Experts say there is a need for governments to allocate resources to support the long-term recovery, rehabilitation and empowerment of domestic violence survivors.
Asian perspectives on security issues will be in the spotlight as defence officials gather in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue, says Kevin Chen from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Taiwanese authorities have busted a smuggling ring that used Japan as a waypoint to funnel Super Micro Computer servers loaded with high-end Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips into China, arresting three suspects and seizing roughly 50 servers worth more than US$15
Four in 10 Japanese inmates at Tochigi Prison, Japan’s largest women's jail, are repeat offenders.
WASHINGTON, May 28 - The U.S. said on Thursday it has imposed new sanctions on Iran's military oil trade, even as Washington and Tehran reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
The 30-year-old founder of the Cockroach Janta Party is facing pushback and even death threats.
NEW DELHI, May 29 - The largest online expression of dissent against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12-year rule began with a satirical riposte to a jibe about young people, triggering death threats to its founder and pushback from ruling party politicians.
Moscow is continuing its war against Ukraine in violation of the UN Charter, Japan said.
May 28 - Japan's U.N. ambassador on Thursday dismissed as \"ridiculous\" Russia's criticism of its military buildup at a time when Moscow was continuing its war against Ukraine in violation of the U.N. Charter.
MOSCOW, May 28 - Russia sharply criticised Armenia on Thursday for drawing closer to the EU, saying it was not pursuing a balanced position towards Moscow and was cooperating with European nations wishing Russia harm.
May 28 - Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will embark on an official visit to India from May 30 to June 3, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday, in what could be his first since he took over last month.
Min Aung Hlaing will hold talks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and meet with business representatives, according to both governments.
South Korea’s latest Starbucks controversy is not only about a badly judged marketing campaign. It is about a recurring political habit: When public outrage gathers force, powerful actors treat collective denunciation as a substitute for due process and proportionate judgment.
Foreign nationals are currently required to report their address to the authorities every 90 days.
When Shinsegae Group chairman Chung Yong-jin bowed before cameras in Seoul on May 26, 2026, it marked his second public apology in two weeks. The controversy stemmed from a Starbucks Korea promotion launched on May 18, the anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising, promoting a large
Chairman Wang Chuanfu said the carmaker aimed to achieve "zero traffic accidents" through intelligent-driving technology.
They share a wariness about China’s assertive behaviour in the East and South China seas.
Pyongyang's focus seems to be on self-reliance and military deterrence, Dr Balakrishnan said.
This article was originally published by ProPublica. It is republished with permission. When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a small North Carolina startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of
In April, China’s National Development and Reform Commission moved to unwind Meta’s planned US$2 billion acquisition of Manus, the AI-agent startup founded in Beijing that had relocated its headquarters to Singapore in mid-2025. Meta had agreed to buy the company in December.
MOSCOW, May 28 - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that allowing U.S. missile systems to be deployed on Japanese territory as part of military drills would threaten the security of Russia's eastern borders.
The school's board of directors will meet to decide whether to accept the resignation.
He allegedly failed to pay attention to the road and collided with a motorbike in front and an oncoming lorry..
In a separate goring incident on the same day, a man suffered a fractured rib.
TOKYO, May 28 - Japan and the Philippines said on Thursday they would begin talks on an agreement to share classified information to allow Tokyo to step up transfers of military equipment to Manila, including warships.
Besides the atmosphere across the Causeway, livestock farmers also cited reasons such as tighter rules in Singapore.
Beijing said it is sending a delegation of “experts and scholars” to the security forum.
The shift towards electric bikes has accelerated following sharp increases in fuel prices linked to volatility in global oil markets amid tensions in the Middle East.
This is Mr Lam’s first visit to Singapore as the president of Vietnam.
Parties contesting legislative elections must adhere to the quota or be removed from the race.
Beijing will not send Defence Minister Dong Jun to Asia's top security summit, where US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to speak.
Wars in the Middle East are often decided less by what is destroyed than by what continues functioning afterward — and how quickly those systems begin to fail. That distinction has become harder to ignore in the aftermath of recent US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which Washington
A potential state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pyongyang reportedly soon would mark his first overseas trip of the year and reinforce Beijing’s influence as North Korea-Russia ties deepen amid global tensions, analysts say.
The ship will link Taiwan’s northern port city of Keelung with Japan’s Ishigaki.
China's warplanes and warships operate around the island almost daily.
MANILA, May 28 - A Philippine senator and son of a former president could soon face arrest after an anti-graft body charged him on Thursday of receiving illicit payouts in an infrastructure scandal that has slowed economic growth and hammered consumer and investor confidence.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s state visit to China on May 25, 2026, sent a major geopolitical and geoeconomic signal at a moment when the international system is becoming increasingly fragmented between competing power blocs. The visit, marked by meetings with Xi Jinping
May 28 - The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv remains open, it said on Thursday, denying reports about changes to its operations following warnings from Russia that diplomats and foreigners should leave the Ukrainian capital before it escalated attacks.
Jinggoy Estrada denied involvement in the scheme, saying the accusations were “outright lies”.
This comes after a woman was fatally stabbed in March by a man believed to be her former partner.
China has close ties to Cuba and has promised to donate 60,000 tons of rice to help Havana.
Myanmar’s revolution is now being decided as much in headlines and briefing rooms as in the wartime hills of Sagaing and Karenni. The most dangerous narratives are no longer the crude slogans on military television; they are the polished “balanced” commentaries in think tank
Students blame the CBSE's newly-launched digital evaluation system used for marking this year's Grade 12 exams.
Cambodia's hopes for further industrialisation rest on more fossil fuel assets.
Investigation and recovery works are ongoing at the location, Rapid KL said.
South Korea’s push for nuclear-powered submarines could transform it from a US security client into an undersea strategic power, while at the same time accruing steep financial, technological and proliferation risks. This month, multiple media outlets reported that South
South Korea will pilot a project to install free sanitary pad dispensers at various locations.
The $2.6 billion in new funding will include extending the life of Anzac-class frigates and acquiring new drones.
Since the US–Israel war against Iran began in late February, images of giant billboards in Tehran have been ubiquitous across traditional and social media. These billboards have been placed in some of the busiest and most visible parts of the city, and are constantly being