World / Asia

Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali rescuers clung to hopes of finding survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels on Wednesday, two weeks after deadly flooding triggered by...

Seoul: The Philippine defence chief has accused Beijing of "bullying", alleging he was handed a Chinese note at an international forum that asserted...

Seoul: A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered Republic of Korean video game tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin to pay more than 2 trillion won ($1.5...

Tokyo, Japan: Hundreds of Asian Games athletes in Japan were briefly evacuated from their accommodation as record rainfall lashed host city Nagoya, with...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's August reading of thePurchasing Managers' Index dropped7.9 points to 49.9, signaling marginal economic contraction According to the latest report released on...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's partnership with China—including collaboration with top tech firms—continues to accelerate its artificial intelligence sector by boosting adoption and creating jobs,...

New Delhi. Indian authorities have rescued five baby orangutans in an eastern forest region, according to a state minister on Tuesday, following a...

Kuala Lumpur: All five people aboard a helicopter that crashed in the Malaysian state of Sarawak have been confirmed dead, according to local...

Jakarta: Indonesian teams were searching on Tuesday for seven people including five journalists who had gone missing while travelling to cover the eruption...

Singapore: Singapore will increase pay for political leaders, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong told parliament on Tuesday, adding more than 60 percent to what...

Paris, France: The mountain section whose collapse triggered fatal floods in Nepal and China on August 26 had experienced unprecedented heat for the...

Sydney: Social media giants face US$78 million fines if they fail to protect young users from harmful content, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday...

Jakarta: Indonesia had planes flying again on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption forced the country's major airports to close for days, with authorities...

Bangkok:According to a survey released Monday by the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FETCO), confidence among investors in Thailand's stock market grew...

Tokyo: Japan’s education ministry confirmed that a total of 3,661 schools across 11 prefectures were forced to close on Monday due to rainfall...

Madhya Pradesh: A 20-year-old boy from Madhya Pradesh, India who gained a followership on social media for cleaning an entire river on his...

Jakarta: Indonesia's main airport postponed reopening on Monday after halting operations following a volcanic eruption that left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded....

Jakarta: Eleven people were killed in a fire in Indonesia's Paniai Regency in Central Papua. Indonesia's ANTARA news agency reported that the fire...