SEOUL, Jan 3 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a greenhouse farm construction site along the country's border with China on Friday, and encouraged youths and troops working on the construction in the new year, state media KCNA said on Saturday.
ST’s global correspondents examine 10 consequential questions for countries in Asia in the next 12 months and beyond.
Washington’s national security establishment is once again gripped by familiar hysteria: China is “expanding” in Latin America, and America must respond. The opening of the Chancay port in Peru, China’s release of its third policy paper on the region, and growing military
The American company led by Elon Musk recorded a full-year sales figure of around 1.64 million EVs, while BYD reported that it sold 2.26 million EVs for 2025.
HONG KONG, Jan 2 - China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from January 1 in new steps to spur a flagging birth rate.
She likely hopes to coordinate positions with him on China after her remarks on a Taiwan contingency angered Beijing.
As Chinese live-fire drills tighten around Taiwan, a rare sighting of a mobile launcher for Taipei’s long-secret cruise missile offers a glimpse into how it plans to hold the Chinese mainland at risk—and how dangerously high the stakes of that gamble may be. This month, The War
Snowfall in Tokyo and neighbouring prefectures was forecast to reach up to 10cm.
A disturbing synchronization is emerging in Vietnam’s policy planning, revealing a shift toward deep social engineering. On one hand, Hanoi is proposing to handpick an “elite” workforce right from birth; on the other, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is pushing to score
DUBAI, Jan 2 - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.
DUBAI, Jan 2 - Yemen's Saudi-backed government launched what it called a peaceful operation to take back military positions from the UAE-backed southern separatists on Friday, who in turn said seven Saudi airstrikes had taken place since the declaration.
Prosecutors indicted Yoon in November on several charges of aiding the enemy, alleging that he ordered drone flights over North Korea to strengthen his effort to declare military rule, and the arrest warrant for that case was set to expire on Jan 18.
The order extends the former leader’s detention, set to end on Jan 18, by a maximum of six months.
DUBAI, Jan 2 - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.
The man was immediately restrained by officers from the imperial guard and Tokyo police.
The convictions stem from cases registered after violent protests on May 9, 2023.
The month-long campaign by China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) agency will target AI videos that “distort, parody or vulgarise” classic Chinese films, television dramas and animated works.
Metal window grilles were meant to keep households safe from burglars but they have been fingered as eyesores
South Koreans can from this week access the Rodong Sinmun at select locations without state approval.
Russia ratified the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics (RELOS) agreement with India in early December, practically on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit, which is why news of the move was largely lost in the media shuffle. As the name implies, RELOS grants each
They may have been responding to criticism of the government’s handling of floods in northern Sumatra in November.
Officials in Indore say four people have died after drinking contaminated water but families allege the toll is higher.
By any measure, 2025 was not a good year for world peace. Worse, it was just the latest of a decade-long decline of peace and upsurge of war. As author of a book on world peace and how we can achieve it (that’s literally the title), here’s my assessment. Peace is on the decline
The document’s authors admitted it was prepared with the help of artificial intelligence platforms.
TOKYO — A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you’re talking about real money. This, with apologies to 1960s US Senator Everett Dirksen, is where Washington finds itself in 2026 — and it puts Asia on the hook. Dirksen was talking about billions, not trillions, of
DUBAI, Jan 2 - The Saudi-backed governor of Yemen's Hadramout province said on Friday he would launch a peaceful operation to take back military positions from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, but that the actions were not a declaration of war.
All universities in the country are required to reflect penalties for school bullying across all admission tracks starting in 2026.
Doubts are growing over the hawkish Premier's ability to steer diplomacy beyond China.
Former PM Muhyiddin Yassin, who stepped down as Perikatan Nasional chairman on Jan 1, said his Bersatu party remains a principled and loyal partner in the opposition bloc.
DUBAI, Jan 2 - Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Yemen said on Friday that Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, the leader of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), refused landing permission the previous day for a plane carrying a Saudi delegation to Aden.
Indore’s chief medical officer said a water test had confirmed the presence of bacteria in the pipeline.
The next PN chairman is likely to be its PM candidate should it win power in the next general election.
India has been under intense scrutiny since the June 12 crash of a Boeing Dreamliner, which killed 260 people.
An artificial intelligence tool has been trained to look for pancreatic cancer in non-contrast CTs.
The current debate around the 27th Amendment and Article 243 stems from three factors: a short statutory-alignment phase while the National Command Authority (NCA) Act (2010) and related regulations are updated, politically motivated readings and speculation, and some premature
The offices of two of the country's leading cultural organisations in Dhaka were recently attacked.
India and Russia are boosting trade and transport links with key projects like the Vladivostok-Chennai corridor, aiming for US$100 billion in trade by 2030, a 40% increase on current levels. At the same time, India’s maritime vision aligns closely with Russia’s plans, focusing
China defended the drills as "legitimate" on Friday (Jan 2), and warned countries to "stop stirring up trouble on the Taiwan Strait issue".
Some insist ties cultivate self-discipline, while others think comfort matters given the tropical climate.
Beijing’s December 29 announcement of the 2026 Tariff Adjustment Plan provides a clear window into the priorities of its 15th Five-Year Plan. Beginning January 1, China will reduce import duties on 935 items to levels below Most-Favored-Nation rates. While such moves are often
The court may impose on offenders a community service order for up to six months.
The regulations go further by targeting those who provide space for such activity.
It has been a dark and stormy year, although not in as benign a sense as the much-mocked melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Litton from which this paraphrase of his opening line derives, nor as funny as the Peanuts cartoons that played on it. The year has blended dangerous geopolitical
The move comes as textile product waste has become a major issue worldwide.