China spent about $15 billion, or 7% of its defence budget, on exercises in the Western Pacific in 2023, according to a previously unpublished Taiwanese estimate,
August 27, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
August 26, 2024
Soldier who fled to North Korea expected to plead guilty to desertion and assault at court martial
August 26, 2024
Aviation officials from Asia are making a case for global action to reduce injuries from turbulence, with recent high-profile incidents
August 26, 2024
The Taliban is rejecting concerns and criticism raised by the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws that include a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public
August 26, 2024
Multiple attacks in Pakistan’s restive southwest have killed at least 38 people, the highest death toll in a 24-hour period blamed on separatists in Baluchistan province in recent years
August 26, 2024
The death toll from devastating floods caused by relentless monsoon rain and overflowing rivers in Bangladesh has risen to 23, with around 1.24 million families stranded
August 26, 2024
Canada, following the lead of the United States and European Union, said on Monday it will impose a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese electric
August 26, 2024
Separatist militants launched several coordinated attacks in Pakistan's province of Balochistan, killing at least 39 people, officials said on Monday, in the most widespread
August 26, 2024
China's PDD Holdings missed market estimates for quarterly revenue on Monday, and downbeat comments from executives about China's domestic e-commerce
August 26, 2024
An Asian industry group that includes Google, Meta and X urged Malaysia in an open letter to pause a plan that will require social media services to apply for a license, citing
August 26, 2024
At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan's province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and
August 26, 2024
Malaysian authorities are working to salvage a 45-year-old fast attack naval ship that sank after it struck an unknown underwater object
August 26, 2024
Japan's defence ministry said it had scrambled jets against a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft that had briefly breached its airspace on Monday morning.
August 26, 2024
Vietnam's parliament appointed three new deputy prime ministers, as well as new ministers of environment and justice in a government reshuffle that follows months of political
August 26, 2024
China's Didi Global is in advanced talks to sell its smart driving and cockpit assets to state-backed digital mapping firm NavInfo's unit, as the ride-hailer focuses
August 26, 2024
Ballistic missile launchers that North Korea has said it plans to deploy on the border with South Korea are believed to have a range of 110 km (68 miles), allowing them to target
August 26, 2024
Flash floods and mudslides across Thailand brought by monsoon rains have killed 22 people and injured 19, authorities said on Monday, warning some provinces of further risk, with
August 26, 2024
China’s military is carrying out armed patrols near the Myanmar border this week, where the government is concerned about potential fallout from fierce fighting in a civil war on the other side
August 26, 2024
Officials in Pakistan say gunmen in the restive southwest have killed at least 38 people in three separate attacks in one of the deadliest days of violence in Baluchistan province
August 26, 2024
Vietnam's parliament on Monday approved another major reshuffle of senior positions in the government of the Communist-run country as it prepares to elect a new president in October,
August 26, 2024
China's military said on Monday it had organised army units and joint air-ground police patrols near its border with Myanmar to maintain security and stability as fighting between
August 25, 2024
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Wall Street, even as losses for Big Tech companies pulled the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite lower
August 26, 2024
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August 25, 2024
The Philippine government slammed China on Monday for "repeated aggressive, unprofessional and illegal" actions in the South China Sea after a string of clashes and incidents on air
August 26, 2024
Dutch police seek witnesses to Rotterdam stabbing that left 1 dead and another seriously wounded
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Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone