World / Asia

Kapisa Province, Afghanistan: Backflipping down a steep and sandy mountainside, Afghan teenager Imran Saeedi wows the crowds of men who gather each springtime...

Beijing: Chinese tech firms WeRide and Lenovo will expand their partnership to deploy 200,000 autonomous vehicles globally over the next five years, a...

Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday took a negative stance on limiting energy usage amid supply uncertainties due to the...

Seoul: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday reaffirmed his commitment to taking proactive steps to restore trust with North Korea and...

Singapore: A French teenager has been charged with mischief and public nuisance in Singapore for licking a straw and putting it back in...

Beijing: China has blocked Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus, the country's top economic planning body said Monday, following media reports last month...

Tokyo: A Japanese startup has filed for approval of a new drug to treat chronic kidney disease in cats, the founder said on...

Taipei: A Taiwan court sentenced a former employee of chipmaking giant TSMC to 10 years in prison on Monday for stealing trade secrets...

Doha, Qatar: Snow cover across Hindu Kush Himalaya has fallen to a record low for the fourth consecutive year, signalling a collapse of...

Tokyo: Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it sold a record 10.48 million cars globally in fiscal 2025, up 2 percent from a year...

Manila: Construction workers alerted police and airport authorities after uncovering several old, corroded bomb items during excavation at the Juliet Extension Taxiway within...

Kathmandu, Nepal: A large ice chunk is blocking the climbing route to Everest's summit, officials said Friday, risking delays in the summit season...

Jihye Shin and Matthew Walsh Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, vowing to...

Beijing: Beijing slammed on Monday an EU plan aimed to bolster the bloc's industries against fierce competition from China, vowing countermeasures if it...

Mumbai, India: India's Sun Pharmaceutical on Monday said it had agreed to buy women's healthcare firm Organon in a deal that values the...

Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Hokkaido, Japan at 2023 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences...

Dhaka: A series of lightning strikes in different parts of Bangladesh killed 12 people on Sunday amid heavy rain, local media reported. The...

Jakarta: A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass...