WASHINGTON, March 25 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would visit China for a rescheduled state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, rescheduling a closely watched trip that was delayed due to the ongoing Iran war.
WASHINGTON, March 25 - President Donald Trump will hit Iran harder if Tehran fails to accept that the country has been \"defeated militarily,\" White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.
American military bases, especially those situated in the United States, lack air defenses. To the degree that this was regarded as a problem, the issue was framed as defense against ballistic missile attack. The only defense against ballistic missiles is to use integrated air
KYIV/WASHINGTON, March 25 - The Ukraine-U.S. joint reconstruction fund has approved its first investment project, in Sine Engineering, a Lviv-based communications and navigation technology producer, the Ukrainian prime minister said on Wednesday.
A Wednesday report from NBC News is raising concerns that President Donald Trump may be getting a rose-colored view of the war he started with Iran. According to NBC News, US military officials show Trump a daily two-minute video montage of operations conducted in the Iran war,
Singapore has six restaurants on the list and Odette’s head sommelier Lesley Liu is named Asia’s Best Sommelier.
But China's tech company leaders agree that humans must make the final decisions, not robots.
The ships had been at sea for quite some time due to military operations.
The Japanese leader also spoke on the diversification of crude oil procurement sources.
The coroner ruled that there was no evidence of foul play in the death of iconic singer Zubeen Garg.
India has been hit hard by the disruption of energy shipments via the Strait of Hormuz.
Airlines in Asia have begun cutting flights to reduce fuel usage.
Tan Ruisong was found guilty on charges of embezzlement, bribery, insider trading and leaking insider information.
The country is now the world’s second-largest pet food exporter – trailing only Germany – and is projected to grow exports to US$5 billion by 2030.
The scene inside Garuda Indonesia’s hangars at the end of 2025 was one of stark contradiction. On paper, the airline has just secured a massive capital injection of 23.7 trillion rupiah (roughly US$1.4 billion) from Danantara, the state investment vehicle. In reality, however,
MOSCOW, March 25 - Russia remains in contact with the United States on a possible settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and hopes Washington will continue its mediation efforts, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
Iran fired two ballistic missiles on March 20, 2026, at the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, which hosts a strategically important joint US-UK military base, according to US, UK and Israeli officials. One missile broke apart during flight, and the other appears to have been
March 25 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang on Wednesday with a white-horse cavalry and 21-gun salute, cementing ties between two close allies of Russia's Vladimir Putin.
BEIJING/TOKYO, March 25 - China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday demanded that Japan conduct an investigation into and severely punish an officer from the Self-Defense Forces who was arrested on suspicion of breaking into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo.
Nearly 7,300 cases have been reported citywide since the beginning of the year.
President Prabowo Subianto took opportunity to directly defend his policy decisions.
Thailand imports about half of its crude oil from the Middle East.
Following the US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28, major airlines canceled numerous flights to and from Middle Eastern countries, leaving many travelers stranded. This sparked a race between Beijing and Taipei to evacuate Taiwanese travelers from the region. On March 10, a
The tram is expected to begin operations in 2032.
One of the main delays is to a 2019 order for 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters, with deliveries to begin this year.
BEIJING, March 25 - China said on Wednesday that Mexico's trade measures against it, including tariff increases, constitute trade and investment barriers and that it had the right to take countermeasures.
A joint release of 400 million barrels was agreed upon on March 11.
Queues at fuel depots start to form as early as 3am.
The police are still investigating the motive for the murder.
The proposal is part of measures to mitigate the economic impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
VILNIUS/RIGA, March 25 - Two stray Ukrainian military drones entered the airspace of Estonia and Latvia on Wednesday morning via Russia, one of which slammed into a chimney at a local power station while the other crash landed, the two Baltic countries said.
The trial will be conducted at two key entry points and no payment will be imposed during that time.
Global demand for ube is rising, but the crop is vulnerable to erratic weather, prompting some farmers to switch to more resilient alternatives.
The woman had taken MDMA and three litres of vodka when she vandalised the piece nicknamed Blue Blob.
MANILA, March 25 - The Philippines is working with Washington to secure waivers and exemptions that will allow it to obtain oil from U.S.-sanctioned countries and guarantee supplies, its ambassador to the United States said.
BAGHDAD, March 25 - Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in an airstrike on a site belonging to Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces near an army medical centre in western Anbar, security sources and the defence ministry said on Wednesday.
“This is a moment for China to exercise influence,” said a senior Taiwan security official.
During a panel discussion at the Boao Forum for Asia on Wednesday (Mar 25), experts also cited Singapore as a model for emerging artificial intelligence governance.
The police have recorded statements from 10 individuals related to the case.
Iran reportedly struck and destroyed the US AN/TPY-2 radar deployed in Jordan during its ongoing war with the United States and Israel. What makes the AN/TPY-2 distinctive is that, despite operating in the X-band of the electromagnetic spectrum — which is generally suited for
The tanker crossed the strategic waterway on Monday after successful talks between Thailand's foreign minister and Iran's ambassador to Thailand.
Approximately 17.07 million people in China have exotic pets, state news agency Xinhua reported in 2025.
Asia buys more than 80 per cent of the crude that transits the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked.
The tourism industry is looking to court more wealthy Middle Eastern travellers seeking refuge.
BBC News Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari reports from a petrol station in Manila.
Harish Rana, 31, had been in a comatose state since 2013 after he fell from a fourth-floor balcony.
