ALMATY, Aug 24 - Adilet, a newly-formed pro-government party in Kazakhstan, has won just over 71% of the vote in a parliamentary election held on Sunday, the electoral commission said on Monday, in a result likely to consolidate President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's power.
How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space program will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration missions in recent years. We’ve known for nearly two decades that some form of water exists on the Moon. What we still don’t know is
The term 'flexible employment' has gone viral in China.
El Nino and dried out peatlands have been behind some of the country’s worst fire seasons.
TOKYO/TAIPEI/NEW DELHI, Aug 24 - Donald Trump's olive branch to North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the expense of a long-standing ally comes at a pivotal moment for U.S. security ties in Asia, as partners from Japan to India reassess how much they can rely on Washington.
The allies remain in close consultations on resuming the drills.
At least three people were injured in a coordinated series of arson attacks.
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - Suspected insurgents set fire to government buildings, shops, cars and utility poles in more than 70 locations across four of Thailand's southernmost provinces over the weekend, injuring at least three people in a coordinated series of arson attacks,
Using the carcinogen to preserve food is prohibited in China, the world's largest producer of cabbages.
Anthropic has just published the results of a protein design campaign. Fifteen targets, a written brief and an instruction to design small proteins that latch onto them. The model succeeded against fourteen. Between 22.6% and 35.1% of its designs bound when two independent
The media cast Ottawa’s move as validating Beijing’s opposition to Washington’s protectionist trade policies.
Politicians don’t often find themselves on packages of cookies. Nor do their bags tend to go viral, sparking a fashion craze. But few politicians are quite like Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Since she took office in October, Takaichi has developed
On Friday I sent out a piece entitled “The US does not understand air power, does Ukraine?” It caused a little stir. People have called it the anti-Wildberries campaign, which I suppose is partly right. However, the key thing was that it called for focus in airpower and argued
Lee Dong-seok was elected mayor to lead a city with an unusually large social media following.
The former skippers say it is "basic decency" for Pakistan to comply with a court-ordered medical assessment.
The suspects could face charges that carry penalties ranging from hefty fines to prison terms of up to 15 years, said a director at the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency.
Water levels at 20 monitoring stations on 15 rivers exceeded warning thresholds.
BEIJING, Aug 24 - Torrential rain triggered by Typhoon Narra caused widespread flooding across China's southwestern Guangxi region over the weekend, forcing tens of thousands of people to relocate as forecasters warned of more downpours in the days ahead.
SYDNEY, Aug 24 - New Zealand's conservative coalition government will introduce a bill in Parliament on Monday that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, and proposes fines of up to 10% of a platform's global revenue for non-compliance.
Fines of up to 10% of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance have also been proposed.
Both main crude contracts were down 2.3 per cent, with the Brent benchmark sitting at US$92 a barrel.
Other brands affected by the recall include Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely.
She says it allows her to work long hours without putting an excessive burden on her staff.
The incident has exposed weaknesses in how adult missing persons cases are managed.
MUMBAI, Aug 24 - Tukaram Mundhe is an Indian bureaucrat on a mission.
Pyongyang has continued to supply Russia with weapons systems, including short-range ballistic missiles.
SEOUL, Aug 24 - South Korea's Defence Ministry said North Korea was continuing preparations for an additional troop deployment to Russia, but had detected no signs that such a deployment was imminent, according to a South Korean lawmaker's office.
The fast-fashion giant's shares are due to start trading in Hong Kong on 1 September.
The move comes after President Prabowo ordered a rapid response to contain worsening forest and land fires.
Sea Legend, a Chinese shipping line, recently announced it was launching a regular container service between China and Europe via the Arctic. The announcement follows a trial crossing in 2025 that saw a container ship travel from the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in eastern China to
Leah Stewart was mauled by a shark in June, suffering multiple bites to her arms and legs.
Upper respiratory tract infection cases also increased, rising by 124 per cent.
Here’s the number that tells you more about this crisis than any missile count: War-risk insurance on a tanker passing through Hormuz used to run about 0.15 percent of the vessel’s value. Barely worth mentioning on a shipping company’s books. At the height of the fighting this
TAIPEI, Aug 24 - Regional governments in a swath of southern Taiwan closed offices and schools on Monday due to torrential rain, with a typhoon expected to impact the north of the island at the end of the week.
A low-pressure system has hovered over southern Taiwan for the past few days, bringing heavy rain and causing flooding.
Amnesty said it had verified two instances of a police officer “unlawfully using lethal force against a crowd” in Bihar’s Siwan district.
Corporate India's most coveted top job is open. But finding a new leader for Tata Sons is no easy task.
The valuation has dropped sharply from earlier private fundraising rounds that valued Shein at US$98.2 billion in 2022.
Confirmation of the circumstances around Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy's death have only spurred more questions.
Transport experts say Johor Bahru’s city centre lacks a connected pedestrian network, while authorities explore solutions and exchange ideas with global firms including Zaha Hadid Architects.
Persuading home owners to hand over control of an asset they have spent thousands of dollars on has proved difficult.
Assam's Chota Tingrai estate blends Japanese craftsmanship with local terroir to produce India’s first commercial matcha.
Pavilion Damansara Heights Phase 2 introduces new freehold residences to an established precinct, with homes ranging from 452 to 4,090 sq ft
The country continues to support a diplomatic end to the US-Iran war.
The five-day World Humanoid Robot Games combine events modelled on human sports with those designed to test the robots in simulated factories, restaurants, offices and in emergency situations.
It had initially been expected to be launched as early as next week.
They were chosen by lottery and divided into groups, pulling a cart carrying the keep with ropes.
The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.
