Philippines completes first South China Sea resupply mission since deal with Beijing

South Korea wrongly introduced as North Korea at Paris Olympics opening ceremony

The International Olympic Committee has apologised Saturday for the gaffe.

Risk to resilience: China’s economic security strategy

This article was originally published by Pacific Forum, a Honolulu-based foreign policy research institute founded in 1975. In 2014, at the inaugural meeting of the National Security Commission, China officially introduced the concept of “comprehensive national security,”

Divers attempt to reach sunken Philippine tanker amid fears of oil spill

Philippine coast guard says oil leaking from sunken tanker

Holy men playing peculiar roles in Ukraine’s unholy war

The Russian Orthodox Church has approved a statement describing Russia’s “special military operation” as a holy war, arguing that all of Ukraine should be Russia’s exclusive zone of influence. Said Ismagilov, one of Ukraine’s top Muslim leaders, joined the armed forces to fight

South Korea wrongly introduced as North Korea at Olympics

South Korea said it would request a meeting with International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach.

Can Kamala sway the swing states?

The full consequences of Joe Biden’s seismic decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race will take some time to be felt. One immediately apparent outcome is the change of election dynamic that comes with a presumptive nominee who ticks a range of different identity

She conquered Everest 10 times - and escaped an abusive marriage

Lhakpa Sherpa, who has climbed Everest more than any other woman, wants to inspire women and girls.

'Atomic bomb hell must never be repeated' say Japan's last survivors

Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki believe their horrific past must act as a warning for the future.

Tiger Beer's fundraiser concert for Chinese school in Malaysia raises opposition’s hackles, highlights state funding woes

The issue of vernacular schools’ funding in Malaysia has come under scrutiny after a fundraiser concert by beer brand Tiger was slammed by opposition party PAS.

Bangladesh police detain protest leaders at hospital

They were being treated for injuries they say were sustained after police tortured them in detention.

Bangladesh's internet shutdown isolates citizens, disrupts business

DHAKA - Md. Rakibul Ahsan was finishing a logo he had designed for a foreign client as the deadline fast approached. Just before he could hit send, Bangladesh's internet was shut down, stranding him and the rest of the country offline.

Bangladesh protest leaders taken from hospital by police

Indonesia launches new phase of industrial park set up to lure investors away from China

Companies investing in the Batang industrial park can get tax breaks for imports of machinery.