Vietnam’s relationship with the United States is entering a new phase. While the two countries have strengthened cooperation on semiconductors, critical minerals and Indo-Pacific security, Hanoi’s record trade surplus with Washington is testing the economic foundations of the
Malaysia is the world’s second-largest palm oil producer.
US President Donald Trump said he would work to address the North Korea issue, according to South Korea's presidential office.
Approximately RM1.5 million in cash, multiple vehicles and jewellery worth about RM1 million were seized.
SYDNEY, June 17 - Australia cannot be a multicultural society and immigration policies have put the country in crisis, Pauline Hanson said on Wednesday, as the right-wing leader enjoys a surge in support for her One Nation party.
But Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said his party remains part of the Perikatan Nasional opposition coalition and will use its logo in the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections on Jul 11 and Aug 1, respectively.
WASHINGTON, June 17 - Rising inflation and a 30% jump in oil prices are dampening global growth, but leaders of the world's top economies are unlikely to blame U.S. President Donald Trump for the war-driven slowdown when they meet in France to discuss the economy on Wednesday.
The 2022 sinking led to the deaths of 26 people on the vessel.
Push includes shared AI tools and easier cross-border data use for regional firms.
US President Donald Trump and his top advisers have spent months insisting that extracting and confiscating highly enriched uranium from Iran was the top objective of the unprovoked war he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began in February—but on Tuesday at the
The populist leader blamed Australia's housing crisis on extremely high levels of immigration.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 - G7 host France is pushing partners to agree a statement on critical minerals on Wednesday that could include measures to help the West reduce its reliance on China and shield investors from counter-measures and dumping, diplomats said.
After three months of war with two of the world’s most technologically and militarily advanced countries, Iran has proved far more resilient than anticipated. Indeed, strategically at least, Tehran appears to now have the upper hand in the conflict. How has this situation come
MANILA, June 17 - The Philippine Senate removed an ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte as Senate president on Wednesday and elected a new leader just weeks before the expected start of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian was voted Senate president in a special sitting.
Searchers tracked down the carnivorous marsupial the previous night in the bush.
BEIJING, June 17 - Emerging markets suffer from inadequate representation at the United Nations, its authority increasingly challenged by escalating political and economic disputes worldwide, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said emerging markets suffer from inadequate representation at the UN.
The civilian access line will be shifted by an average of 6km from the Military Demarcation Line.
BEIJING, June 17 - China said on Wednesday that it will take countermeasures in response to a new Taiwan government website for Chinese nationals to report intelligence tips, saying the site exposed Taipei's \"confrontational mindset\".
The Johor state election will be held on July 11.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked US counterpart Donald Trump to lead efforts to resolve the North Korea issue peacefully, as he had done with the war in the Middle East, according to Lee's office.
This follows the killing of a 40-year-old male elephant in Pelalawan regency in May.
Protesters accused the government of neglecting the economic struggles of ordinary Indonesians .
The Election Commission has set July 11 as polling day.
JAKARTA, June 17 - One person died and dozens were injured after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Tuesday, the disaster mitigation agency said.
Chinese citizens have increasingly invested in overseas securities over the past few years.
The student reportedly told the police that he did not know the teacher and denied any sexual motive.
It's so hot the fuel can catch fire - the bikers tell the BBC they must live with the risk of injury and death.
The “do not travel” advisory had been lowered for the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Israel and Kuwait.
Shipyard upgrades are part of North Korea’s 5-year plan to modernize its naval forces, experts told RFA.
China has established mostly domestic data exchanges as it seeks to bolster the digital economy. A recent partnership is putting its regional ambitions into focus, even as the nascent sector faces questions over ownership, valuation and governance.
Washington has a habit of dressing up its foreign policy in the language of moral purpose. Presidents invoke democracy, human rights, and the rules-based international order as if they were divine mandates rather than rhetorical conveniences. So there is something almost
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16 - G7 leaders discussed a plan to grant select “trusted partners” access to advanced AI models from U.S. firms such as Anthropic, three diplomatic sources said on Tuesday, potentially opening a path around restrictions on non-American use.
President Donald Trump is facing a choice between ending the war with Iran, which is tanking his popularity and the economy, and continuing his deference to Israel. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made it clear on Tuesday that Trump cannot have both. Following
I was just guessing at numbers and figures Pulling the puzzles apart Questions of science, science and progress Do not speak as loud as my heart – Coldplay Nine of the world’s current top,-ten-ranked research universities are in China, according to the recently released 2026
Police have arrested nine people and rescued more than 400 cats destined for slaughter, with more than 40 reunited with their owners.
BEIRUT, June 16 - Israeli drone strikes targeted three vehicles in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding others, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking heat from his political opponents for his response to the deaths of three ship workers who were killed in the Gulf of Oman last week by US forces as part of President Donald Trump’s illegal war with Iran. Fury in India has only
Pakistani officials previously said China played a key role in supporting its US-Iran mediation efforts.
BEIJING, June 16 - The Chinese embassy in Britain said on Tuesday it had lodged a protest with British authorities after London announced sanctions on several entities, including four from China, for allegedly supplying key military equipment to Russia.
Forecasters have predicted below-average monsoon rainfall in India in 2026.
The KTM Shuttle Selatan cuts travel time to JB Sentral to 30 minutes, compared with an hour by car.
No damages or injuries were reported.
A lawyer for Gotabaya Rajapaksa said a petition was lodged with the Court of Appeal.
Analysts say staggered state polls could shape voter sentiment and political momentum.
The photo above is not from China; it’s from Japan. In the 1970s, Daiei was Japan’s top retailer. But after Japan’s asset bubble burst around 1990, it became Japan’s most famous “zombie” company — staggering along unprofitably, kept afloat by a constant stream of
