MOSCOW, March 13 - The deputy head of Russia's Star City, a settlement near Moscow that hosts the country's main space training facility, has been detained along with six associates on suspicion of bribery, state news agency TASS reported on Friday.
Pyongyang is worried about Beijing’s increasing economic presence in the country, observers say.
The Philippines, which is chairing ASEAN this year, convened the special meeting as concerns over the Iran conflict deepened.
The survey results highlighted China’s and Russia’s strong influence over ASEAN countries.
NEW DELHI, March 13 - The Indian-flagged oil tanker, Jag Prakash, which is carrying gasoline from Oman to Africa, has set sail from east of the Strait of Hormuz, an Indian government official said on Friday.
ASEAN leaders warned that the conflict could disrupt trade, raise energy costs and slow regional growth.
The subject has polarised India for long, though some states and private companies offer menstrual leaves.
Indonesia could also impose additional taxes on nickel, gold, and copper.
MBK Center's management will terminate lease agreements with offending tenants.
Vendors who lied about why they had closed their doors would be fined or have their permits revoked.
Beijing has portrayed itself in the region as a reliable alternative to an erratic US President Donald Trump, who launched sweeping tariffs last year that unsettled global trade.
The Malaysian government is in a strong position to absorb the higher costs due to the various fiscal reforms and consolidation measures implemented over the past three years, said Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan.
COLOMBO, March 13 - The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a U.S. submarine attack on a warship off Sri Lanka's coast last week will be repatriated, a source in the Iranian embassy in Colombo and Sri Lankan media reported on Friday.
How this region can navigate the AI age and its impact on the economy and employment.
As part of a three-year diploma programme, students will receive specialised training in areas like ingredient selection, charcoal control and flavour development, alongside business and restaurant management skills.
The first batch of 46 bodies was already at the airport by the afternoon of March 13.
Prolonged supply disruption will push up the countries’ inflation and could even cause a recession, analysts say.
TOKYO — Asia is seeing ghosts again. One apparition amid tight credit markets dates to the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. Another comes from 1997-98, when Asia’s debt-fueled growth boom ended disastrously. Economists can debate which comparison is more relevant to the
Minister Cho Hyun also expresses Seoul's hopes to enhance solidarity with like-minded friends and partners facing similar strategic challenges.
Panupong Muentan, 27, was an engine room mechanic aboard the ship and is one of three crew members missing.
He was rushed to hospital with burns to 24 per cent of his body.
The trade talks in France are expected to lay the groundwork for a Trump-Xi meeting later in March.
TOKYO, March 13 - Japan will inform the U.S. next week that it intends to join the \"Golden Dome\" missile defense initiative and expects that Washington may seek its help with missile production due to the Middle East war and other conflicts, two sources said.
A second arms package, worth around US$14 billion, could be approved for Taiwan after US President Donald Trump visits Beijing later this month.
A revised date for the conference has not been discussed.
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. China’s export surge redraws global trade mapScott Foster reports that China’s early-year trade data show surging exports across ASEAN, Europe, and Africa even as
Nepal relies almost entirely on India for its fossil fuel needs.
For years, Gulf security has been discussed through the familiar vocabulary of oil, shipping lanes and missile defense. However, following the recent US missile strike on an Iranian freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm Island, which prompted Tehran to warn that a “dangerous
Don’t expect any fireworks when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets US President Donald Trump in Washington on March 19. Compared to Britain, Spain, France and the United States’ other erstwhile allies ー large and small (except for the Poles and a couple others) ー
This month’s celebration marking the first anniversary of the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency, better known as Danantara, became a stage for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to showcase a set of numbers that, at first glance, appeared revolutionary. In
Policymakers are acting to rein in consumption as inflation also threatens additional strain.
ALMATY, March 13 - Kazakhstan holds a referendum on Sunday on a new constitution that some critics say could allow President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to remain in charge of Central Asia's largest economy beyond his current term limit of 2029.
Csergo argued his reports did not contain any secrets but only information available on the internet.
This is to stamp out transnational cyberscam operations in a multibillion-dollar fraud industry.
OpenClaw differs from other AI bots like ChatGPT because it can execute real-life tasks.
Thailand alleges that the area had been used as a base of operations by the Cambodian military as well as criminals running transnational scams.
Vietnam’s police have launched criminal proceedings into prominent journalist and blogger Le Anh Hung.
Among the challenges are economic growth and maintaining stability.
Under a maternity protection law in Japan, women face multiple hurdles to qualify for sterilisation.
The marketing executive was the first person charged with the crime of reckless foreign interference.
By any conventional measure, Europe is not a party to the US–Israeli war on Iran. European soldiers are not storming the Iranian plateau; European jets are not striking missile bases near Tehran. And yet, as the conflict widens from days to weeks, Europe already finds itself
She has cultivated a reputation for working tirelessly and forcing aides to attend pre-dawn meetings.
More inquiries into the incident have been launched, as investigators discover more body parts and victims' belongings.
China’s President Xi Jinping announced in February 2026 that from May 1 China would be granting zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries. (That is all of them, bar Eswatini, which supports Taiwan.) China-Africa trade reached US$348 billion in 2025, up 17.7% from 2024.
Reports say the US may be moving parts of its Thaad system to the Middle East, despite Seoul's opposition.
Maritime experts told AFP about the massing of Chinese fishing boats on Dec 25, about 300 km north-east of Taiwan.
Fans in the region are connecting the dots – and the economic case for an South-east Asia setting is real.
A study estimated the river to have contributed 6 per cent of plastics from rivers leaking into oceans.
Train journeys between the East Asian neighbours were halted in 2020 under border closures during the pandemic.