Energy security is a top priority globally, as governments grapple with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an accelerating clean energy transition and surging power demand from AI data centers. The problem is especially acute for Asia and the Pacific, as both regions are
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing perhaps the most precarious moment of his political career. He knows it. His allies know it. And his rivals — both within his coalition and across Israel’s political spectrum — are preparing to capitalize on his growing
When Ashik Chowdhury, the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, was recently asked about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s upcoming trip to China, his response caught the room off guard. “Many issues will come up,” Chowdhury remarked, “starting
Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.
The girl, who was uninjured, was inside the bin for about five minutes.
Sustained increases in oil prices could strain the budget, they warned.
The highly contagious variant which can devastate poultry is now found on every continent.
SYDNEY, June 20 - Australia has confirmed its first mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country's southwest, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said on Saturday.
South Koreans are Chennai’s largest expat community. The series, The New Locals, follows three of them as they navigate culture shocks, friendships and belonging.
South Koreans are Chennai’s largest expat community. The series, The New Locals, follows three of them as they navigate culture shocks, friendships and belonging.
The Nobel laureate was placed under house arrest in April, but her whereabouts remain unclear.
Japan is seeking to rally G7 nations into a united front against China’s export controls on critical minerals, pushing for a floor price mechanism to shore up the economics of producing rare earths within the alliance. Speaking at the G7 Evian Summit in France on June 16, Prime
The BBC asked Sydney locals if they would take the newly announced, longest ever commercial flight from Sydney to London.
The accepted wisdom in GenAI model making is that the door has closed. To build at the frontier, as per perceptions, is only for those who began years ago, with a real lab, a research culture compounded over time and a head start that no check buys back. The train seems to have
The measure aims to ensure that students sitting the exam are not adversely affected by noise pollution.
He crawled down the world’s highest mountain with frostbitten fingers and a fractured leg to survive.
US and Iranian delegations delayed plans to travel to Switzerland on Friday for the opening round of talks to cement the details of a peace agreement as the Israeli military bombarded southern Lebanon, killing at least 18 people and threatening once again to derail momentum
The incident occurred at around 5.40pm local time, involving a bullet train bound for Hakata.
As global financial systems are increasingly integrated, OECD also urges efforts to contain cyberthreats.
Authorities scrapped the initial results after allegations that the question paper had been leaked.
This marks the first increase since 1978 amid inflation and the yen’s depreciation.
At least 11 officers were injured by the explosions.
Japan remains a popular destination among Chinese travellers.
A new Interpol cyberthreat report found that cybercrime now accounts for more than 30 per cent of all recorded crime in over half of the countries surveyed across Asia and the South Pacific.
The number of dengue cases nearly doubled from 5,651 in April to 10,638 in the first two weeks of June.
The Memorandum of Understanding, which ostensibly ends the four-month war between the US and Iran, illuminated the profound US defeat. In addition, a Quincy Institute webinar on military lessons from the war, shortly before the MOU’s release, enumerated numerous ways in which
JUBA, June 19 - A Vietnamese man deported by the United States to South Sudan a year ago as part of the Trump administration's hardline immigration agenda left for Vietnam on Friday, South Sudanese officials said.
It is likely to remain so without a major increase in state funding or customers willing to pay more.
The menace is everywhere yet you can hardly spot it, stop it or punish it, says expert.
Tectonic forces thrust chunks of an island’s coastline upward in a phenomenon known as “coastal uplift”.
“Wasians” are having a moment right now. Think of Winter Olympians Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, actors Lola Tang (The Summer I Turned Pretty) and Hudson Williams (Heated Rivalry), or singer/dancer Megan Skiendiel from Katseye. In fact,
New research indicates that their solution is partly anatomical and partly genetic.
Parts of Myanmar – including areas further south – have continued to experience seismic activity since a devastating earthquake struck Mandalay last year.
With Indian-origin athletes of foreign nationalities, the naton could boost its global sports performance.
A team has been set up to look into alleged siphoning of cash offerings made by devotees.
As India pursues its ambition of becoming a developed economy by 2047 — the centenary of its independence — reliable access to overseas markets has become a strategic imperative. Yet recent crises in West Asia — ranging from the Gaza war and Red Sea disruptions to the Iran war
TOKYO, June 19 - A vessel owned by a Japanese company carrying three Japanese crew members safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and exited the Gulf, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
These include hospital admission and discharge and handling administrative procedures after death.
Lee has ordered a probe into the ballot shortages that marred the June 3 local elections.
SEOUL, June 19 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that the country's election management system needed a major overhaul, calling a series of controversies involving the National Election Commission (NEC) including ballot-paper shortages \"absurd.\"
The detention centre, which closed in 2003, held close to 1,500 people within six months of opening.
Rice prices skyrocketed in 2024 and 2025 because of supply problems linked to multiple factors.
A migratory sea bird known as a brown skua tested positive for avian influenza.
Both stories were recognised at the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards held in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Both stories were recognised at the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards held in Hong Kong on Thursday.