Asia Japan votes with new PM on shaky ground TOKYO: Japan voted on Sunday in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his... Updated 27 Oct, 2024 04:24pm
Asia Death toll in Philippine storm rises to 100 MANILA: Rescuers in the Philippines were diving into a lake and scouring isolated villages on Sunday to locate... Updated 27 Oct, 2024 03:56pm
Asia Storm Trami lands in central Vietnam posing flood risks HANOI: Storm Trami is making landfall in central Vietnam on Sunday as the authorities warn the heavy rains it... Published 27 Oct, 2024 10:11am
Asia China says foreign spies trying to steal space programme secrets HONG KONG: China’s state security ministry said foreign spy intelligence agencies have been trying to steal ... Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am
Asia North Korean leader Kim inspects missile bases, ballistic weapons SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a strategic missile base, state media said Wednesday, releasing... Published 23 Oct, 2024 12:30pm
Asia Thousands flee homes as fierce tropical storm batters Philippines MANILA: Philippine rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters Wednesday to reach residents trapped by Tropical... Published 23 Oct, 2024 11:24am
Asia Vietnam parliament elects army general as state president HANOI: Vietnam’s parliament elected on Monday army general Luong Cuong as the new state president in a widely... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Asia Shallow 5.8-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia island: USGS JAKARTA: A shallow 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck an island in eastern Indonesia on Monday, the United States... Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:48am
Asia Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto plans military academy retreat for new cabinet JAKARTA: Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto will take his cabinet members on a three-day retreat at a... Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:04am
Asia JA Solar Yangzhou manufacturing base recognised as ‘Zero Carbon Factory’ The JA Solar Yangzhou Manufacturing Base (Jingshan Park) was awarded the Zero Carbon Factory Verification... Published 20 Oct, 2024 09:36pm
Asia China’s Xi says to deepen ties with Indonesia’s new president: state media BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said he would maintain “close strategic communication” with his new... Published 20 Oct, 2024 12:16pm
Asia Former special forces commander Prabowo takes up Indonesian presidency JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto on Sunday took over as president of the world’s third-largest democracy after... Published 20 Oct, 2024 10:01am
Asia North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls South Korea a foreign, hostile country SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has described South Korea is a foreign and hostile nation, state media KCNA... Published 18 Oct, 2024 10:46am
Asia Former Malaysian PM Mahathir, 99, hospitalised with respiratory infection KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital for a respiratory... Published 16 Oct, 2024 11:41am
Asia Xi Jinping says China willing to be a partner, friend with the US BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said a successful partnership between China and the United States is an... Published 16 Oct, 2024 10:04am
Asia Myanmar armed group claims captured another town on China highway BANGKOK: Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic armed group have seized another town along a strategic highway to China, the... Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am
Asia China warns against ‘further escalation’ of Korean peninsula tensions BEIJING: China on Tuesday called for all parties on the Korean peninsula to avoid a “further escalation” after... Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am
Asia North Korea blows up inter-Korean road, rail lines near border SEOUL: North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border... Published 15 Oct, 2024 01:38pm
Asia North Korea’s Kim holds security meeting over drone flights SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a top national security meeting to direct a plan of “immediate... Published 15 Oct, 2024 12:38pm
Asia Petronas’ exploration in South China Sea will continue, Malaysia PM says KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday reiterated that state energy firm Petronas will... Published 15 Oct, 2024 11:33am
Asia South Korea military says ‘fully ready’ as drone tensions soar SEOUL: South Korea’s military said Monday it was “fully ready” to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the... Published 14 Oct, 2024 11:06am
Asia Vietnam, China sign 10 documents during Chinese Premier’s visit to Hanoi HANOI: Vietnam and China signed 10 agreements ranging from agriculture cooperation to cross-border QR code payments... Published 13 Oct, 2024 10:15am
Asia Russia calls US actions in Asia ‘destructive’ at ASEAN summit VIENTIANE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday called US actions in Asia “destructive”, accusing... Published 11 Oct, 2024 12:36pm
Asia Antony Blinken says US wants Lebanon solution, not ‘broader conflict’ VIENTIANE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Friday for a diplomatic solution in Lebanon and... Updated 11 Oct, 2024 08:36pm
Asia Seoul confirms North Korean defection as Pyongyang seals border SEOUL: A suspected North Korean defector crossed the de facto western maritime border last month and is now in the... Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:53am
Asia Chinese premier hopes Japan, China can meet halfway, keep relations on right track BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said he hopes Japan can meet China halfway and keep bilateral relations on the... Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:29am
Asia Indonesia arrests man wanted for alleged $14.1bn China fraud JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they had detained a man wanted in China over allegations he helped... Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am
Asia Philippines confronts China over South China Sea at ASEAN meet VIENTIANE: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos challenged Chinese Premier Li Qiang over recent clashes in the ... Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am
Asia Antony Blinken arrives at Asia summit with firm line on Myanmar, China VIENTIANE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Laos on Thursday for the East Asia Summit, where he will... Published 10 Oct, 2024 11:08am
Asia Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto defends plan to expand government with ‘fat’ cabinet JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto has defended his plan to expand government agencies, saying it... Published 10 Oct, 2024 10:29am
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