The US decision to indict jailed Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his alleged North American associate, Satinderjeet Singh (“Goldy Brar”), for allegedly directing the 2023 assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada is more than another organized crime
Widespread power disruptions have hit multiple regions across Indonesia in recent months.
The fossil expands the known range of mamenchisaurid sauropods beyond China into South-east Asia.
The Delhi High Court earlier ordered Google to pay damages of US$31,600 and other litigation costs.
A batch of soybean oil supplied by Taichung-based Central Union Oil was found to contain excessive levels of benzo[a]pyrene, a carcinogenic compound.
As Japan expands investment in its space ambitions and seeks closer international collaborations, industry players say the country is becoming an increasingly important hub for commercial and strategic space activities in the Asia Pacific.
Anwar and Anutin also agreed to accelerate cross-border infrastructure projects and pursue a special border economic zone.
HANOI, July 9 - Foreign Ministers of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will hold an informal meeting with their Myanmar counterpart in Bangkok on July 12, Thailand and Vietnam said on Thursday.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 2 produced a long list of agreements spanning artificial intelligence, batteries, critical minerals, defense manufacturing, energy resilience and financial
Fire and rescue teams dispatched 183 people and 35 vehicles to the site.
BEIJING, July 9 - A fire at a shoe factory in southeastern China left casualties on Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze and rescue people trapped inside.
“Her belly may be full, but her spirit will be empty.” — Captain Picard Usually, these “GDP is actually good” posts start with a big disclaimer — an acknowledgment of all the things GDP doesn’t measure, all the reasons that measuring GDP is an inexact science, and all the ways
Despite that, over 300,000 voters are expected to flood back into Johor by road.
Batanes, about 160km south of Taiwan, had previously hosted joint military exercises involving the Philippines and US.
In May, Thailand restricted the import of Malaysian-caught sea bass due to concerns over chemical residues, prompting Kuala Lumpur to temporarily ban some varieties of Thai shrimp over food safety controls.
With more than 80% of global trade by volume being transported by sea, maritime shipping lanes are indispensable to the world economy. That fact was starkly illustrated by the war in Iran, which saw Tehran effectively close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and
Adding to the crisis, Super Typhoon Bavi is expected to bear down on eastern China, threatening more rain.
A high school has requested to borrow metal detectors to screen students before exams.
Bavi, currently spanning about 1,000km at its widest point, or roughly the width of France, is forecast to skirt northern Taiwan before making landfall in China's eastern Fujian province on Saturday evening, according to China's National Meteorological Centre.
Cho originally faced more than 900 charges. His bail was extended until Nov 23.
ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10081, Taiwan Strait, July 9 - Taiwan's government took a small group of foreign lawmakers on a Coast Guard ship around sensitive Taiwan-controlled islands next to the Chinese coast on Thursday, pushing back against China's Coast Guard
Eight Calbee products, including its potato chips, will resume using full-colour packaging.
News portal Sarawak Report, which had played a key role in uncovering the 1MDB scandal, reported in May that Low had secretly entered Malaysia last year as part of a Chinese delegation to negotiate debts linked to 1MDB.
Guangxi is China’s largest centre for commercial snake farming.
If there are no further recoveries, the government will have to absorb RM20.1 billion in losses.
Flight CX257 from Hong Kong to London experienced a “temporary loss of communication” with local air traffic control over Romanian airspace on Jul 4.
The ruling lifted uncertainty over state spending plans.
Australian Rail Track Corporation uses Telstra’s 4G network to communicate with train drivers.
Yoon’s legal team accused the Supreme Court of concluding the case “without sufficient deliberation”.
In the final instalment of a three-part series on Taiwan beyond semiconductors, CNA looks at how the island is building a reputation for small-batch specialty coffee.
Malaysia’s recruitment of migrant workers from Bangladesh has spurred debate in both countries.
Low faces multiple charges for the central role he allegedly played in the 1MDB scandal.
I visited Omsk once, or at least its airport; we were en route from Moscow to Ulan Ade on the Mongolian border, and the Aeroflot flight landed there to refuel. (It was a memorable journey; this was still the Soviet Union, and on boarding for the full-day flight, the stewardess
As NATO convenes once again to double down on military spending, arms production and the logic of deterrence through superior firepower — this despite the alliance’s own members having repeatedly used force in violation of international law in recent years, in Iran, Iraq,
NEW DELHI, July 9 - At least four people died in a building collapse in the Indian capital Delhi, the latest in a series of rain-related incidents as monsoon showers triggered landslides and disrupted travel across parts of the country.
For the second time since the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed, Washington and Tehran have slipped back into direct military confrontation. The United States struck “80 targets in Iran with precision munitions” after Iranian forces fired on several ships
The total figure comprises 2,143 direct current fast chargers and 4,273 alternating current chargers.
Retired Sri Lankan spy chief Suresh Sallay is accused of having “strategically directed” the attacks.
It is a reminder that the outlook for domestic prices is fragile as the economy emerges from deflation.
WELLINGTON, July 9 - New Zealand will consider joining a defence alliance between Australia and Fiji that both countries entered earlier this week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Thursday.
Wellington is now looking to help create a regional multilateral security alliance.
Yoon, who is already in detention, is also appealing a separate life sentence for leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration.
For decades, the South Pacific was largely relegated to the margins of global politics. Today, it has undergone a seismic shift, transforming into the epicenter of great-power competition. The defense treaty signed by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Fijian Prime
The US President said the missiles were fired by the "Islamic Republic of Japan".
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey.
Tokyo-based lensmaker JINS, a household name for cheap chic, is moving upscale and also expanding overseas.