On the evening of Friday, January 9, the Yomiuri Shimbun issued a news flash for a report saying that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has begun considering dissolving the Diet when the ordinary session opens on 23 January and calling a snap election for the first half of February
Indonesian geophysics agency said the quakes do not have the potential to trigger tsunami waves.
The capture of Nicolás Maduro by American special forces has provided the world with its most jarring image of the new Washington realism. For the Trump administration, the pre-dawn raid in Caracas is a matter of law enforcement and hemispheric security. For Beijing, the event
The landslide happened when a mountain of rubbish collapsed at a landfill site in the central Philippines.
OSLO, Jan 10 - Greenland's parliament will bring forward a meeting to discuss its response to U.S. threats to take control of the Arctic island, the leaders of the five political parties in the Greenlandic assembly said in a joint statement.
Bears typically enter hibernation from late November, but sightings have persisted even into January.
The body was believed to be that of a woman in her 20s who could not be contacted since Dec 31.
The country became the first to deny access to Elon Musk's chatbot, after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned sexualised content on the app.
Claims have been circulating on social media alleging that immoral activities occurred in military camps.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 10 - China, Russia and Iran began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa's waters on Saturday in what the host country described as a BRICS Plus operation to \"ensure the safety of shipping and maritime economic activities\".
From August to December 2025, Indonesia confirmed 62 cases of the super flu across eight provinces.
CEBU CITY, Philippines, Jan 10 - The death toll from a landfill collapse in the central Philippines has risen to four, an official said on Saturday, as rescue efforts continued for dozens who remained missing.
The Air Force said preliminary investigations found the officers were directly involved in immoral activity, following viral videos of "yeye" vice culture in military camps.
JAKARTA, Jan 10 - Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.
Malaysians, motorcyclists and motorists were not affected.
161 people died at Wang Fuk Court in the Nov 26 fire.
Dr Mahathir fractured his hip after falling at home on Jan 6.
Reports that villagers in Hebei were layering up under quilts have peppered Chinese social media.
About 50 sanitation workers were buried when refuse toppled onto them on Thursday (Jan 8).
The penal code now makes adultery and living together outside marriage criminal offences.
In 2017, Beijing mandated that dozens of northern areas wind down the use of coal-fired stoves in favour of electric and natural gas-powered systems, but subsidies to refit stoves have faded.
The volcano has generated 214 tons of sulfur dioxide since Jan 8.
Goods imported to Hainan cannot be shipped to other parts of China duty-free.
South Korea said it had no record of the drone's flight, and that it was "not a model operated by our military".
Malaysia's chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the labour market is expected to remain stable and grow positively in coming months.
About 50 sanitation workers were buried when refuse toppled onto them on Jan 8.
Probe suggests link to a September quake which, combined with rain, could have weakened its foundation.
SAVAGE, Minnesota, Jan 9 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Australia and several other countries would join a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies that he is hosting in Washington on Monday to discuss critical minerals.
Timing has become the new luxury in Malaysia’s heritage city, with one weekday standing out as the jewel.
Three people are missing and temperatures have soared past 40 deg C in a heatwave.
Three people are missing and temperatures have soared past 40 deg C in the heatwave.
Three people are missing and temperatures have soared past 40 deg C in the heatwave.
SYDNEY, Jan 10 - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday the nation faced \"extreme and dangerous\" weather as a bushfire crisis gripped Victoria state, razing homes and burning vast swathes of bushland.
Great powers rarely fall because they lack strength. More often, they decline because they misunderstand the nature of power itself. Rome’s downfall was not caused by a single invasion but by structural overstretch. Rome expanded faster than it could integrate, govern and
China reportedly has begun restricting rare-earth exports to Japan to pressure Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to withdraw her pro-Taiwan remarks. But at the same time, it’s holding back from pushing this too far due to strategic reasons. The Wall Street Journal reported that
The US military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro has generated far-reaching global repercussions. In East Asia, the intervention has intensified tensions between the United States and China and has disrupted South Korea’s existing
North Korea's state media outlet KCNA called South Korea its "enemy most hostile".
SEOUL, Jan 10 - North Korea said on Saturday that South Korea flew another drone into its airspace on January 4, infringing on its sovereignty, according to state media KCNA.
Some say they've lost interest in social media since the ban, while others say nothing has changed.
A national crackdown on unofficial Christian organisations is growing in China.
The US abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and plans to confiscate Venezuelan oil revenues have rightly stimulated discussion about the consequences for Asia. Some of the conclusions from this discussion, however, are flawed. The US has historically portrayed
The week highlighted rising political and economic friction between Beijing and Tokyo.
