LONDON, June 18 - Two men, including one who worked as a British immigration officer, were jailed on Thursday after being convicted of spying on prominent pro-democracy dissidents now based in Britain on behalf of Hong Kong, and ultimately China.
Facing a shrinking fighter force and a surging Chinese air arm, the US Air Force is betting that robotic wingmen — not more manned jets — will decide who controls the skies over the western Pacific. This month, multiple media outlets reported that the US Air Force awarded
Thailand regularly auctions off seized assets, with the proceeds transferred to the state.
Investors are closely awaiting MSCI’s decision on whether to downgrade Indonesia.
The plane departed for London after safety checks were completed.
KYIV, June 18 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday heavy drone attacks on Russia were retaliation for a strike that damaged a historic monastery in Kyiv this week, and that \"Moscow will burn\" if attacks continue.
Hong Kong came in second and Taiwan was fourth in IMD’s World Competitiveness Rankings this year.
It comes after G-7 leaders agreed to step up coordination to cut their countries’ reliance on China.
ROME, June 18 - The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme on Thursday appealed for $202 million to help protect 8.8 million people across 22 high-risk countries from the looming El Niño weather pattern.
GDANSK, June 18 - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
Refiners locked in purchases from places like the US, while China had largely stayed out of the market.
TOKYO – China’s latest fix for its ailing economy: build a better birdcage. The metaphor runs deep in Chinese culture, where enclosures for pet birds have long captured the tension between freedom and control — the belief that markets, like captive creatures, need defined
SEOUL, June 18 - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, condemned a G7 call for the country's denuclearisation as a violation of its constitution and an infringement of sovereignty, state media KCNA said on Thursday.
For transport planners, the challenge is to understand the different ways people move through each city.
The mother said her daughter weighed only 20kg five months after her release from jail.
Manila’s International Airport, the worst in Southeast Asia and perpetually under renovation, serves as the departure hall for more than two million Filipino workers whom the state contracts out annually to foreign employers. The passengers are nurses, seafarers, engineers and
Beijing urged both sides to continue their cooperation in a second round of negotiations.
HSBC failed to maintain adequate controls over its internal transfer systems between May 2023 and May 2024.
This comes as Beijing seeks to position itself as a champion of multilateralism amid growing geopolitical tensions.
The arrival of leaders from across Southeast Asia in the Russian city of Kazan for the ASEAN–Russia Commemorative Summit on June 17-18, 2026, represents far more than a routine diplomatic gathering. Partially overlapping with a Group of Seven (G7) meeting in France, where
Its plan comes in response to the oil supply disruptions that followed the Iran war.
The Indian government invoked emergency powers to block Telegram in the country until June 22.
The Korea-US Strategic Investment Corporation will manage and implement a US$350 billion investment pledge.
Researchers found the Heard and McDonald Islands littered with seal carcasses in October 2025.
Businesses in the country’s capital have reported a surge in interest following the national team’s victory against the Czech Republic last week.
International student numbers are falling as the government prioritises skilled workers.
Tokyo will also lift the ban on bear hunting from next fiscal year.
Critics say scarce health insurance funds should go first to severe and rare diseases.
The leg is believed to have been amputated from an elderly woman who was being treated at the hospital.
Home owners and businesses are installing solar panels to reduce the sting of soaring energy costs.
The country's men were criticised for not applying the same standards of behaviour back home.
Property promo goes viral as green-suited “ghost” steals the show.
Residents have been advised to take shelter and be on guard for severe flooding.
The demonstration plant can potentially capture 2,500 tonnes of CO2 a year.
SEOUL, June 18 - South Korea's parliament on Thursday launched a 45-day parliamentary investigation into the National Election Commission after ballot-paper shortages disrupted voting in the June 3 local elections, approving the plan at a plenary session.
Ballot shortages occurred at 91 polling stations nationwide, with voting briefly suspended at 26 during the local elections.
Under the new rules, platforms may not "indirectly coerce" merchants into participating in subsidy schemes through allocation of user traffic, and must not force merchants and delivery drivers to bear the costs of subsidies.
Proposed new rules target subsidy campaigns by platform operators that artificially reduce prices.
Residents are opposed to the plan, which could upend fishing and farming communities.
When Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took office earlier this year, there was a tentative hint that New Delhi and Dhaka might finally transcend the bitter recriminations that followed ex-leader Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic ouster in a 2024 uprising, from
The carbon tax would be limited to selected sectors, namely steel, cement and energy.
Politician Winston Peters quoted a fictional character during his opening address at a parliamentary hearing.
South Korea has already seen 300 people visit emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses this summer.
On June 16, the US Department of Defense announced that the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) will officially revert to its previous name, the US Pacific Command (PACOM). The move reverses a decision made during President Donald Trump’s first term to include “Indo” in the
Eight in 10 South Koreans support assisted dying, according to a 2024 survey.
Head of Starbucks operator Shinsegae's audit team was questioned by the police as a witness.