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The annual monsoon season often brings heavy rain to Indonesia.
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China accuses US of trying to thwart improved China-India ties
China's foreign ministry spokesperson said it views ties with India from a strategic and long-term perspective.
Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party picks Sihasak as second PM nominee
The general election in Thailand is set for Feb 8, 2026.
Front-runner to be Bangladesh PM returns after 17 years in exile
Tarique Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008, arrives weeks before for pivotal elections are held.
Bangladesh leader considered top PM candidate returns from exile ahead of polls
DHAKA, Dec 25 - Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting Chairman Tarique Rahman returned from nearly 17 years in exile on Thursday, a homecoming the party hopes will energise supporters with Rahman poised to be the top contender for prime minister in February.
Europe has good cause to resist the Second China Shock
Europe has a lot on its plate these days. It’s facing a hostile Russia that has no intention of stopping with Ukraine. It’s dealing with tariffs and various other threats from an unpredictable and hostile Trump administration. And it’s struggling with internal unrest over
China social media thrashes one-child policy after population control czar dies
BEIJING, Dec 25 - The death of a former head of China's one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week.
Saudi Arabia says Yemen group should withdraw its forces from seized provinces
DUBAI, Dec 25 - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it remains hopeful that Yemen's main southern separatist group will end an escalation that has given it broad control across the south, deepening uncertainties in a country already divided between two administrations since civil war
Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting
SYDNEY, Dec 25 - Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 15 people there more than a week ago, as the community continued to grapple with the country's deadliest mass shooting in nearly three
Putin hails ‘invincible friendship’ with North Korea in New Year letter: KCNA
A pact between the two nations includes a mutual defence clause pledging immediate military assistance.
Car with Hanukkah sign set ablaze in Melbourne
The Australian authorities are stiffening laws and penalties for hate crimes after the Dec 14 mass shooting.
Australian man charged over post allegedly backing Bondi attack
The man told the court that he did not intend to harm anyone.
What Trump could do to defuse Taiwan’s powder keg
If US-China tensions were reduced in late October when the American and Chinese presidents finally met face-to-face in Busan, South Korea, more recent developments threaten to once again aggravate relations between Washington and Beijing. November witnessed bitter
Why the IMF thinks China has a zombie problem
During her recent visit to Beijing, International Monetary Fund head Kristalina Georgieva connected the dots between China and Japan in ways that Xi Jinping’s inner circle probably didn’t appreciate. While urging President Xi to make the “brave choice” of accelerating
Indonesia lodges complaint over ‘flag desecration’ at London embassy
The incident occurred on Dec 15 and was widely circulated on social media.
‘Key to the White House’: South Korea President Lee receives golden key from Trump
In October, S. Korean President Lee had given US President Trump an Silla-era gold crown replica.
Japan to test mine rare earth mud from deep seabed
It will mark the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare earth mud from a depth of around 6,000m on to a vessel.
Palau to take up to 75 migrants from US after call on transfer of third-country nationals
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 - Palau will take up to 75 migrants from the U.S. as the Pacific Island nation signed a memorandum of understanding with Washington on transfer of third-country nationals in return for additional U.S. aid.
China manga convention bars Japanese content amid tensions
Organisers said there would be a “full-scale adjustment” of content towards “a new Chinese style” theme.
Martin Yan at 77: The TV cooking legend still doing push-ups, cracking jokes and inspiring people
In Singapore for a brief visit, Yan talks to CNA Lifestyle about a lifetime of championing good food, keeping fit, memorable on-air mishaps and the philosophy that helped him shape how the world sees Asian cuisine.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch: KCNA
A KCNA photo showed Mr Kim at a submarine construction site with his daughter Ju Ae.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees test-firing of long-range missile, KCNA says
SEOUL, Dec 25 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing on Wednesday of a long-range surface-to-air missile at a launch site near its east coast, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.
Teen missing, brother deported: Families face high cost of young Indians taking ‘donkey route’
As immigration enforcement hardens in the US, CNA’s Undercover Asia meets Indian migrants who survived jungles and mafia on the “Dunki” route only to face perhaps a harsher reality: detention, debt and deep uncertainty.
New wave of ‘cultural confidence’: Inside the explosive growth of China’s hanfu experience
More than just a fashion trend, the rising popularity of hanfu shows how younger Chinese generations are reclaiming history and heritage with pride.
Commentary: Repeat after me - never, ever underestimate China
The country, left for dead at the onset of 2025, turns out to be the only other economic superpower that matters, says Shuli Ren for Bloomberg Opinion.
Singaporean part-time actor and family of three charged over Johor mall brawl
The fight had allegedly broken out after the wife of one of the suspects called out the other man for spilling beer on her.
Thai and Cambodia militaries hold talks on resuming ceasefire
The meeting is the most significant step since fighting re-erupted and follows separate, unsuccessful efforts by Malaysia, China and the United States to bring the two countries to the table.
South-eastern Taiwan shaken by 6.1-magnitude quake; no immediate reports of damage
The quake shook buildings in the capital Taipei.
Southeastern Taiwan shaken by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
TAIPEI, Dec 24 - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coastal county of Taitung on Wednesday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.
Southeastern Taiwan shaken by 6.1 magnitude quake
There are no immediate reports of damage.
Japan’s TEPCO to partially restart world’s biggest nuclear power plant on Jan 20
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa was among 54 reactors shut after the Fukushima Daiichi plant meltdown in 2011.
Myanmar junta’s shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds
Analysts say establishing a stable administration is far-fetched, as the civil war is still raging.
Myanmar junta's shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds
Dec 24 - From inside a military base last week, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday's general election, nearly five years after seizing power in a coup.
Myanmar's decade of turmoil: elections, coup and conflict
Dec 24 - Nearly five years after it seized power, Myanmar's military is moving ahead with a multi-phase general election starting on Sunday, despite conflict across the country.
Myanmar's election in numbers
Dec 24 - Myanmar will hold the first round of voting in a general election on Sunday in what its military government says will usher in a return to civilian rule following a 2021 coup.
Explainer-Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?
Dec 24 - Myanmar's military-led administration will hold a multi-phased general election starting on Sunday, even as a civil war rages across large parts of the Southeast Asian country.