Taiwan lawmakers remove legal hurdles for Starlink to operate
Authorities will be required to take into consideration national security and network security.
Authorities will be required to take into consideration national security and network security.
Networks that once operated within specific territories or illicit trades are increasingly expanding across multiple illegal markets while using shared services, said Delphine Schantz, UNODC Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
BEIJING, July 21 - Beijing said it has summoned the Philippine ambassador to China on Tuesday to lodge solemn representation over an encounter a day earlier between the two countries in the Second Thomas Shoal, according to a statement.
Flooding and landslides in the northern region of Vietnam have left six dead, two missing, and 10 injured.
Trapped in bleak camps, more Rohingya gamble on perilous sea journeys despite rising deaths.
These badges may be proof of eligibility for priority services intended for only expectant mothers.
NEW DELHI, July 21 - India's youth-led \"cockroach\" movement said on Tuesday it would continue its protest but will not march again, a day after scores of supporters were injured in clashes with police who tried to stop their march on parliament.
Malaysia hosts more than 215,000 refugees and asylum seekers through the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR.
BANGKOK, July 21 - Scam gangs defrauded Asia-Pacific residents of at least $88 billion in 2025, a United Nations office said on Tuesday, with transnational crime groups rapidly evolving tactics to stay ahead of law enforcement.
A member of the Chinese Coast Guard appears to strike someone using a wooden baton on a Philippine Navy vessel, according to the Philippine Armed Forces.
US technology stocks advanced on Monday and this was mirrored in Asian trade.
The “disappearance” of Miraj Sheikh has become more than a missing-person case. It has emerged as the first major test of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government’s pledge to break decisively with the human rights practices that defined the final years of ousted Prime
The combined losses far exceed the US$18 billion (S$23.2 billion) to US$38 billion estimated to have been lost in 2023.
For 25 years, Cambodia and Thailand have been unable to resolve a dispute over a shared area of the Gulf of Thailand, keeping one of Southeast Asia’s most promising energy opportunities out of reach. At a time of high energy costs and growing demand across the region, leaving
The authorities said this was the first such case on the island.
The newly defined standards put forth by the law come amid calls for greater clarity.
Nafarrete takes the helm of the 160,000-strong Philippine military.
The company plans to develop humanoid robots for use across the manufacturing, home, and retail sectors.
Afghanistan is among the nations most vulnerable to the extreme impacts of climate change.
One Nation has become Australia’s most popular party in recent months.
The drones were deployed to spot potential mosquito breeding grounds on rooftops.
The initiative has also come under scrutiny after senior nutrition agency officials were detained in a corruption probe and food poisoning incidents raised safety concerns.
South Korea wants to establish a new semiconductor hub in its south-west within four years.
Rubio has said he is open to the possibility of a meeting. with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
A recent Pew Research Centre survey found that people in most of the 36 countries surveyed now view China more positively than the United States. More respondents also expressed confidence in Xi Jinping than in Donald Trump on world affairs. The findings suggest that Beijing’s
BEIJING, July 21 - Three Chinese nationals were injured during a Ukraine drone attack on Moscow, Chinese state media said on Tuesday.
The United States and South Korea describe the latter’s defense buildup with the same enthusiasm but mean two different things. American officials call it “alliance modernization,” while South Korean officials increasingly call it “autonomous defense.” Neither side has much
The Chinese destroyer was operating alongside Russian naval vessels.
TOKYO, July 21 - A Chinese navy destroyer conducted live-fire drills in waters southwest of Japan's remote Okinotori Island early on Sunday while operating alongside Russian naval vessels, Japan's Joint Staff said.
The drills aim to prepare citizens for communication disruptions from disasters or a Chinese blockade.
SEOUL, July 21 - North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held their third strategic dialogue in Moscow on Monday, North Korean state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
China is the world's biggest producer and refiner of rare earths, which are critical for high-tech products ranging from electric vehicles to missile guidance systems.
Indonesia last October classified the "spread of LGBTQ culture" as one of the country's non-military threats. A series of developments thrust the provision into the public eye this month, sparking a debate.
Indian protesters rallying Monday in New Delhi under the banner of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party were attacked by police as they marched toward the country’s Parliament demanding the resignation of the country’s education minister and denouncing the government of Prime
Houthi rebels in Yemen on Monday announced they were imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in yet another threat to global petroleum supplies amid the US war on Iran. Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Houthis, said in a video announcement that the militia would be
The company said it expects Qdenga to become available in India in the first half of 2027.
KABUL, July 20 - At least 20 people were killed in flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, the Taliban-run government said.
Mammalian meat allergy is a growing problem along Australia's east coast - and it's caused by tick bites.
Some protesters demanding education reforms said they were injured in clashes with police who banned the march.
The aviation authorities have cast doubt on the company's flight personnel qualifications and the airworthiness of their aircraft.
DUBAI, July 20 - Opposition to Iran's clerical rulers has long simmered in the country's impoverished south. But after bearing the brunt of U.S. strikes this month, many residents are directing their anger at President Donald Trump and an air campaign they say has upended their
Sitting alongside Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Anutin sang a classic hit by Taiwanese star Teresa Teng.
Police cracked down at the protest site, beating protesters with sticks and firing tear gas in the vicinity.
In the results of the latest screening, nearly half of the 18.8 million applicants were rejected.
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 20 - Plans for the new Global Combat Air Programme fighter jet to be in service by 2035 will not change even if a new country joins the British, Italian and Japanese programme, the chief executive of the joint venture designing the plane said on
LONDON, July 20 - Oil transfers between tankers in waters outside the Strait of Hormuz have slowed following a wave of recent attacks on vessels by Iranian forces, according to satellite analysis and sources.
MOSCOW, July 20 - The Kremlin said on Monday that it would welcome contacts between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Manila this week where members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are gathering.