North Korea fires two ballistic missiles

Commentary: The world came dangerously close to full-scale conflict in the South China Sea

That the Jun 17 incident between Chinese and Philippine vessels did not escalate into outright armed conflict is down to some restraint and a whole lot of luck, says S Rajaratnam School of International Studies maritime security expert Collin Koh.

The expansion of BRICS+: More may be better

Malaysia and Thailand recently unveiled their plans to join BRICS, which has been rechristened as BRICS+ with the induction of new members. This multilateral bloc of rising economies of the 21st century that is often seen as an emerging institutional collective of the Global

Ultra-Orthodox violently protest against order to enlist in Israeli military

Turkey arrests at least 15 protesters at Pride rally

China mourns death of woman who tried to stop knifeman after attack on Japanese family in Suzhou

Genting Highlands fatal bus accident: Driver remanded, tour agency licence may be revoked

North Korean officials sport Kim Jong Un pins for first time

Five dead, 38 injured in Philippines firecracker depot blast

North Korea condemns drills by US, Japan, South Korea as 'Asian NATO'

Pyongyang has always decried similar combined exercises as rehearsals for an invasion.

Singaporean man deported from Vietnam, charged with drug trafficking

The 43-year-old, who operated from overseas, had been out of Singapore since September 2019.

Why parents are locking themselves in cells at Korean 'happiness factory'

Some South Koreans are spending time in a cell to try to understand their socially isolated children.