SEOUL, June 7 - Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said North Korea will never back down on its status as a nuclear-armed state, warning that it will not tolerate any threats, state media agency KCNA said on Thursday.
As the war on Iran marks its 100th day on Monday (Jun 8), CNA looks at how the geopolitical crisis is filtering into everyday life across the region.
Chinese companies are sending humanoid cleaners into homes to help them learn the job better.
The body of James Higginbotham, 20, was discovered in a mountainous area by rescue volunteers.
Free and fair elections are the foundation of liberal democracy, and South Korea has long been regarded as one of Asia’s democratic success stories. Power changes hands peacefully between conservative and progressive governments, civic engagement remains robust, and even
They want the education minister to resign and competitive entrance exams to be conducted fairly and transparently.
The Portuguese man-of-war is among the world’s most dangerous venomous marine creatures.
YEREVAN, June 6 - Armenian authorities arrested six candidates for a pro-Russian opposition party on Saturday, a day before they were due to stand in general elections, state media reported, without giving any reason for the detentions.
The ballot shortage has prompted the resignation of the head of the National Election Commission.
Protesters outside a ballot-counting site in South Korea on Saturday rallied for a second day.
Taipei last received red pandas from a zoo in China's Fujian province in 2014.
The "Cockroach Janta Party", led by 30-year-old Boston University graduate Abhijeet Dipke, draws support from young people frustrated by a lack of jobs.
The train came off the tracks at a station in Wellington’s suburbs at around 7.20 pm.
After more than two weeks, rescuers say the risks of continuing the operation outweigh the slim chance of saving the men.
A rescuer said the risks of continuing outweighed the slim chances of the men’s rescue.
Late former president Ferdinand Marcos was ousted by a mass uprising in 1986.
Northern Java currently faces a serious threat of coastal abrasion, tidal floods and land subsidence.
The satirical movement emerged after a judge referred to some unemployed youths as “cockroaches”.
The Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands have emerged as a new pressure point.
TAIPEI, June 6 - Taiwan said on Saturday that a Chinese coast guard ship and a survey ship had carried out the first coordinated operation to \"provoke\" Taiwan, in waters around strategically located islands in the South China Sea.
A 4.5m shark of an unknown species was spotted on June 6 near the area the man was attacked .
The founder's arrival takes India’s largest online youth movement to the streets for the first time.
All nine of the vessel's crew members were safely rescued by Indonesian authorities.
Led by founder Abhijeet Dipke, the Saturday (Jun 6) demonstration by Cockroach Janta Party took India's largest online youth movement to the streets for the first time.
The won faced mounting pressure partly from foreign investors’ continued selling of Korean equities.
Dawa Sherpa, 57, was found on Thursday (Jun 4) crawling in the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall, just above Everest base camp, a week after he went missing.
Jensen Huang shared food with chairmen of SK Group, LG Group and Naver.
In January 2026, the Chinese studio Jade Flame released a first-person interactive game on Steam called “Blood Money: Lethal Eden.” For US$8.99, you get to walk through the story of a trafficking victim trapped inside a scam compound in Southeast Asia. By May 2026, the game had
The US has traditionally been Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier.
Building a navy capable of delivering a "deadly blow" to enemies is a core goal of North Korea's current five-year defence plan, says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
While Washington’s war with Iran drags on, month after month, without any end in sight, the world is witnessing the very real limits of US global power. As President Donald Trump lurches repeatedly from threats of devastation to promises of peace, it’s becoming increasingly
New Zealand is deploying across East Asia in support of the West amid China’s rapid military rise.
June 6 - The U.S. approved the $1.5 billion sale of five Seahawk maritime helicopters to New Zealand, which has pledged to nearly double its military spending as it seeks to boost defence capabilities.
With the US increasingly distracted by the Iran war and China becoming more assertive, Taiwan is reshaping its defenses for a more uncertain era. This month, Reuters reported that Taiwan is executing a major strategic defense shift by dramatically expanding its anti-ship
He stressed the need to enhance naval capabilities to deter a nuclear war.
SEOUL, June 6 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the naval destroyer Kang Kon to supervise the vessel's navigation test, stressing the need to enhance naval capabilities to deter a nuclear war, the country's Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on Saturday.