Partial results from Myanmar's first election since 2020 showed the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party winning by a wide margin as expected, despite thin turnout.
The disappearance of a Ming dynasty masterpiece raises questions about custodianship, power and trust.
This comes after the two countries agreed to a truce on Dec 27, 2025.
Critics say the new criminal codes accelerate a drift towards authoritarian governance.
Their DNA test results were finalised in June 2025.
Violent, male-driven films dominated the Indian box-office and cultural conversations in 2025.
SYDNEY, Jan 3 - Police in Australia's New South Wales state said on Saturday they would bolster staffing at the Sydney Cricket Ground for the fifth Ashes test starting on Sunday, weeks after gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish event in the city.
The Dec 14 massacre has sparked more active policing in Sydney.
US President Donald Trump on Friday issued his latest threat to attack Iran militarily, warning in a social media post that the United States is “ready to go” if Tehran intensifies its crackdown on ongoing street protests. “If Iran shots [sic] and violently kills peaceful
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Beijing has criticized the Netherlands for failing to help Wingtech Technology regain control of Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker, pushing the dispute onto the diplomatic stage again after a previous confrontation in October. A Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson urged the
In recent weeks, he has made a series of visits to various military and economic facilities.
Inside the K-beauty industry that has made South Korea a major player in worldwide beauty market.
SEOUL, Jan 3 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a greenhouse farm construction site along the country's border with China on Friday, and encouraged youths and troops working on the construction in the new year, state media KCNA said on Saturday.
ST’s global correspondents examine 10 consequential questions for countries in Asia in the next 12 months and beyond.
Washington’s national security establishment is once again gripped by familiar hysteria: China is “expanding” in Latin America, and America must respond. The opening of the Chancay port in Peru, China’s release of its third policy paper on the region, and growing military
The American company led by Elon Musk recorded a full-year sales figure of around 1.64 million EVs, while BYD reported that it sold 2.26 million EVs for 2025.
HONG KONG, Jan 2 - China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from January 1 in new steps to spur a flagging birth rate.
She likely hopes to coordinate positions with him on China after her remarks on a Taiwan contingency angered Beijing.
As Chinese live-fire drills tighten around Taiwan, a rare sighting of a mobile launcher for Taipei’s long-secret cruise missile offers a glimpse into how it plans to hold the Chinese mainland at risk—and how dangerously high the stakes of that gamble may be. This month, The War
Snowfall in Tokyo and neighbouring prefectures was forecast to reach up to 10cm.
A disturbing synchronization is emerging in Vietnam’s policy planning, revealing a shift toward deep social engineering. On one hand, Hanoi is proposing to handpick an “elite” workforce right from birth; on the other, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is pushing to score
DUBAI, Jan 2 - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.
DUBAI, Jan 2 - Yemen's Saudi-backed government launched what it called a peaceful operation to take back military positions from the UAE-backed southern separatists on Friday, who in turn said seven Saudi airstrikes had taken place since the declaration.
Prosecutors indicted Yoon in November on several charges of aiding the enemy, alleging that he ordered drone flights over North Korea to strengthen his effort to declare military rule, and the arrest warrant for that case was set to expire on Jan 18.
The order extends the former leader’s detention, set to end on Jan 18, by a maximum of six months.
DUBAI, Jan 2 - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.
The man was immediately restrained by officers from the imperial guard and Tokyo police.
The convictions stem from cases registered after violent protests on May 9, 2023.
The month-long campaign by China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) agency will target AI videos that “distort, parody or vulgarise” classic Chinese films, television dramas and animated works.
Metal window grilles were meant to keep households safe from burglars but they have been fingered as eyesores
South Koreans can from this week access the Rodong Sinmun at select locations without state approval.
Russia ratified the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics (RELOS) agreement with India in early December, practically on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit, which is why news of the move was largely lost in the media shuffle. As the name implies, RELOS grants each
They may have been responding to criticism of the government’s handling of floods in northern Sumatra in November.
Officials in Indore say four people have died after drinking contaminated water but families allege the toll is higher.
By any measure, 2025 was not a good year for world peace. Worse, it was just the latest of a decade-long decline of peace and upsurge of war. As author of a book on world peace and how we can achieve it (that’s literally the title), here’s my assessment. Peace is on the decline
The document’s authors admitted it was prepared with the help of artificial intelligence platforms.
TOKYO — A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you’re talking about real money. This, with apologies to 1960s US Senator Everett Dirksen, is where Washington finds itself in 2026 — and it puts Asia on the hook. Dirksen was talking about billions, not trillions, of
DUBAI, Jan 2 - The Saudi-backed governor of Yemen's Hadramout province said on Friday he would launch a peaceful operation to take back military positions from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, but that the actions were not a declaration of war.
All universities in the country are required to reflect penalties for school bullying across all admission tracks starting in 2026.
Doubts are growing over the hawkish Premier's ability to steer diplomacy beyond China.
Former PM Muhyiddin Yassin, who stepped down as Perikatan Nasional chairman on Jan 1, said his Bersatu party remains a principled and loyal partner in the opposition bloc.
DUBAI, Jan 2 - Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Yemen said on Friday that Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, the leader of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), refused landing permission the previous day for a plane carrying a Saudi delegation to Aden.