The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable comeback for the political dynasty founded by her billionaire father, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006
August 16, 2024
‘I felt like a celebrity’: Personalized ads hit China subway stations as operators scramble for cash
August 15, 2024
Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr. says Beijing weaponizes tourism to the Pacific Island archipelago in an effort to force it to sever ties with Taiwan
August 16, 2024
Police in the Indian state of West Bengal on Friday arrested hundreds of protesters angry over the rape and murder of a medic
August 16, 2024
U.S. stocks drifted higher as Wall Street coasted to the close of its best week since November
August 16, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen cooperation with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked an anniversary of
August 15, 2024
Thailand’s Parliament has elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the country’s new prime minister
August 16, 2024
Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate because of risks of flooding and mudslides from a powerful typhoon approaching in the Pacific Ocean
August 16, 2024
A float in Sunday’s upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed mosque in India is being criticized as anti-Muslim
August 15, 2024
Wall Street rallied close to its record heights after data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected
August 15, 2024
World stocks rose on Thursday and Treasury yields spiked after surprisingly strong U.S. retail sales data soothed fears about slowing
August 15, 2024
A Japanese business executive has returned to Japan after being convicted and released this week after more than a month of detention in Myanmar
August 13, 2024
Young people in China aren’t spending on romance. That’s a problem
August 13, 2024
A helicopter on an unauthorised flight crashed into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Australia's northern tourist town of Cairns on Monday, killing the pilot and forcing hundreds of
August 11, 2024
U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet day to finish mixed, as markets around the world stabilized following a wild week
August 12, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole It's been a blessedly quiet start to the week in Asia with Japan taking a much-needed holiday for Mountain Day, after the Nikkei
August 12, 2024
A generation of young people, many of whom cannot remember a time before Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s prime minister, led protests that resulted in her ouster
August 12, 2024
Bangladesh’s Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has resigned following new protests by students and other demonstrators, as the interim government starts functioning after a mass uprising toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
August 10, 2024
Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019
August 12, 2024
South Korea and the United States will start their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving their combined capabilities to deter and defend against growing North Korean nuclear threats
August 12, 2024
World stocks edged higher on Monday while the yen slipped as a holiday in Japan removed one source of recent volatility, with investors
August 11, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. A week is not just a long time in politics.
August 11, 2024
Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan won a gold medal in the women’s featherweight division at the Paris Olympics
August 10, 2024
Cao Yuan has defended his title in the men’s 10-meter platform to give China an unprecedented sweep of the diving gold medals at the Paris Olympics
August 10, 2024
South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid tensions between the war-divided rivals
August 10, 2024
Germany to install missile defence systems on new government jets, Spiegel reports
US bond funds draw inflows for a 16th straight week
Russians unfazed by higher prices as iPhone pre-order demand soars
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Britain's Lammy holds emergency meeting over Lebanon
Lions head coach Dan Campbell selling Detroit home because of ‘safety concerns’
WNBA round-up: Playoff picture set as record-breaking regular season comes to a close
A'ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping