BEIJING, June 26 - China is willing to establish a security partnership with Cambodia, President Xi Jinping said on Friday as he met with Hun Sen, president of Cambodia's Senate, in Beijing.
Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.
ROME, June 26 - Italy will join the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative on artificial intelligence supply chains despite a row between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and U.S. President Donald Trump, a foreign ministry official said.
Bitcoin’s latest weakness cannot be explained only by ETF outflows or a cooling of large-holder demand. There is another layer that has not been sufficiently priced into the discussion: Iran’s partial return to legal, dollar-linked oil settlement. I would not call it the single
TOKYO, June 26 - The interim U.S.-Iran peace accord gives U.N. nuclear inspectors access to Iran, the watchdog's top official said on Friday, after Tehran indicated key sites would remain off-limits until a final deal with Washington was reached and sanctions lifted.
Indonesia in May mandated that high-risk social media platforms deactivate accounts of users under 16.
JAKARTA, June 26 - Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country's communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect.
A rare and deadly school shooting has reignited debate over whether children as young as 10 should face criminal charges.
China’s makeshift platform at Scarborough Shoal may have disappeared, but it has exposed a far more enduring strategy to cement its control of the South China Sea. This month, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that a temporary Chinese floating platform deployed at the
VIENNA, June 26 - The global trade in illicit drugs is booming, with cocaine production and seizures of methamphetamine at an all-time high, a United Nations report showed on Friday, warning of a surge in new drugs filling a gap left by the collapse in heroin supply.
For decades, Indonesia Stock Exchange’s (IDX) institutional structure has acted as a brake on the growth and global competitiveness of Indonesia’s capital market. The exchange still operates under a mutual ownership model, in which brokerage firms that use it are also its
FIFA awarded World Cup broadcast rights to Mytel, which is partly owned by Myanmar's military.
The ministers also reaffirmed plans to expand the trade pact and strengthen supply chain resilience.
Its leader Kim Jong Un praised workers for their efforts in building a modern railway station in one year.
The move was driven by flight disruptions, geopolitical tensions and a pragmatic approach to travel spending.
BEIJING, June 26 - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, where he urged a reduction of the trade gap, diversification of exports and China's support in implementing his country's major projects.
Malaysia’s move to lower diesel prices to RM2.10 (US$0.50) per litre for all citizens could squeeze the government’s fiscal space if oil prices rise again, analysts warn.
JAKARTA, June 26 - Indonesia has charged 24 foreign nationals as criminal suspects in an illegal gold mining operation in the country's Maluku region, its energy ministry said.
LUXEMBOURG, June 26 - The European Union has rebuked Turkey for excluding Cyprus from preparations for this year's U.N. climate summit, as diplomatic tensions mount over the issue ahead of the global climate talks.
Seoul’s KOSPI dived as much as 9 per cent before finishing almost 6 per cent off, capping five days of wild swings amid growing concerns about a possible bubble in the tech sector.
When PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) began operating in North Morowali, it represented everything Indonesia wanted its nickel industry to become. Built with US$2.7 billion in Chinese investment, inaugurated by then-President Joko Widodo in 2021 and designated a National
Bank of China evaded paying 2.4 billion yuan (US$352 million) in tax while Agricultural Bank of China illegally issued 11 billion yuan in loans to farmland projects, says China's top audit body.
The Riau Islands Police created the Public Order and Security task force involving various parties.
He was accused of causing disturbances on buses, subways and at Lotte World, as well as live-streaming an obscene video.
Footage of fighting pupils circulated across social media, sparking outrage and probes by authorities.
One key focus would be making sure the country’s internet regulator is sufficiently empowered to do its job.
SYDNEY, June 26 - Australia's prime minister said on Friday he was keen to make sure the country's social media ban for children was as strong as possible, as a new study found that the measure — the first of its kind and now six months old — had little impact on teen use.
Severe Tropical Storm Mekkhala, downgraded from a typhoon, was packing gusts of up to 144kmh and could potentially converge with Tropical Storm Higos.
Doodoomchit School, a K-pop dance education collective, launched in 2025 with teachers from Gyeonggi Province.
South Korea's defence minister said it would rely on 100 per cent domestically produced components.
SEOUL, June 26 - South Korea will rapidly expand its drone and counter-drone capabilities to counter North Korea, including by training 500,000 \"drone warriors\" and distributing tens of thousands of unmanned systems across frontline units, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Emerging majors include intelligent manufacturing engineering and materials intelligence, which is a first in China.
New Zealand did not identify the type of one of the naval vessels deployed by China to the South Pacific.
The study had enrolled 210 patients with advanced lung cancer at Hunan Cancer Hospital.
Japan will face five-time champions Brazil in the round of 32.
Questions are being raised over the handling of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.
The area contains ancestral graves and orchards that have provided for generations of the same families.
TAIPEI, June 26 - Torrential rains from a passing typhoon shut down a swathe of southern Taiwan on Friday, leaving more than five million people off work or school and flooding severing a section of a main rail line.
Over 200 flights were cancelled in Japan and dozens of train services suspended, while many expressways were closed.
Batik Wolter works with artisans across Indonesia to create hand-drawn batik pieces that blend traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design. Founder Abel Hesed Tandadjaja hopes the approach will keep the centuries-old craft relevant for younger generations.
As the United States and China escalate their rivalry over quantum technology, companies across the sector are already repositioning to navigate the geopolitical storm, from building domestic manufacturing bases to carving out independent units for non-Western markets. In the
A nostalgic tale about family, hope and hardship has opened an unexpected conversation.
He supervised the tests of “major weapons” including a multiple rocket launcher and a warhead for a ballistic missile.
SEOUL, June 26 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of key weapons on Thursday as part of the country's goal for the modernisation of its missile program, state media KCNA reported on Friday.
Analysts see little sign that Anutin's government is tackling underlying economic problems.
Devotees believe Om Banna's spirit is embodied in the motorcycle that he was riding when he crashed and died.
Taipei and Beijing are integrating autonomous tech to monitor remote outposts in the South China Sea.
LONDON, June 25 - The United Nations shipping agency on Thursday paused an evacuation effort, which aimed to get hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers out through the Strait of Hormuz, after a vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Oman.
WASHINGTON, June 25 - The U.S. State Department's top diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday that a pending arms sale notification to Congress for Taiwan does not hinge on discussions with China, despite that suggestion from President Donald Trump.