BEIJING, Aug 3 - China's Communist Party appeared to kick off its annual closed-door retreat in the seaside resort of Beidaihe, an informal gathering that perennially sparks rumours of power jostling among senior cadres and comes this year ahead of a major party conclave in
The tightened standards reflect the greater strategic importance Beijing is assigning to technology developed by Chinese companies.
Nine out of 10 families affected by measles were forced to borrow to cover medical expenses.
More than 46,000 households remain without water and thousands of people remain at crowded emergency shelters nearly a week after an earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture.
Governor Pramono Anung urged the public not to overreact, insisting the capital remains safe and dismissing speculation of imminent disorder.
New national heat records were set on July 31, Aug 1 and Aug 2, with temperatures soaring up to 42.5 deg C.
The pilot allegedly smuggled 26kg of mind-altering drug MDMA into Jakarta while on the job.
The developments highlight the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence by Chinese tech firms as Alibaba and DeepSeek aim to gain traction among global developers.
CXMT is seeking at least $11.4m in support from the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area.
The Grand Prix will also provide a boost to the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign.
Autopsies revealed that all three suffered from dehydration and multiple organ failure.
Analysts tell CNA that an early election will be in the interest of the two coalitions, following their recent success in the Johor and Negeri Sembilan polls.
Aim is to improve oversight and prevent abuse of power but critics say coordination may be tough.
She was among 52 recipients of Pahang state honours and medals during the investiture ceremony.
BEIJING, Aug 3 - China warned of risks from heavy downpours across multiple parts of the country on Monday, with storms concentrated in the northwestern Shaanxi and southwestern Sichuan provinces where residents have been evacuated from high-risk areas.
Coastal areas in eastern China can expect the effects of Typhoon Dolphin later this week.
The court found “inconsistencies” in witness statements, his lawyer said.
There were 236 people on board the vessel when it left Indonesia’s Surabaya for Makassar.
A total of seven people, including two Habita employees, were killed in the blast.
Officials are scrambling to improve living conditions for those displaced as punishing heat continues across the prefecture.
The two women's employer has apologised for sending them back to Aeon Mall to secure cash.
Yes, China certainly seems daunting. Go there and take a look at massive modern factories operating 24/7, millions of industrial and domestic service robots, along with what look like never-ending shiny skyscrapers in Shenzhen, Shanghai and other cities. The sheer scale of it
The first-ever severe heatwave warning was issued for parts of Seoul on Monday, with South Korea's weather agency warning the heatwave was likely to persist.
Five people were confirmed dead and 238 have been rescued.
Photos newly released by Myanmar's military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official.
Complaints include widening economic inequality, high youth unemployment and an erosion of free speech rights.
SITAMARHI, India/NEW DELHI, Aug 3 - Ashok Kumar knows that Narendra Modi changed his life for the better.
The Myanmar government also released photographs of Aung San Suu Kyi, however, the location and date of the images have not been independently verified.
There are lots of reports of Ukrainian attacks on Russian shipping, but not so many about Russian attacks on Ukrainian ships. Over the last few months the Russians have been waging their own campaign to try and destroy shipping in and out of Ukrainian ports, which is vital to
The project is open to any Seoul resident experiencing loneliness, including foreign residents.
Scorching heat is also set to take hold in Xinjiang, where almost all of the country’s cotton is grown.
Foreign tourist spending is spreading beyond traditional destinations, data suggested.
Tributes are pouring out across Nepal after an avalanche killed some of the country's best mountaineers.
KOCHI, India, Aug 3 - Heavy rains and floods battered parts of southern India over the weekend, killing at least 11 and displacing thousands in the state of Kerala, and setting off a landslide that killed at least three in neighbouring Karnataka, authorities and news reports
She met Arnaud de Baecque, resident representative of the ICRC to Myanmar, in Naypyitaw, a spokeswoman said.
She met with Arnaud de Baecque, resident representative of the ICRC to Myanmar, in Naypyitaw, a spokeswoman said.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan coalition losing in the latest state polls is not an isolated incident. It is the third and most devastating strike in a series that has transformed the political map of Malaysia, writes CNA’s Leslie Lopez.
Crocodile attacks have caused 22 deaths between 2023 and 2025, and five fatalities so far in 2026.
SARAWAK, Malaysia, August 3 - Villagers in one indigenous community in Malaysia's Sarawak state once lived by an unspoken rule: leave the crocodile be, and it will leave you alone in turn.
Hundreds pledged abstinence from alcohol in a campaign blending public health with spirituality.
The BBC gains unique access to Rawalakot, scene of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
SYDNEY, Aug 3 - The first mass mortality event in Australia from H5 bird flu has occurred in a large group of native seabirds in the state of South Australia, the federal government said on Monday.
The authorities are still investigating how widely the smuggled stones have spread through the market.
SYDNEY, Aug 3 - Two people were hospitalised after a building collapsed in a central area of Sydney on Monday, emergency services said.
A 350-acre white expanse of marble waste in Kishangarh, western India, has become an unlikely tourist destination.
The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier.