Indonesia has announced a US$7-8 billion partnership to build a large-scale electric vehicle battery ecosystem. The project, called Titan, involves state-owned companies Antam and Industri Baterai Indonesia, together with a Chinese consortium led by Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. The
The victim was found dead in the school toilet after she was suspected to have been stabbed repeatedly.
HONG KONG/BEIJING, Feb 12 - More Chinese tourists are expected to travel overseas during next week's extra-long Lunar New Year break, with top destinations ranging from Russia and Australia to Thailand and South Korea, travel agencies say, but Japan has lost some sheen.
China expects a record 9.5 billion passenger trips during the accompanying 40‑day travel rush.
He is accused of playing a key role in the insurrection relating to ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol.
SEOUL, Feb 12 - A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min to seven years in prison for his role in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched attempt to place the country under martial law in December 2024.
As Washington once again contemplates its approach to Cuba, familiar voices are calling for more aggressive policies to hasten the end of the Castro-era political system. This reflexive interventionism ignores both the lessons of history and the realities of contemporary
Police chief says over 2.8 million vehicles are projected to hit the roads during the period.
A recent column in Forbes, entitled “New U.S. Minerals Stockpile Creates Opportunities in Myanmar,” argues that Washington should pivot from sanctioning Myanmar’s junta to “structured engagement” built around critical minerals and a new US stockpile. It portrays Myanmar as
Made-in-China vehicles account for nearly half of total vehicles sold in Russia in 2025.
He has also pushed a reform charter for democratic change designed to prevent a return to autocratic one-party rule.
The causes of such conflicts include shrinking animal habitats and the primates' rapid reproductive rates.
Three cases of infection were recently confirmed in India and Bangladesh.
The potential costs to India in terms of trade and foreign policy are multiplying.
This is 62.8 per cent higher than in 2024.
After one year in office, the Trump administration’s foreign policy has drawn mostly negative reviews. Major efforts to bring peace to both Eastern Europe and the Middle East—both admittedly tall orders—have resulted in meager progress. That is to say nothing of the intense
There are signs she is providing input on policy matters, South Korean lawmakers said.
No schools in the Malaysian state have been instructed to close for now.
The appointments come just months after the country narrowly avoided a judicial crisis in July last year.
Zhang Youxia, widely seen as Xi's closest military ally, was in January removed from his post.
A disputed Chinese nuclear test has become the latest stress test for a global arms control system already coming apart. At the Conference on Disarmament, the US accused China this month of carrying out a covert nuclear explosive test in June 2020. The allegation came just a
One senior spent 10,000 yuan (S$1,820) tipping streamers within a month.
Cambodia does not have a comprehensive set of laws to address crimes related to scams.
As at Nov 19, 2025, safety audits had been carried out at 1,758 schools .
Police and protesters clashed in Sydney on the evening of Feb 9, with 27 arrested.
SYDNEY, Feb 12 - Pro-Palestine protesters will rally in Melbourne on Thursday on the final day of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's trip to Australia, following protests in the capital Canberra and violent clashes between protesters and police in Sydney.
A new leader - either Mr Junya Ogawa or Mr Takeshi Shina - is set to be chosen on Feb 13.
The operation to contain the fire is ongoing.
No tangible progress has been made between the US and North Korea since a 2019 summit collapsed.
Members of the public raised concerns on social media about possible irregularities in the vote count and small protests erupted nationwide, with a trending Thai hashtag #RecountForTheWholeCountry.
Police shot and arrested the suspect, whom local media identified as an 18-year-old man.
BANGKOK, Feb 12 - A female teacher died on Thursday in southern Thailand's Hat Yai district after a gunman opened fire at a school where she worked, the provincial administration said on social media.
The island supports its semiconductor companies investing overseas, including in Europe.
He insisted on the need for Taiwan to dramatically shore up its defences.
He said he had brought a “message of goodwill to the people of Australia”.
A total of 51 models across the three companies will be affected by the recall.
However, progress remains fragile and it is not yet clear that emissions have peaked.
The sector is reliant on low-paid migrants and plagued by a high accident rate.
A Thai soldier was seriously injured in the blast.
The contest pits two coalitions led by former allies, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Islamist Jamaat‑e‑Islami.
Mr Angus Taylor quit as shadow defence minister on the evening of Feb 11.
SYDNEY, Feb 12 - Australia's opposition leader Sussan Ley is facing a possible leadership challenge less than a year into the role, after a senior figure in her shadow cabinet resigned saying she was not the right person to lead the conservative Liberal Party.
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 - The U.S. State Department has begun paying Afghans to repatriate as it attempts to close a camp in Qatar where they have been stranded for years, the top State Department official for South and Central Asia told lawmakers on Wednesday.
The bid by Sunway for IJM is also presenting a policy challenge for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who has expressed reservations about the proposed takeover in private sessions, his close associates told CNA.
Scam groups are continuing to recruit former workers trapped inside the country, say researchers.
This article originally published by Pacific Forum is republished with permission. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi notched a historic election win last weekend. The first woman to head a party ticket in national elections in Japan led her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to