KATHMANDU, Oct 30 - A flood caused by the Shintaphu glacial lake bursting its banks has washed away infrastructure at the Gasa Tshachu natural hot springs in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, media reports said on Friday.
ZURICH, Oct 30 - When Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his Swiss counterpart, Guy Parmelin, on Friday, the two will be marking one of the most favourable trade deals Beijing has granted a European country, bucking a broader global shift towards protectionism.
Authorities are stepping up efforts to tackle cheating involving the devices following a series of incidents this year.
The publisher's print sales in 2025 fell to one-eighth of their peak in the 1990s.
Other senior Indonesian figures urge calm as disputes over energy supplies and haze test bilateral ties.
The concocted romance between the characters of two classic Chinese novels have delighted netizens.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said its military detected "around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles fired from the Wonsan area of North Korea towards the East Sea", also known as the Sea of Japan.
The firm said roughly $3bn in assets have been frozen and that it will 'cover all losses'.
Consumers are visiting convenience stories less because of rising costs of living.
SYDNEY, Oct 30 - An Australian woman convicted of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms lost an attempt on Friday to appeal her conviction, with a court also quashing her chances of parole.
Patterson was found guilty in 2025 of murdering her husband’s parents and elderly aunt.
Demolition of monks’ quarters aimed at reducing their population and making assimilation easier, sources tell RFA.
The footballer's comments about a "Chinese leader" sparked outrage but censorship left many wondering what exactly happened.
Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. A central problem in US nuclear thinking is that it is fragmented. Washington is laser-focused on the “three-body problem”: It considers the US-Russia-China triangle fundamental, and when it
SEOUL, Oct 30 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his country to seize \"absolute superiority\" in drone technology, speaking at an unmanned aeronautical technology exhibition and weapons demonstration, state media KCNA reported on Friday.
Seat negotiations for the Melaka polls have exposed tensions within the BN-PN and PH-Bersatu partnerships, raising questions about their durability ahead of the next general election.
Structural ties endure, but US President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on energy policy has done lasting damage to Washington’s relationship with New Delhi, says Chietigj Bajpaee from the Chatham House think tank.
Beijing has vowed to defend its firms after Washington blocked imports from China’s leading genomics group, extending the two countries’ trade war into biotechnology weeks before their leaders are due to meet in Shenzhen. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on
A walk through old KL reveals the histories, businesses and people behind its weathered buildings.
Samsung Electronics reported the most profitable quarter in its history on Thursday, with operating profit of 107.4 trillion won on revenue of 195.3 trillion won, and still watched its shares close more than 4% lower. At one point they were down 6.6%. The KOSPI, which had
Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro wrapped up a two-day visit to Myanmar on Oct 29.
LONDON, Oct 29 - British police said on Thursday they would refer allegations about the father of Meghan, Prince Harry's wife, to overseas law enforcement agencies, after a review found the claims had not been passed to other authorities when they were first received.
Menteri Besar says JCorp and its subsidiaries do not operate plantations outside Malaysia.
Recent reports indicate that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attempted to visit China to orchestrate a dramatic diplomatic scene akin to his June 2019 summit with US President Donald Trump at Panmunjom – but Beijing politely turned him down. Kim’s primary motive for seeking a
The four men, members of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, were convicted of the murders of six people in western Kushtia district during the unrest, which led to the former premier's ouster.
Lens Technology founder Zhou Qunfei reclaimed the title on the back of her foray into high-end manufacturing.
BEIJING, Oct 29 - A Chinese Communist Party conclave on toughening internal discipline this week formally expelled a record number of senior officials and logged the highest absence rate in its modern history as purges thinned its leadership ranks.
The competitive gaming industry has grown rapidly over the past two decades, transforming from a niche subculture into a global phenomenon watched by millions of spectators worldwide. More than 3 million fans attended the 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia alone, according
Images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Meghan's father had reportedly been found in his former home in the Philippines.
The party adopted a resolution on self-governance and called for steps to root out corruption.
LAHORE, Oct 29 - A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Thursday sentenced prominent human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to 10 years in prison in a security breach case, her family said.
Beijing hit at a “self-serving” politician it accused of obstructing its participation.
Four are foreign-owned, with investors from Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea.
Xi's anti-corruption campaign has become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", observers say.
He was sentenced in absentia for his role in the killings of six people during the 2024 uprising.
Singapore and Pakistan mark 60 years of diplomatic relations this year.
The fifth plenum of the Central Committee, led by President Xi Jinping, adopted a decision on "advancing full and rigorous governance of the party", which includes reducing corruption among cadres, state news agency Xinhua said.
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia, Oct 29 - Americans Lynn and Paul Montoya sold their house and cars in Wyoming so they could afford to buy a $179,000 cabin on the residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey, plus roughly $6,000 a month in fees, to spend their retirement sailing the globe.
They paid US$179,000 (S$229,000) for a cabin, and were shelling out roughly US$6,000 in monthly fees.
HONG KONG, Oct 29 - An independent Hong Kong committee blamed a renovation contractor and consultant as well as four government departments for a deadly blaze that killed 168 people in the city last November, according to its report released to the public on Thursday.
Anwar secures budget survival with surprise Bersatu supply pact and Borneo backing.
Designed to dwarf even the Marshall Plan, the American program to rebuild Europe after World War II, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was first unveiled by President Xi Jinping in a 2013 speech at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan. Beijing later pledged to invest US$1
While the downturn has raised concerns over valuations and profitability, analysts say it does not necessarily spell trouble for China’s broader AI ambitions and the global market.
The massive blaze at Wang Fuk Court in November 2025 was the deadliest the city had seen in decades.
The jailbreak began with a fake seizure and ended 36 hours later with all the inmates back behind bars.
The crisis in Ukraine over restrictions on the military use of SpaceX’s satellite constellation in the Russia-Ukraine war won’t be readily resolved. US lawmakers and the European Commission have now joined the fray, raising questions about the accountability of Trump
Workers involved in sorting chilli peppers dropped from 600 to 48 after the AI system was deployed.