← Back to news

Asia

Xi Jinping’s secretive graft purges spawn underground market for leaks

T

Putin threatens tit-for-tat seizures of foreign vessels

A

Social media trends to blame? Why Malaysia is tightening hiking rules and what it means for hikers

C

Iran says Strait of Hormuz is under its control, Fars news reports

T

Hong Kong’s first regulated stablecoin faces its market test

A

Can Iran’s ‘Asian friends’ reopen Hormuz when the US cannot?

A

New Zealand PM Luxon calls leadership challenge response ‘decisive’

T

Indian actor's video with endangered gibbon sparks investigation

A

Penang ready to step up measures as air quality hits unhealthy level

T

Climate change and AI add to pressures on Asia Pacific’s health systems

C

Pentagon funded a $533 million artillery plant that made nothing

A

Emails reveal Indian carmakers' fuel contamination worries before public retreat

T

Rescuers comb waters near Bali for 5 missing after ferry blaze

C

‘Our real friend. Our PM’: Modi’s BJP attempts to mend bridges with India’s youth

T

South Korea's Incheon airport becomes world's busiest for global traffic

A

Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islands

C

Singapore PM Wong sends condolences to China over death of former premier Zhu Rongji

C

Singaporean man rescued in Malaysia wanted by CNB, believed to know kidnapper

C

Chinese state-linked observatory sought New Zealand site, spy agency says

T

Chinese state-linked observatory sought NZ site, spy agency says

T

Japan PM says Putin's visit to disputed islands 'absolutely unacceptable'

A

BTS star V reveals hearing loss battle during livestream

A

Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement looms

T

North Korea may increase western Russia deployment to 50,000 troops

T

Russia's Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands, samples fish roe, media say

T

South Korea unveils package to boost housing supply, support young buyers

T

North Korea doubles down on its alliance with Russia, for now

A

Outflanked by AI, stars fade for South Korea’s blind fortune-tellers

T

Australian army whistleblower released on parole after more than two years in jail

A

South Korea’s Incheon overtakes London’s Heathrow as world’s busiest international airport

T

Taiwan says it was targeted in AI-driven hacking campaign in July

T

Illegal ‘bird’s nest’ hostels pose fatal fire risks in JB

T

Goodbye, Comrade Zhu Rongji

A

Taiwan military drills clear streets, slow internet in Taipei

T

Taiwan holds anti-blockade naval drill during war games as China steps up maritime pressure

T

China’s new stealth corvette tests the future of naval warfare

A

Malaysia’s passports with over 10-year validity on hold after citizens face issues travelling

T

Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI

A

Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?

A

Johor probing 9 Malaysian firms for allegedly dumping construction waste from Singapore: Official

C

Late former premier Zhu Rongji used economics to tighten China’s grip on Tibet

R

PKR and DAP faithful meet this week with Anwar’s fate on the line. Here’s what to watch

T

Australia's game-changing disability support is in crisis – what went wrong?

A

Gulf oil spill fast becoming worst in years, agencies warn

T

Malaysian PM Anwar discharged from hospital after surgery

T

Man to be charged over fake employee passes, stamps linked to scams

C

Myanmar’s junta wants to cancel the diplomatic test it can’t pass

A

Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US

T