SEOUL/BEIJING, Jan 2 - Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit starting on Sunday, signalling Beijing's intent to strengthen ties with Seoul amidst strained relations with Japan over Taiwan.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Ju Ae, has been speculated to be the next leader of the country.
SEOUL, Jan 2 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, Ju Ae, who is likely being prepared as his successor, accompanied her parents on her first public visit to the Kumsusan mausoleum to pay respects to former leaders, state media photos published on Friday showed.
From US rivalry and cross-strait tensions to expanding global influence, the coming year will test China’s ability to hold course amid mounting strain, analysts say.
Southeast Asia faces a complex 2026, with a snap election in Thailand, conflict between two neighbours, possible state-level contests in Malaysia, and Indonesia managing reconstruction in Sumatra and other programmes.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim enters the new year facing escalating challenges within and outside party ranks, says University of Tasmania’s James Chin.
From a special Greenland envoy to travel bans, US President Donald Trump has political-cultural and territorial designs on Europe. Here’s the good and bad news for Asia, says RSIS’ Kevin Chen.
Japan's toy market grew 7.9 per cent year on year to hit $9.1 billion in the year ending March 2025.
Jan 1 - Russia has asked the U.S. to stop its pursuit of an oil tanker that was heading to Venezuela and is now fleeing the U.S. Coast Guard in the Atlantic Ocean, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.
KYIV, Jan 1 - Russia and Ukraine accused each other of targeting civilians over the New Year, with Moscow reporting a deadly strike on a hotel in territory it occupies in southern Ukraine while Kyiv said there had been another broad attack on its power supplies.
The car was severely damaged, and part of the train’s cars derailed.
This was the first annual drop in international arrivals in a decade outside the pandemic period.
Some analysts view her as the front runner to become Kim's successor.
MOSCOW, Jan 1 - Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, as well as an energy storage facility in the oil-rich Volga river region of Tatarstan, Russian authorities and Ukraine's military said on Thursday.
Aimee Paz Lamasan was handling the firearm when it accidentally discharged, with the bullet hitting her in the stomach.
Stronger winds are forecast between Jan 2 and 6, which could improve ventilation.
Airlines cautioned travellers to remain alert and check flight updates to avoid inconvenience.
China's new beef import tariffs could damage trade worth more than $858 million.
Thailand’s baht was the second-best performer in 2025, rising nearly 10% against the US dollar, a surprising appreciation that is out of step with the kingdom’s underlying financial and economic fundamentals. Observers and analysts have offered various explanations. The leading
Two suspects on motorcycles lobbed a grenade at a roadside New Year’s party venue.
HELSINKI, Dec 31 - Finnish police on Wednesday seized a ship sailing from Russia on suspicion of sabotaging an undersea telecoms cable running from Helsinki to Estonia across the Gulf of Finland, an area hit by a string of similar incidents in recent years.
History seldom favors leaders who fail to script their own narratives, and it is uniquely merciless toward women navigating entrenched patriarchal polities. Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who passed away on December 30 remains trapped in that shadow. She is
A new proposal will seek to shield workers from unnecessary work instructions outside office hours.
For Beijing, scallops have served as a diplomatic pressure point.
He is believed to have fallen from a balcony of his ninth-floor home.
The licence "ensures uninterrupted fab operations and product deliveries", said the chipmaker.
The accident killed a Spanish tourist and left three others missing.
As the Quad — the US, Japan, India and Australia — seeks to constrain Beijing’s ambitions, China is quietly building a counterarchitecture aimed not at the Quad as a whole, but at its most exposed member: India. Through patient investments, military partnerships and political
Israel is on the hot seat. Not for Gaza, or Iran, or even for attacks on Syria or Lebanon. No, Israel is on the hot seat for being the first country to establish formal diplomaticrelations with Somaliland. Huh? Israel has had close, informal relations with Somaliland for
China has used rare earths as a chokehold on global supply chains and a powerful tool in trade wars.
Vladimir Putin’s residence in Novgorod, known as Dolgiye Borody, also known as Valdai and Uzhin, was attacked by waves of drones on December 29. We know this from an official statement from Sergey Lavrov, and from President Trump who was informed by Putin himself in a telephone
Across Japan, many regional businesses rely on foreign labour to survive.
The strong earthquake left local businesses concerned about a talent drain.
This comes after China declared it had successfully completed military drills around Taiwan.