Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, hundreds of flights cancelled

Australian TV reporter recalls 'terrifying' rescue of man from sinking car

SYDNEY, Oct 23 - An Australian television reporter who rescued a man from a car as it was engulfed by floodwaters said on Friday it was terrifying to watch someone almost drown but added \"there are few better feelings\" than saving a person's life.

Australia sanctions North Koreans over ‘fraudulent’ IT work, cybercrime

The 2 men are alleged to be key operators in Pyongyang’s cybercriminal activities overseas.

Powerful Tibet earthquake kills 18 people and injures 32 others

Initial inspections found that 339 houses had collapsed.

China carmakers go back to design basics with buttons and knobs

The move coincides with a broader push by Chinese regulators to overhaul the EV industry’s potentially harmful design choices.

Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say

The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated area in what China calls the Tibet Autonomous Region.

‘We’re breathing in the smoke even as we sleep’: Living with haze in Sumatra

Farmers are seeing smaller harvests, businesses are losing customers and residents are falling sick.

US reinvents rare earth refining as China guards know-how

With Beijing keeping its rare earth refining technology, equipment and technicians at home, Washington is funding private refiners to develop new ways to process the strategic metals rather than copying Chinese methods. A senior US official told Asia Times that American

Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi; hundreds of flights cancelled

The storm is weakening and is not expected to make direct landfall on the island.

CNA Explains: Why China’s fifth plenum will focus on party discipline

The key meeting, which begins Monday (Oct 26), could offer clues about Beijing’s priorities ahead of 2027, observers say.

Australian migration cuts to take heavy toll on economy with worker shortages expected

Businesses in sectors like hospitality and farming say they rely on migrant labour to fill gaps.

Mapping the 7.0-magnitude quake in Tibet

View the location of the earthquake’s epicenter and shake area.

‘I hope that she will be free before long’ Aung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris says

Kim Aris talks to RFA after his first direct contact in 5 years with his mother, under house arrest in Myanmar.

Failed attack on Illinois temple spotlights anti‑Hindu hate in US

Lawmakers are calling for a failed attack on the Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in Aurora, Illinois, to be investigated as a hate crime. On October 11, 2026, as hundreds of Hindu worshippers gathered for the first day of Navaratri, a celebrationover nine nights of the divine

Aung San Suu Kyi phone call is ‘political calculation’ by military-backed government

Advocates demand full release of Myanmar's former leader after her first contact with family in 5 years.

‘Cockroach’ protesters aim to upend assumptions about democracy

Five months after its founding, India’s Cockroach Janta Party, known as the CJP, has revealed what youth-led democratic movements can achieve – and how hard they are to sustain. The movement was formed in May 2026 to protest the government’s cancellation of medical school

TSH Resources says 274 hotspots detected within estate boundaries were outside operational areas

The palm oil cultivation company said the hotspots detected within its estate between January and Oct 21 were in “community enclave areas”.

Report says ‘circular financing’ shows AI bubble ‘primed to pop’

A report released on Wednesday warns that the investment boom in artificial intelligence is a financial bubble that is “primed to pop” and harm working-class Americans if lawmakers don’t take concrete steps to shield them from the damage. The report, produced by Open Markets

Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet

Oct 22 - A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT) on Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

7-magnitude earthquake strikes China’s Tibet

The epicentre was in a county in Nagqu, northern Tibet, at a depth of 10km.

South Korea repatriates aid worker from Ukraine over safety, Yonhap says

Oct 22 - South Korea's international aid agency has decided to bring back one of its two staff members from its office in Ukraine's capital on safety grounds, the Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday.

YouTuber arrested after popular Indian finance influencer's suicide

V Harish, who ran the hugely popular Instagram account "Finance with Harish", was found dead on Tuesday.

Japan to overhaul tax-free shopping for foreign visitors to curb resale

Foreign visitors will scan their passports to receive refunds in cash or on their credit cards upon departure.

South Korean Constitutional Court upholds harsher penalties for killing parents

Those convicted face the death penalty, life imprisonment or a prison term of at least seven years.

Will US drop the ‘Big Bomb’ on Iran? Hard lessons for East Asia

Amid fears that the war on Iran could worsen after the US mid-term polls, a question: Is Tehran overplaying its hand?

Teen arrested over axe attack on Sarawak teacher; minister urges public not to shame student

"This matter must be approached with care and compassion. The adolescent involved is still growing and developing," said Sarawak's Minister of Women, Children and Community Well-being Development Fatimah Abdullah.

Record haze, no masks: Where living dangerously is the new norm

The haze has become ordinary to many Indonesians, who choose to remain unmasked despite the conditions.

Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch critical PHP flaws

PHP developers released urgent fixes on Oct 21 for vulnerabilities that had lurked in the software for years.

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to son for first time in over five years

BANGKOK, Oct 22 - The son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday that he had spoken with his mother for the first time in more than five years while she remains under house arrest.

Rahul Gandhi’s nephew says he was forced to remove protest artwork from Delhi exhibition

NEW DELHI, Oct 22 - The nephew of Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said he was forced to remove several pieces of art documenting youth protests from his exhibition at a government-run cultural centre in New Delhi this week, as they were deemed \"objectionable.\"

Celebrity shark guided out of South Korea canal refuses to swim out to sea

Bukangi the shark became an unlikely sensation after it was spotted in a canal in Busan weeks ago.

Anti-scam action sees US$1b in Cambodia’s Prince Group assets frozen; 29 Interpol notices sought

So far, Cambodian courts have issued arrest warrants for 32 accused individuals.

Malaysian High Court stays former ruling coalition PN’s deregistration by Registrar of Societies

For now it can continue its political activities, including contesting the Melaka state election.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi sounded 'fairly healthy', son says after first call in years

"She was able to say she was in good health, but being 81, things aren't getting any better," said Kim Aris of his mother, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Police investigate Married at First Sight Australia after 'inappropriate' allegations

New South Wales Police say inquiries took place "following a report of inappropriate content being shared".

Shark nicknamed ‘Bukangi’ foils rescue attempts, returns to South Korean canal

SEOUL, Oct 22 - A shark that South Korean authorities spent hours guiding into the open sea has swum back into a canal in the port city of Busan, eluding a net that was meant to prevent her return.

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sounded ‘fairly healthy’, son says after first call in years

Kim Aris, who lives in the United Kingdom, spoke to ex-leader from Myanmar's embassy in London.

Indonesia warns it could review energy exports to countries that ‘disrespect’ it

Jakarta plans to prioritise domestic needs over gas exports, said a senior minister.

Pakistan exporters face heavy losses, costly detours as Afghanistan trade halt drags on

Businesses in Pakistan say the closure of key border crossings with Afghanistan has left goods stranded, disrupted sales and forced exporters to take longer, more expensive routes to Central Asia.

Waze rejects data security allegations after Malaysia bans civil servants from using app

Claims that Waze collects sensitive government information or lets others exploit user data are completely false, the company says.

Indonesian president's allies distance themselves from flagship free meals programme

A poll conducted in early October by a research firm showed about 62 per cent of the public opposed the programme.

How PAS pulled off a historic win in East Malaysia and what this says about its strengths

One lesson has to do with the strength of the party’s extensive network of pre-schools.

China’s Xi calls for qualitative improvement, measurable growth in economy

In his speech, Xi called for comprehensive social progress while maintaining stability.

Japan’s banks and airlines pull digital services offline in scramble to fix PHP flaws

Japan is particularly vulnerable due to its heavy reliance on legacy software and outsourcing.

Australia’s NextDC stock collapse fires a global AI warning

For two decades, data centers were relatively safe, lucrative real estate investments. They attracted investors because they served as digital infrastructure — the essential plumbing that keeps the internet running. The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and its increased

Lee Biscuits, maker of Marie biscuits, to end production, shutter factory by end-October

Lee Biscuits is reportedly exiting snack manufacturing to consolidate its assets.

China’s new drone mothership targets US undersea edge

China’s development of specialized naval auxiliaries designed to transport, launch and recover submarine-sized uncrewed vessels signals an assertive push to project autonomous undersea power beyond the First Island Chain and systematically challenge US submarine dominance in

Review finds KPMG Australia mishandled whistleblower claims, pause on government work extended

But it stopped short of recommending a permanent ban on the firm from federal government work.

Malaysia continues efforts to find 54 missing in Nepal, says Foreign Minister

The Malaysian Embassy in Kathmandu was working with local authorities to pursue any remaining leads.

Handful of Micron workers strike in Taiwan

Workers at the Taoyuan plant are pushing for a bigger share of the company’s earnings.