietnam, in another sign of Hanoi's
November 28, 2025A deadly fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has raised questions about bamboo scaffolding common at Asian construction sites
November 27, 2025Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to remain in detention at the International Criminal Court
November 28, 2025Pope Leo XIV has joined Orthodox patriarchs and ecumenical leaders in Turkey to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea
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