BEIJING, Dec 27 - China on Saturday passed revisions to a key piece of legislation aimed at strengthening Beijing's ability to wage trade war, curb outbound shipments from strategic minerals to sex dolls, and further open its $19 trillion economy.
The bus carrying 19 passengers overturned on a mountainous road in Vietnam's northern province of Yen Bai, state-run media reported.
BANGKOK, Dec 27 - Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian countries that has included fighter jets sorties, exchange of rocket fire and artillery barrages.
China has implemented “interim regulations” for unmanned aircraft starting from 2024.
"Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement," their defence ministers said in a joint statement on the ceasefire, to take effect at noon local time (1pm in Singapore) on Saturday (Dec 27).
In Mandalay city, about 600 km north of Yangon, the lack of campaigning is palpable, with no sustained canvassing for votes just days ahead of the polls, two residents say.
Dec 27 - Myanmar heads to the polls on Sunday as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well as one of Asia's worst humanitarian crises.
This follows an attack on Dec 26 that left 15 employees injured.
As the industry experiences more large-scale bankruptcies, the search is now on for ways to survive.
Officials said the move would help reduce state spending.
Police said the vehicles likely skidded on the icy surface as snow fell.
On Sunday December 28, Myanmar goes to the polls for the first phase of its first general election since the military coup of February 1, 2021. After several extensions, the State Administration Council, controlled by the military (Tatmadaw), lifted the state of emergency on
He said he remained confident in the country’s judicial process, regardless of the outcome.
Beijing has moved to seal Hainan’s customs borders and turn the island into a full-fledged free trade port (FTP), a move that has sharply divided Chinese and overseas analysts over its economic and geopolitical implications. Under the new framework, the Hainan FTP will
Mr Kim said 2025 was a “really meaningful year” for the bilateral alliance.
The move follows Washington’s announcement last week of $14 billion in arms sales to Taiwan.
Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries.
This is the first election since the army's coup in early 2021 - and it is being widely condemned as a sham.
But it is unfathomable that Dhaka and New Delhi will allow relations to deteriorate further.
In the ongoing quest to understand South Africa’s political and economic stagnation, it may be helpful to look at other postcolonial states that have traveled farther along the path of independence. This may help clarify the stagnation question that citizens, politicians and
Taiwan’s National Palace Museum strikes a balance between its Chinese roots and Taiwanese narrative.
"Regional stability in Yangon region is improving now," said a statement shared by junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun.
North Korea’s nuclear submarine gambit marks a dangerous inflection point in the rise of an authoritarian nexus that challenges established deterrence dynamics. This month, multiple media outlets reported North Korea’s unveiling of what it says is the completed hull of its
Firms see lots of room to run in a country that hosts nearly 20 per cent of the world’s data but only 3 per cent of its storage.
Dec 26 - Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday -- a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia’s longstanding opposition to its secession.
MOSCOW, Dec 26 - A Moscow court sentenced a former Russian diplomat to 12 years in a maximum-security penal colony for selling secrets to U.S. intelligence while on a posting to the United States, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday.
Some continue to praise Najib, others say he did not receive a fair trial that led to his 2022 conviction.
DAMASCUS, Dec 26 - Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
The recall involved 83,800 units of frozen shrimp sold under the Market 32 and Waterfront Bistro brands
Najib co-founded 1MDB and chaired its advisory board until 2016.
JERUSALEM, Dec 26 - A Palestinian assailant ran over a man and stabbed a woman and killed them both in northern Israel on Friday, Israeli emergency services said.
Talks are moving towards a truce, even as border shellings continue.
Cambodia accuses Thailand of "indiscriminate attacks", as negotiators meet for a third day to try to end weeks of renewed fighting.
PAS and Bersatu, the main opposition parties in Parliament, are fighting for dominance ahead of the next general election.
DAMASCUS, Dec 26 - Five people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
If Thailand and Cambodia can come to an agreement, they will make a deal in line with the previous pact brokered with the help of US President Donald Trump, said Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Thai and Cambodian officials have been holding parleys at a border crossing since Dec 24.
Temperatures will run 2 deg C to 7 deg C below the winter average.
A man in his thirties, armed with a survival knife and a gas mask, was reportedly arrested.
Police arrested a man in his 30s said to be connected to the factory.
Malaysia’s 2025 was marked by a stormy PKR election, school violence, and a scandal rocking its football team.