The US-Iran war is exposing a hard truth: Asia is a tiered system of energy access, where wealth determines resilience. Investors have for years treated Asia as a single growth engine. Capital flowed into the region on the assumption that, despite the clear, well-known
Drivers back newer cars to counter illegal “Pak Wanca” rivals undercutting fares.
A deal with Vietnam could be worth about 60 billion rupees (S$803 million).
The final report is expected by June, within a year of the crash.
The authorities suspect the principal was trying to collect congratulatory money from co-workers.
Women aged 60 or older accounted for more than 22% of divorce-related legal consultations in February.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 5 - The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Little progress has been made on the agreement since it was signed in 2001.
MOSCOW, May 5 - Two people were killed and five others injured in an explosion at the Kazzinc plant, Kazakhstan's largest zinc production facility owned by Glencore, the company said on Tuesday.
The government has ordered law enforcement agencies to probe the allegations involving the businessmen.
The move adds a potential friction point to an agenda already complicated by the Iran war.
For more than 60 years, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was the backbone of American development diplomacy. Today, it is gone. But the most immediate consequence is not what many assume. It is not simply the loss of funding. It is the collapse of
The next attack on the global economy may not arrive with a missile strike or a cyberattack on a server farm. It may arrive as silence — the sudden, eerie quiet of severed fiber-optic cables resting on the floor of the Persian Gulf, cut by a vessel whose crew will claim it was
India usually sources about half of its crude through the Strait of Hormuz.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party scored a landmark victory in the opposition stronghold of West Bengal on Monday (May 4) - a state that the party has never ruled before.
The volunteer lifeboat crew members who died were aged 62 and 78.
The Jasper Jones and Runt author was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home.
The US Army’s fast-tracked anti-ship missile could fill a key Pacific gap, but its deterrent value will hinge on production capacity, launcher survivability and China’s continued preference for coercion over invasion in Taiwan. Naval News reports the US Army is accelerating
WASHINGTON, May 5 - China is slowing its efforts to repatriate Chinese nationals who are in the U.S. illegally, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters, warning that Washington was prepared to increase travel restrictions on the country if Beijing didn't reverse
Small roadside fuel kiosks have also been overwhelmed by surging demand.
The growth rate was supported by a 21.8 per cent surge in government spending that included holiday bonuses for civil servants and spending for President Prabowo Subianto's free-meal programme in schools.
I have had the rare privilege of conducting on-the-ground equity research in both Korea and Taiwan at different stages of my career. They are often spoken in the same breath, partly because of their regional proximity and parallel growth trajectories, and partly also because of
The Boeing 737 plane crashed into a Chinese hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board.
His BJP party expanded its support base beyond its traditional strongholds in the north and west.
An explosion and fire broke out on the HMM Namu on Monday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a speedy and thorough investigation to determine the cause of the blast.
Areas under watch include eastern Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan.
The Panama-flagged cargo ship was empty and at anchor when the explosion and fire occurred.
The Chinese autonomous driving firm is upgrading its AI systems and cutting vehicle costs as it pushes towards wider deployment.
Known for his Hari Raya songs and roles in various Malaysian films, the actor-singer died in his sleep at his home.
Nearly 500 firefighters, rescuers and medical personnel were deployed to the scene.
A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report.
This is the first-ever electoral victory in West Bengal for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party.
Strong El Nino conditions could spike energy demand, sap hydropower and damage crops.
The warnings come with Asia buckling under the strain of an energy supply crunch and fears over shortages of fertiliser and other industrial and agricultural components which pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Taiwan blamed Chinese pressure for nixing earlier plans to visit Estawini.
TAIPEI, May 5 - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will speak at the airport later on Tuesday on his return from Eswatini, his office said, having made a surprise trip there after his government blamed Chinese pressure for nixing earlier plans.
Wu Yize is the second Chinese player to win the world title after Zhao Xintong made history as the first Asian to lift the trophy last year.
May 4 - The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday meteorological monitoring equipment at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had been damaged by a drone.
Volunteer rescuers aged 78 and 62 died after their boat rolled during "treacherous" conditions.
Broadway icon and Disney princess Lea Salonga has paved the way for Asian actors - but it hasn't been easy.
Thailand is considering mandatory insurance for tourists to ease pressure on its healthcare system, but industry players caution that poor implementation could deter visitors in a competitive regional market.
From the Board of Peace to the Iran war, Indonesia’s foreign policy is increasingly defined by decisions made before consultation, says an academic.
In much of Asia, reading is reinforced by education systems, politicians and personal ambition, says Karishma Vaswani for Bloomberg Opinion.
China has invoked a five-year-old legal instrument for the first time to block the enforcement of United States sanctions on five mainland “teapot” oil refiners, including the newly sanctioned Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, which was accused of buying Iranian crude
NEW YORK, May 4 - Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, one for national reporting for stories on U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign of political retribution, and a second for beat reporting for investigations revealing how social-media behemoth Meta knowingly exposed