Asia

An alleged top executive of the Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate dubbed “one of Asia’s largest international criminal organizations,” was arrested in Japan as he was endeavoring to gain permanent residency.

Deal between the US and Iran means the Strait of Hormuz has been reopened. Oil prices immediately tumbled, and relief is seen for Asia, the most beleaguered region due to the conflict.

Beijing’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) claimed that “foreign intelligence services are continuously collecting and stealing sensitive marine data” and warned foreign governments to stop sending turtles and fish to spy on China

The Philippine Supreme Court has suspended lawyer and social media personality Jesus Nicardo Falcis III for one year, after ruling that a vulgar Facebook post defending his brother violated the dignity expected of the legal profession.

Suhasini Das belongs to that rare line of figures whose life reads less like biography and more like lived history itself shaped by upheaval yet never broken by it. From the riverine heart of greater...

At a time when the people of Myanmar go through the darkest period of time and need international support more than ever, India has chosen to stand with the military dictatorship and to legitimize the...

By AL EMRUN GARJON and JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across ...

This is not your ordinary expo. Here, you can try on a pair of sleek black glasses, and suddenly, you can understand nearly 90 languages in real time

As Southern Vietnam scales into a manufacturing-and-port powerhouse, Singapore’s future lies not in competing on size, but in defining the legal, financial and governance standards that keep the regio...

By Sangram Datta Democracy is more than casting votes—it is a guarantee of safety, justice, and freedom for every citizen. Yet in Bangladesh today, this promise faces serious threats

Hong Kong is facing one of its darkest moments in recent history after a massive fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po claimed 128 lives

The future of work is undeniably intertwined with artificial intelligence (AI), and Vertical Institute is helping professionals stay ahead of the curve with the launch of its new Generative AI course. Designed to equip learners with the skills necessary to thrive in AI-driven industries, the course comes at a time when companies across Singapore are […]

China is seeing a significant decline in postgraduate entrance exam applications for the second year running, reflecting growing doubts about the value of advanced degrees in a challenging job market. According to data released by the Ministry of Education in November, 3.88 million people have registered for the 2025 postgraduate entrance exam, marking an 11.4 […]

Delegates from several developing nations at the COP29 UN climate talks in Azerbaijan are challenging the long-standing classification of China and India as developing countries, arguing they should no longer receive the same treatment as the world’s poorest nations. Nigeria’s environment minister, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has taken a strong stance, stating that China and India […]

China is one of the world’s most powerful nations, but its defence ministers are proving strangely vulnerable. Dong Jun is the third Chinese defence minister to come under investigation, reports the Financial Times, after his two immediate predecessors were found guilty of corruption. Ironically, the billions :Beijing is splurging on becoming a superpower to rival […]