South Korea government calls Coupang breach of 33.7m records worst ever

Information leaked included names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

Senior Chinese official calls for 'resolutely' cracking down on 'Taiwan independence' separatists

BEIJING, Feb 10 - A senior Chinese official has called for \"resolutely\" cracking down on \"Taiwan independence\" separatist forces and opposing interference by external forces this year to safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, state agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.

Australia asks for meeting with Roblox after grooming, content complaints

SYDNEY, Feb 10 - The Australian government has called a meeting with gaming platform Roblox over reports of child grooming and exposure to graphic content on the platform, while a regulator said it will test whether Roblox had delivered on child-safety commitments.

Japan elects fewer women MPs in snap election

it dealt a blow to already underrepresented women in male-dominated Japanese politics.

Malaysia’s top court restores conviction and jail sentence on former palm oil agency head

The court ordered that Mohamad Isa Abdul Samad begin serving his six-year sentence on Feb 10.

Death toll from heavy snowfall in Japan rises to 46

Continued snowfall since late January has buried northern communities and caused traffic chaos.

South Korea’s army eyes 24-hour childcare services for military families

Service members and military civilian staff face difficulties in arranging childcare.

Malaysia’s ageing palm oil plantations to hit 2 million hectares by 2027

About 35 per cent of Malaysian palm oil plantations will be 19 years or older by 2027.

‘Best to leave before 8am’: Malaysian highway operator urges motorists to plan their journeys

PLUS is pushing drivers to use its travel app ahead of festive traffic surge.

Five years after Myanmar coup, ‘even hope has become a risk’

Now Myanmar’s university system is in shambles.

Indonesia weighs sending up to 8,000 troops for Gaza peace plan

Indonesia has stepped up diplomatic messaging on Gaza in recent months.

China releases policy paper on national security in Hong Kong after Jimmy Lai sentencing

The White Paper said that Hong Kong's practice of safeguarding national security had consolidated the security foundation of the city's one country, two systems governance model.

A purse-snatching that led to manslaughter claim spotlights Indonesia’s use of restorative justice

Experts have said that restorative justice should not be used as a mechanism to bin cases.

South Korea police raid spy agency over drone flights into North

Three civilians have already been charged for their alleged role in the drone scandal.

New Zealand mosque shooter’s former lawyers say he showed anxiety but did not appear depressed

Brenton Tarrant was pleased when police charged him on terrorism offences.

The scramble to inherit Bangladesh 2.0

The ghosts of the old guard won’t be on the ballot in Dhaka this week, but they are haunting every corner of the campaign trail. When Bangladeshis head to the polls on February 12, they are performing a high-stakes autopsy on a collapsed autocracy and attempting to breathe life

New Zealand mosque shooter's former lawyers say he showed anxiety but did not appear depressed

Feb 10 - Former lawyers for the white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand seven years ago told a court on Tuesday that he showed signs of anxiety during his original trial but did not appear to be depressed, media reported.

Japan election results confirm super-majority for Takaichi's party

Japan election results confirm supermajority for Takaichi's party

Having a two-thirds majority allows Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to override decisions by the upper house, where her coalition is in a minority.

Fire breaks out at Bangkok’s Chatuchak market, damaging 48 shop units

The affected stalls included clothing shops and were single-storey units with corrugated metal roofing.

Japan election results confirm super-majority of 315 seats for Takaichi’s party

The outcome is Liberal Democratic Party's best in its history.

Asian markets extend gains as Tokyo enjoys another record day

Gains across world markets have brought some calm to trading floors after last week's asset-wide rollercoaster ride.

US containerized drone swarms no silver bullet vs China

As the US races to deploy containerized drone swarms as a key future warfare element, the effort reveals questions about whether drones are a real revolution or a workaround for institutional limits. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that the US military has launched a

Low to moderate earthquake risk for Malaysia over next 10 years, Parliament told

Sabah continues to be identified as the region with the most active seismic activity.

China moving early as confidence in US debt frays

China is urging its biggest banks to curb their exposure to US Treasuries, a calculated intervention in the plumbing of global finance that reveals something uncomfortable about where Asia believes risk now sits. Chinese regulators have instructed large banks to stop adding to

Australia warns Roblox over child grooming fears

A 2024 report by Hindenburg Research described Roblox as an “X-rated paedophile hellscape”.

Japan election results in smallest main opposition party in post-war era

The Centrist Reform Alliance secured just 49 seats in the Feb 8 election.

China set to widen footprint in Bangladesh as India’s ties decline

Frontrunner parties in Bangladesh's upcoming election have historically had cooler ties with India.

China set to widen footprint in Bangladesh as India's ties decline

DHAKA, Feb 10 - China’s influence in Bangladesh, boosted by the 2024 ouster of New Delhi‑aligned leader Sheikh Hasina, is likely to deepen after this week's election, although politicians and analysts say India is too large a neighbour to be sidelined completely.

What next for Thailand after Anutin’s surprise election win

Questions still remain over Mr Anutin Charnvirakul’s ability to put the economy on a surer footing.

AI helps scam centres evade crackdown in Asia, dupe more victims

The use of AI is not leading to fewer people being trafficked into South-east Asia.

US appeals court lets Trump continue ending deportation protections

Feb 9 - A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday temporarily lifted a federal judge's order that had blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for nearly 89,000 migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.

Thailand election: The result the polls never saw coming

Why did a youthful, progressive party do so poorly compared to a transactional, old-style party?

Australian leaders urge calm after Sydney clashes during Israeli President Herzog's visit

SYDNEY, Feb 10 - Australian leaders on Tuesday urged calm and called on protests to remain peaceful after clashes between police and demonstrators opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia erupted in Sydney.

Australia urges calm after violent clashes in Sydney during Israeli President’s visit; 27 arrested

Israeli President Isaac Herzog was not present at the protest site.

Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy?

Japan has been battling sluggish growth, mounting public debt and a rapidly ageing workforce.

Jimmy Lai severely sentenced despite Trump calling for his release

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment by a Hong Kong court on charges of colluding with foreign forces, partly because he had called on Washington to speak up for Hong Kong protesters and pressure

Commentary: Japan's Takaichi needs more than her winning personality

A landslide election win sets Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi up to be one of the strongest, most consequential leaders Japan has known for years, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.

The anatomy of India’s trade capitulation to Trump

In the high-stakes world of trade diplomacy, agreements are usually forged quietly through painstaking negotiations behind closed doors, dense legal texts and carefully calibrated “reciprocity” and “give and take.” The recently announced India-US “interim trade deal” departs

Thailand election: Bhumjaithai’s win reflects return of conservatism, mistakes by rivals

The People's Party lost 4.6 million party-list votes after backing Anutin as PM, seen as a betrayal by supporters.

A controlled opening: China redraws the line on tokenized assets

The latest policy adjustment reads less like a crackdown than a structural re-ordering. On the surface, it tightens around cryptocurrency activity again. In design terms, it also places a second category inside a framework that can be defined, approved and supervised. The door

Ukraine needs help in forcing Putin to show interest in peace

Can you remember how you felt when the last Winter Olympics opened? President Vladimir Putin certainly does, for February 4th 2022 saw him flying memorably to Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping, wishing China a successful Olympics and signing a joint statement pledging that

Twenty years is 'a death sentence', son of British media tycoon jailed by China says

A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old British citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.

China-Japan ties set to remain strained after Takaichi’s landslide election win

But Beijing could be looking for a way to coexist peacefully with PM Takaichi, said one analyst.

Jimmy Lai's son urges UK to do 'much more' to win media tycoon's release

LONDON, Feb 9 - The son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai appealed to the British government on Monday to do \"much more\" to secure his elderly father's release and he criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer's efforts to reset London's relations with Beijing.

10 newly elected Thai MPs accused of ethics breach over push for royal insult law reform

If they are found guilty, they could face a lifetime ban on holding political office.