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Real-time drone tech helps Oklahoma City police track suspects and recover evidence
More than 200 Iowa state IT workers laid off as Reynolds administration outsources technology operations
U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain has announced she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health
February 26, 2026
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the father of a U.S.-based activist to eight months in prison in the first case brought against the relative of a pro-democracy activist wanted by the city's authorities under a national security law
February 26, 2026
Indonesia has freed and deported an American man after 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s mother, in a case that became known as the Bali “suitcase murder.”
February 25, 2026
Japan says Iran has detained a Japanese citizen in Tehran since January and it is demanding the person's quick release
February 25, 2026
Officials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper and not bird flu
February 24, 2026
Seventeen international aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian areas as Israel is set to bar them for refusing to comply with new rules
February 24, 2026
Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of two key ports on the Panama Canal once run by a Hong Kong company
February 24, 2026
A Hong Kong-based company that has operated key ports at the ends of the Panama Canal for decades says the government has seized them
February 23, 2026
South Korea’s jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol has appealed his life sentence for rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024
February 24, 2026
A crowded bus in Nepal has crashed off a mountain highway, killing 19 people including a British national
February 23, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been reelected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, with delegates crediting him for bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and strengthening its regional standing
February 23, 2026
Jeeno Thitikul wins the LPGA Thailand by one shot and earns her first victory at her home event
February 22, 2026
Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based ‘militants’ it blames for cross-border attacks
February 22, 2026
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul has birdied her final three holes for a 6-under 66 and a two-stroke lead going into the final round of her home LPGA Thailand tournament
February 21, 2026
Wall Street kept calm after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, and stocks ticked higher
February 20, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to China next week since taking the helm of Europe’s biggest economy
February 20, 2026
Osaka has received an anonymous gift of gold bars to repair the Japanese city’s aging water pipes
February 20, 2026
The White House has announced a trade agreement with Indonesia
February 19, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event
February 20, 2026
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition
February 19, 2026
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection
February 19, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she hopes to deepen her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump
February 18, 2026
The hole-in-the-wall chicken shop Chinese tourists are traveling thousands of miles to visit
February 18, 2026
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says she will seek the presidency in the 2028 elections
February 18, 2026
Japan has reported its exports surged nearly 17% in January from a year earlier, on strong shipments to China and other Asian markets
February 18, 2026
A quiet finish for U.S. stocks masked big swings underneath the surface
February 17, 2026
Bangladesh’s new prime minister has been sworn in after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising
February 17, 2026
Why the Adidas ‘Chinese New Year’ jacket has gone viral
February 17, 2026
The United States is planning to deploy more high-tech missile systems in the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies again condemned China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”
February 17, 2026
The house always wins: How the establishment finally came out on top in Thailand
February 17, 2026
North Korea says it completed a housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine
February 15, 2026
Indonesia is training troops for a new peacekeeping force in Gaza, backing a key part of President Donald Trump’s postwar plan
February 13, 2026
Could this teenage girl be North Korea’s next leader?
February 13, 2026
New Zealand's Court of Appeal has finished hearing an appeal from the Christchurch mosque gunman, in proceedings that were quiet and tightly controlled
February 13, 2026
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur
February 13, 2026
The Trump administration is ending Operation Metro Surge, a sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota that sparked weeks of protests and left two U.S. citizens dead
February 12, 2026
U.S. stocks fell sharply as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology
February 12, 2026
India’s defense ministry says a government panel has cleared a major step toward buying more Rafale fighter jets and P-8I maritime patrol aircraft
February 12, 2026
A broad coalition of unions and farmers in India has held a one-day national strike against an interim trade deal with the United States
February 12, 2026
A shelter in Cambodia, the only one of its kind, is overwhelmed as workers flee scam compounds
February 11, 2026
A 17-year-old has killed one person and injured two others after he stole a gun from police and stormed a public high school in southern Thailand
February 11, 2026
Stocks drifted to a mixed finish after flirting with record highs
February 10, 2026
Hundreds of millions of people in China are heading to their hometowns this week for the Lunar New Year festival
February 10, 2026
Pakistan has reversed its decision to boycott playing India at the T20 World Cup
February 09, 2026
Pakistan’s president warns that the Taliban's government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the 9/11 attacks in 2001
February 09, 2026
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law
February 08, 2026
The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is raising an outcry from international governments and rights groups
February 09, 2026
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial
February 09, 2026
The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on track to win the most seats in Thailand’s general election, according to unofficial results
February 09, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election
February 07, 2026
North Korean state media says the country's leadership will convene a major political conference later this month
February 08, 2026
Suicide bomber kills dozens in Pakistan mosque
February 06, 2026
Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others
February 06, 2026
Japan’s conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?
February 06, 2026
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law
February 06, 2026
Taiwan’s ties with the United States are “rock solid,” the island’s president said Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone, including about the self-ruled island’s future
February 05, 2026
Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention
February 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States in a video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
February 04, 2026
Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024
February 04, 2026
A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China
February 04, 2026
Aspiring 16-year-old K-pop artist Seoyoung Yun talks about considering plastic surgery as a teenager. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports from Seoul, South Korea for “The Whole Story: K-Pop: A Star is Made,” airing Sunday January 5 at 8pm ET.
January 05, 2025
An internal document reveals Vietnam's military is preparing for a possible American war of aggression, viewing the U.S. as a "belligerent" power
February 03, 2026
Pakistani police and military forces have killed over 100 "Indian-backed terrorists" in Balochistan, according to government officials
February 01, 2026
Pakistan’s military says multiple suicide and gun attacks across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan have killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants
January 31, 2026
Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption
January 30, 2026
Thailand’s top diplomat says that a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still help restore peace
January 30, 2026
How a love of luxury brought down South Korea’s former first lady
January 28, 2026
A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back
January 28, 2026
The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global uncertainty
January 29, 2026
A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including Microsoft's worst drop in nearly six years, finished with only relatively modest moves
January 29, 2026
Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of the pivotal vote next month
January 29, 2026
The Philippine foreign secretary says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021
January 29, 2026
Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level
January 29, 2026
China has executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion
January 29, 2026
Patrick Reed is going to spend a full month in the Middle East on the European tour
January 29, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States
January 27, 2026
Snow leopard mauls skier in China’s Xinjiang region
January 27, 2026
U.S. stock indexes ticked higher, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold
January 26, 2026
Nineteen Indonesian marines are among 42 people missing after a landslide in West Java province
January 26, 2026
Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial
January 26, 2026
A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth."
January 26, 2026
Improved weather has helped rescuers in Java, Indonesia, recover more bodies after a landslide killed over two dozen villagers
January 25, 2026
Crowds bid farewell to Japan’s last pandas before return to China amid souring ties
January 25, 2026
Free solo climber Alex Honnold conquers one of the world’s tallest buildings
January 25, 2026
Police say a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding 25
January 23, 2026
China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law
January 24, 2026
Gorgeous islands that tourism hasn’t swallowed whole
January 24, 2026
The Pentagon has released a National Defense Strategy that chastises U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserts the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere over a longtime goal of countering China
January 24, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8
January 23, 2026
Vietnam’s Communist Party has re-elected To Lam as general secretary, putting the former security chief on track to become the country’s most powerful leader in decades
January 23, 2026
A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has defended their demand for ending "one-party rule” in court
January 23, 2026
Dozens of South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scams have been returned home to face criminal investigation
January 22, 2026
U.S. stocks rose and regained more of their losses for the week
January 22, 2026
Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have pleaded not guilty in a landmark national security trial
January 21, 2026
Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China
January 22, 2026
Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years
January 21, 2026
A South Korean court has ruled that the failed imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion
January 21, 2026
Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison
January 21, 2026
A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment
January 21, 2026
Witness testimony has ended in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack
January 20, 2026
Rescuers in Karachi, Pakistan, are searching for dozens of missing people after a massive fire at a shopping plaza
January 20, 2026
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national and wounded more than a dozen others
January 20, 2026
Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’
January 19, 2026
China’s birth rate drops to record low as economy hits target despite US trade war
January 19, 2026
Rescuers have recovered more bodies from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi, Pakistan, pushing the death toll to at least 15
January 19, 2026
China's population continues to shrink
January 19, 2026
Indonesian rescuers have recovered a body while searching for 11 people aboard a plane that crashed on Sulawesi island
January 18, 2026
Journalists and media leaders in Bangladesh are demanding protection after recent attacks on two major newspapers
January 17, 2026
Grit and glamour: Behind-the-scenes docuseries asks what it takes to become a K-pop idol
August 30, 2024
For those seeking K-pop stardom, the path can be long and grueling
January 05, 2025
Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide
January 16, 2026
Taiwan’s premier has hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, while an official in Beijing condemned the accord
January 16, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and China are entering a new era of relations
January 15, 2026
A new construction accident near Bangkok has occurred just 24 hours after a deadly train accident in another part of Thailand
January 15, 2026
Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact that will allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters
January 15, 2026
The US, China, India, Europe and Japan all have exciting missions on the horizon in 2026. Many of them are collaborative feats.
January 14, 2026
A construction crane has fallen onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand, causing a derailment that killed at least 32 people
January 14, 2026
David Webb, a prominent Hong Kong shareholder activist, has died at 60
January 13, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week to mend relations with the world's second-largest economy
January 12, 2026
Myanmar heard accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings began on Monday
January 12, 2026
Minnesota leaders are urging protesters to remain peaceful as demonstrators converge on a Minneapolis park to protest the fatal shooting of a woman
January 10, 2026
Alleged cybercrime kingpin arrested and extradited from Cambodia to China
January 08, 2026
The United States will be providing significant aid to Thailand and Cambodia to ensure regional stability in the wake of the two nations fighting last year
January 09, 2026
Officials in the Philippines say two people have been killed and 36 others are missing after an avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers at a landfill
January 09, 2026
A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements
January 09, 2026
A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics is joining an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in the Philippine capital, with some using the gathering to express outrage over a corruption scandal involving influential legislators
January 09, 2026
Prosecutors in the United States say Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day
January 08, 2026
They’re at it again
January 08, 2026
China's commerce ministry says it plans to investigate Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”
January 07, 2026
Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is facing global criticism for generating sexualized deepfakes
January 06, 2026
Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province
January 06, 2026
China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes
January 06, 2026
The capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has sparked global controversy
January 06, 2026
South Korean film star Ahn Sung-ki, whose prolific career earned him the nickname “The Nation's Actor,” has died
January 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year
January 03, 2026
Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is feeling under the weather at the United Cup at Perth
January 02, 2026
A court in Pakistan’s capital has sentenced seven people to life imprisonment after convicting them of inciting violence
January 02, 2026
Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape
January 02, 2026
Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament
January 01, 2026
Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war
December 31, 2025
China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan
December 31, 2025
Officials say Pakistan has seen polio cases fall by more than half in 2025
December 31, 2025
China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."
December 30, 2025
China stages war games around Taiwan after hitting out at major US arms deal
December 29, 2025
China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan
December 30, 2025
Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries
December 29, 2025
South Korea is chasing a coal-free future in efforts to slash carbon emissions, an ambitious goal for the fossil fuel-dependent country
December 29, 2025
Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people
December 29, 2025
Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages
December 27, 2025
Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia have started talks in China to address their border dispute
December 28, 2025
Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election
December 27, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fighting over border disputes
December 27, 2025
Cambodia says that Thailand hit a site in the country's northwest with an airstrike on Saturday even as the two sides pursue talks to end clashes
December 26, 2025
A man has been arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with a chemical believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan
December 26, 2025
The son of a former Bangladesh prime minister has returned to the country after more than 17 years in exile
December 25, 2025
North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology
December 25, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region
December 23, 2025
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street at the start of what’s expected to be a relatively calm holiday week
December 22, 2025
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago
December 22, 2025
Thailand’s foreign minister says Thailand and Cambodia will resume talks to work toward a more durable ceasefire along their border
December 22, 2025
Japan's space agency says its H3 rocket has failed to place a navigation satellite into orbit
December 22, 2025
A rescue official in Indonesia says a passenger bus crash has killed at least 16 people on Indonesia’s main island of Java
December 22, 2025
Thousands of mourners have gathered at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to mark a week since two gunmen targeted a Jewish festival, killing 15 people
December 21, 2025
US submarines are outnumbered in the Pacific. South Korea has a plan to help
December 21, 2025
The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing a ban on public displays of Islamic State group flags and extremist symbols
December 20, 2025
A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, sentencing them to 17 years in prison
December 20, 2025
Taiwanese authorities says the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island’s capital had planned the assaults and set fires at other locations earlier in the day
December 20, 2025
The disaster-prone Philippines invested billions in flood control. Then officials looted the funds
December 19, 2025
Taiwan's national news agency and the city government say a man with a knife and smoke grenades attacked crowds indiscriminately in Taiwan’s capital
December 19, 2025
Angry protesters have stormed the offices of Bangladesh’s two leading newspapers after news reached the country from Singapore of the death of a prominent activist in last year’s political uprising, who was shot by an assailant a week ago
December 18, 2025
Kinder chocolate and tears: Hong Kong lays to rest ‘gentle’ firefighter killed battling inferno that rocked city
December 19, 2025
Thailand has helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia
December 18, 2025
This college entrance exam was so hard an official had to resign. Could you ace these questions?
December 19, 2025
Finland's government is facing a backlash after its representative for the 2025 Miss Universe pageant, Sarah Dzafce, was seen pulling the corners of her eyes in a viral photo
December 18, 2025
Thailand has conducted more airstrikes on Cambodia, targeting a warehouse storing rockets
December 18, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones
December 18, 2025
India has signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Oman
December 18, 2025
Daughter of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells CNN she is devastated by guilty verdict handed down to her father
December 17, 2025
Why the weirdest sea level changes on Earth are happening off the coast of Japan
December 17, 2025
The Philippines’ long battle against Islamist extremism is back in the spotlight following Bondi attack
December 17, 2025
Police say suspected militants have opened fire on a police officer guarding a team of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, killing the officer and a passerby
December 16, 2025
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty in landmark national security trial, faces possible life sentence
December 15, 2025
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism
December 14, 2025
Thailand's government reports a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager
December 14, 2025
Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models
December 14, 2025
Fighting is raging along the Thailand-Cambodia border, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's claim of a new ceasefire agreement
December 13, 2025
Lionel Messi’s much-hyped tour of India has gotten off to a rocky start with angry fans throwing bottles and attempting to vandalize a stadium after many of them failed to get more than just a glimpse of their hero
December 13, 2025
President Donald Trump says Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes
December 12, 2025
Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border has forced hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers to flee since Monday
December 13, 2025
Japanese journalist Shiori Ito's documentary, “Black Box Diaries,” has finally premiered in Japan after facing legal hurdles
December 12, 2025
Trump’s security strategy is making a hard pivot on China. Why now?
December 12, 2025
Wall Street set records, even as a sell-off for Oracle and worries about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology weighed on the market
December 11, 2025
U.S. strategic bombers joined Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise around Japan's airspace
December 11, 2025
Cambodia says Thailand has launched more airstrikes as heavy fighting flares along their border
December 11, 2025
Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia is showing no signs of stopping
December 10, 2025
‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee
December 11, 2025
Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly floods and landslides across Asia in recent weeks, according to an analysis released Wednesday
December 10, 2025
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December 10, 2025
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting to prepare for the upcoming ruling party congress, one of the country’s biggest political conferences meant to lay out new state priorities
December 10, 2025
Cambodia and Thailand are engaged in renewed fighting, forcing tens of thousands to flee border areas
December 09, 2025
A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a tsunami warning for parts of the coastline. CNN's Hanako Montgomery reports.
December 08, 2025
Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia as a new wave of fighting erupted between the neighboring countries, leaving a peace plan presided over by President Donald Trump in danger of collapse. Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told CNN that military action against Cambodia would continue “until we feel that sovereignty and territorial integrity are not challenged.”
December 08, 2025
Microsoft has announced its largest-ever Asia investment of $17.5 billion in India to enhance cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next four years
December 09, 2025
Indonesian police say at least 22 people have been killed when a fire ripped through an office building in the capital
December 09, 2025
The International Monetary Fund says it has approved the release of $1.2 billion to Pakistan, giving the cash-strapped country a fresh boost as it works to recover from one of its worst economic crises in years
December 09, 2025
Japan is assessing damage and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities
December 09, 2025
A Beijing court has ruled Malaysia Airlines must pay $410,000 each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the disappearance of Flight 370 more than a decade ago
December 09, 2025
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami
December 08, 2025
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as Trump’s peace agreement hangs in balance
December 08, 2025
Pakistan’s newly appointed chief of defense forces has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban government to choose between maintaining ties with Islamabad or supporting the Pakistani Taliban, the militant group blamed for a surge in deadly attacks in recent years
December 08, 2025
China's exports returned to growth in November after an unexpected contraction in October, pushing its trade surplus for 2025 past the $1 trillion mark for the first time
December 08, 2025
Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia
December 08, 2025
About a third of Hong Kong's registered voters has elected a new 90-member legislature
December 07, 2025
Japan says Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing’s accusation of interference and renewing its protest over the incident
December 07, 2025
Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a 71-year-old man for allegedly posting seditious content on social media
December 06, 2025
Bangkok is the world’s most visited city. But badly behaved tourists are creating problems in Asia
December 06, 2025
Ukraine has condemned two-time Olympic diver Sofiia Lyskun’s switch to represent Russia amid the ongoing war and will try to strip her of awards
December 05, 2025
India’s aviation watchdog has temporarily rolled back restrictions on airline crew duty hours
December 05, 2025
The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city
December 05, 2025
China and France have pledged deeper cooperation to address global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade
December 04, 2025
Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove all mesh netting on buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the materials
December 04, 2025
Thai consumer confidence rose for a third consecutive month in November to reach its highest level in six months, helped by government policies and support for domestic
December 04, 2025
The U.S. dollar was soft on Thursday after lacklustre economic data cemented the case for a rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week, providing relief
December 04, 2025
China's economy is in a bad way and President Xi Jinping should focus on improving the lives of his people and not "territorial expansion", Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said
December 04, 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is embracing his love for travel in his final month in office
December 03, 2025
Rescue teams are racing to reach communities isolated by last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing
December 03, 2025
The death toll from a high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong has risen to 159
December 03, 2025
Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed China's position on Tuesday on remarks made by Japan's prime minister regarding Taiwan during talks with his French counterpart in
December 03, 2025
China and Russia reached "broad consensus" on a range of issues during the Chinese foreign minister's trip to Moscow this week, amid a burst of diplomatic efforts to end the
December 03, 2025
A majority of Australians, Japanese and Indians believe U.S.
December 03, 2025
A resistance group in Myanmar has reportedly detained a candidate for the election scheduled for later this month
December 03, 2025
More than 200 South Koreans joined a tour of the National Assembly on Wednesday to view parts of the compound associated with last year's martial law crisis,
December 03, 2025
Foxconn and Luxshare plan to add millions of gaming devices to Vietnam's annual output, according to documents they submitted to local authorities,
December 03, 2025
A new round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan has failed to produce a breakthrough to end tensions between the South Asian neighbours, although they
December 03, 2025
The Indian rupee slid past 90 per U.S. dollar to a record low on Wednesday, declining for the sixth consecutive session as traders bet
December 03, 2025
The death toll in a fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong last week has risen to 159, police said on Wednesday.
December 03, 2025
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday sought a combined 15-year prison sentence for former First Lady Kim Keon Hee, who has been indicted for bribery and other
December 03, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that he had found it "interesting and entertaining" speaking with Donald Trump during
December 03, 2025
China's military sometimes simulates attacks on foreign naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan shares intelligence with international partners when
December 03, 2025
India's dominant services sector accelerated in November as robust domestic demand helped recover ground lost in the previous month, but export sales growth slipped to an
December 03, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday there was still work to be done to address the fallout from the failed martial
December 03, 2025
Opium poppy cultivation in war-torn Myanmar has surged to its highest level in a decade, rising 17% in the past year as conflict and economic hardship push more farmers into the
December 03, 2025
Some major Chinese commercial banks have removed five-year, large-scale certificates of deposit that carry a high yield from their offerings, in an effort to cut costs and
December 03, 2025
A South Korean court rejected a request to detain former deputy prime minister and finance minister Choo Kyung-ho, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, as prosecutors
December 02, 2025
It was a clear autumn afternoon with blue skies and a cool breeze as Wong set off to pick up his granddaughter from school.
December 02, 2025
South Korea's economy expanded by 1.3% in the third quarter, revised central bank data showed on Wednesday, faster than the bank's earlier estimate of 1.2%.
December 02, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday there was still work left to deal with the fallout of the failed martial law bid one year ago and ensure the
December 03, 2025
Thailand's annual headline inflation rate was negative for an eighth month in November, driven by falling energy prices and
December 03, 2025
Taiwan is looking forward to re-establishing ties with former ally Honduras and has been in touch with both of the presidential candidates who are friendly towards Taipei,
December 03, 2025
The disappearance nearly 12 years ago of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
March 08, 2024
China's Wingtech on Friday said it has appealed decisions stripping it of control of its Nexperia chipmaking subsidiary to the Netherlands' Supreme Court.
November 28, 2025
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Britain on Friday to uphold the "one-China" principle, as Beijing seeks to rally support in its worst diplomatic dispute with Tokyo in
November 28, 2025
Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a huge fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to
November 29, 2025
The Trump administration is promising a stricter anti-immigration agenda after an Afghan national was being charged in the shooting of two National Guard members
November 29, 2025
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died
November 29, 2025
Improved weather has helped rescuers on Indonesia's Sumatra island recover more bodies after landslides and flash floods
November 29, 2025
A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with dozens unaccounted for
November 29, 2025
Indonesian domestic helper Fita spoke of the confusion inside the Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex as it was engulfed in
November 29, 2025
China announced a sweeping inspection of fire-safety standards in high-rise buildings nationwide on Saturday after a deadly fire in Hong Kong left at least 128 people dead,
November 29, 2025
Kyrgyzstan votes in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday in which allies of President Sadyr Japarov are expected to win a resounding victory.
November 29, 2025
Thousands turned out on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in more than 75 years, as Beijing warned it
November 30, 2025
Two stories both headlined "Chinese autonomous driving firm Momenta files for Hong Kong IPO, sources say", carried on Dec 2 and updated on Dec 3 are wrong and have been withdrawn.
December 02, 2025
The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 146
November 30, 2025
Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal
November 30, 2025
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's allies were trounced in a regional election, results showed on Sunday, a grim first electoral test for the leader after three
November 30, 2025
Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia remains in "very critical" condition at a Dhaka hospital, her party said on Sunday, as her self-exiled son and
November 30, 2025
More than 1,100 killed as deadly storms cause flooding and landslides across Asia
November 30, 2025
Hong Kong is setting up an independent committee to investigate a deadly fire that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people
December 02, 2025
Flying over the blue waters off Taiwan's east coast, a light aircraft equipped with a powerful U.S.-made radar slung under
December 01, 2025
Manufacturing was weak in the U.S., Europe and Asia's biggest economies in November, business surveys showed on Monday, as subdued domestic demand and
December 01, 2025
Uncomfortable questions are being raised over who is to blame for Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades
December 02, 2025
Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they had arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city's deadliest fire in
December 01, 2025
The trial of the head of South Korea's Unification Church started on Monday, with prosecutors portraying Han Hak-ja as keen to exert political influence and
December 01, 2025
Hong Kong authorities say some of the netting on buildings that caught fire last week did not meet codes for fire resistance
December 01, 2025
Hong Kong leader vows ‘justice’ as apartment inferno investigators focus on unsafe netting
December 01, 2025
Thailand's central bank is planning measures to ease the upward pressure on the baht, including having banks tighten their controls on gold-related foreign exchange
December 01, 2025
The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 on Monday as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved
December 01, 2025
A South Korean special prosecutor has indicted Seoul's mayor, Oh Se-hoon, for violating political funding laws in connection with a scandal involving a power
December 01, 2025
Hong Kong's retail sales by value rose 6.9% in October from a year earlier, the sixth month of gains, as recovery in retail sales gathered strength and sales of most broad
December 01, 2025
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is facing mounting criticism over his government’s slow response to deadly
December 01, 2025
The U.S. will lower import duties on South Korean autos to 15% effective retroactively to November 1 and match the reciprocal tariffs imposed on Japan and the EU, Commerce
December 01, 2025
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said U.S. chipmaker Intel has announced an additional investment of 860 million ringgit ($208 million) in the country for
December 02, 2025
There is no room for compromise when it comes to Taiwan's security, while freedom and democracy are foundational values that have nothing to do with
December 02, 2025
The U.S. stock market held steadier as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilized
December 02, 2025
Emergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover bodies after catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia
December 02, 2025
In the days since cyclone-induced floods and landslides battered Indonesia's Sumatra island, Abdul Ghani has been carrying around a picture
December 02, 2025
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said China is more frequently projecting military power further into the Pacific, in a speech highlighting the challenges Australia
December 02, 2025
Danish facility management group ISS said on Tuesday its unit had been the property manager for a Hong Kong building complex hit by the city's deadliest fire in decades,
December 02, 2025
Nawaz Nashra recalls grabbing her three-year-old daughter, wrapping her in a bedsheet and running out of their home in central Sri Lanka
December 02, 2025
The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 708 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, as authorities rushed to repair
December 02, 2025
Indonesia and the Netherlands on Tuesday signed a deal to repatriate two elderly Dutch prisoners convicted of drug offences, officials said, one of whom was on death row.
December 02, 2025
Imran Khan, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, is in good physical health but facing isolation and psychological strain, his sister said on Tuesday, after a
December 02, 2025
A Reuters story about Tajikistan holding talks with Russia about helping guard its Afghan border has been withdrawn following a post-publication review showing insufficient
December 02, 2025
South Korea's recent joint military drills with the United States are aimed at deterring North Korea, the North's state media, KCNA, said on Friday.
November 27, 2025
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, whose supply chain was broken up when the Dutch government took over the company in September, urged its Chinese units in an open letter on
November 27, 2025
Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed well above the central bank's 2% target in November as firms continued to pass on rising costs mainly for food, data
November 27, 2025
China's leading telecommunication firms Huawei and ZTE have won a string of contracts this year to supply 5G equipment in Vietnam, in another sign of Hanoi's
November 28, 2025
A deadly fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has raised questions about bamboo scaffolding common at Asian construction sites
November 27, 2025
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to remain in detention at the International Criminal Court
November 28, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has joined Orthodox patriarchs and ecumenical leaders in Turkey to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea
November 28, 2025
Eight more arrested over deadly Hong Kong blaze as toll rises to 128 with hundreds still missing
November 28, 2025
The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, according to officials
November 28, 2025
Cyclone Ditwah swept northward across Sri Lanka on Friday, leaving 46 people dead and 23 missing amid widespread floods, with torrential rain and strong winds
November 28, 2025
The death toll from floods across large swathes of Southeast Asia rose to at least 321 on Friday, with authorities working to
November 28, 2025
Indonesia is resisting U.S. efforts to include "poison pill" clauses in a reciprocal tariff trade deal, challenging Washington's push to curb China's influence in Southeast Asia, the
November 28, 2025
A blaze that ripped through a massive apartment block in Hong Kong has claimed at least 128 lives, with 150 people still missing, surpassing the toll of a similar
November 28, 2025
China's factory sector likely shrank for an eighth month in November, highlighting the dilemma facing policymakers over whether to press ahead with tough structural reforms or roll
November 28, 2025
CNN correspondent Hanako Montgomery is near the site of the deadly fire in Hong Kong, where volunteers have organized hand-out of water, blankets and home-cooked meals. Tents have sprung up in the community square as people are offering help to survivors.
November 28, 2025
India's economy grew 8.2% year-on-year in July-September, accelerating from the 7.8% growth reported in the previous quarter, as strong consumer spending and manufacturing remained key
November 28, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss all aspects of their countries' "privileged strategic partnership" when Putin visits New Delhi
November 28, 2025
The International Criminal Court ruled on Friday that the Philippines' 80-year-old former President Rodrigo Duterte must remain detained despite a
November 28, 2025
The last message Chris Wong received from her 72-year-old mother was a kindly reminder to wrap up warm as colder temperatures hit Hong Kong.
November 28, 2025
A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex that has killed at least 55 people with almost 300 missing poses
November 27, 2025
Flood rescue teams in Thailand readied drones to deliver aid and helicopters dropped supplies to people marooned on rooftops on Thursday, as the
November 27, 2025
Hong Kong mourns as rescuers comb ruined buildings for bodies following deadly blaze. Here’s what we know
November 26, 2025
Gon Qasim and her husband were about to flee their home in Malaysia's northern Perlis state last weekend when rising floodwaters cut off road access,
November 27, 2025
The party of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan demanded a meeting with him on Thursday, saying it was worried about his health as he has been
November 27, 2025
Bamboo scaffolding, a centuries-old technique, comes under scrutiny after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades
November 27, 2025
Alibaba released on Thursday its new Quark artificial intelligence glasses in China, heralding the Chinese tech company's efforts to break into the AI wearables market dominated by
November 27, 2025
U.S.
November 27, 2025
China's defence ministry said on Thursday that Japan will have to pay a "painful price" if it steps out of line over Taiwan, responding to Japanese plans to deploy missiles on an
November 27, 2025
Excited families are greeting relatives released from Myanmar’s Insein Prison as part of a mass amnesty granted by the country’s military rulers ahead of next month’s election
November 27, 2025
China urged the U.S. on Thursday to rein in Japan and prevent any "actions to revive militarism" in an editorial published by the newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, as a war
November 27, 2025
Myanmar's junta will pardon or drop charges against a total of 8,665 people, state media reported on Thursday, allowing them to vote in an upcoming election that Western countries and human
November 27, 2025
As firefighters battled floor by floor in Hong Kong's flaming Wang Fuk Court housing complex overnight to find survivors and reunite them with
November 27, 2025
Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global production rose for a fifth consecutive month in October, lifted by strong U.S. demand for hybrid vehicles that offset weaker sales in Japan
November 27, 2025
Taiwan has already held preliminary talks with the United States about what weapons it wants to buy as part of a $40 billion supplementary defence
November 27, 2025
A court in Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, in connection with a fraud case
November 26, 2025
U.S.
November 26, 2025
South Korean exports likely grew in November as technology demand remained robust and uncertainty was cleared following a trade deal with the U.S., a Reuters poll showed
November 27, 2025
Hong Kong police said on Thursday the death toll in a fire that ripped through residential blocks in the city had risen to 40, with 45 people still in a critical condition.
November 26, 2025
Global stocks rallied for a fourth straight day on Wednesday as expectations for a U.S.
November 26, 2025
At least 36 people were killed and 279 were missing on Wednesday after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades ripped through high-
November 26, 2025
Torrential rains have unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island that have killed at least 23 people
November 26, 2025
South Africa has won its first test series in India since 2000, beating the hosts by 408 runs in the second cricket test
November 26, 2025
China Vanke will seek bondholder approval to delay the repayment of a 2 billion yuan ($282.6 million) onshore bond, a filing late on Wednesday showed, a move that could
November 26, 2025
When Shandong Yulong Petrochemical opened its Singapore office a year ago, the company staged a lion dance to herald prosperity for the
November 26, 2025
India is examining a request from Bangladesh for the extradition of the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
November 26, 2025
A fire has spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, killing four people and leaving others trapped
November 26, 2025
After 26 years in a Turkish prison, Abdullah Ocalan is carving out a key role for himself as Ankara tries to end his outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party's four-decade insurgency.
November 26, 2025
Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion supplementary defence budget to underscore its determination to defend itself in the face of a rising threat from
November 25, 2025
China unveiled a plan to boost consumption in the world's second-largest economy, detailing measures that include promoting upgrades of consumer goods in rural areas and sectors
November 26, 2025
A top Tesla China executive said on Wednesday the U.S. automaker values the role of China-based suppliers and does not exclude any on the basis of country of origin or geographical
November 26, 2025
Taiwan’s president has announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities
November 26, 2025
China warned on Wednesday it would "crush" any foreign attempts to interfere over Taiwan, after Japan announced plans to deploy missiles on an island near democratically-governed
November 26, 2025
A massive fire tore through one of Dhaka’s largest slums on Tuesday evening, leaving thousands of people homeless and turning rows of tin-roofed shanties into charred rubble,
November 26, 2025
India said it had registered a strong protest with China over what it said was the arbitrary detention of an Indian citizen at Shanghai Airport, adding that such incidents are "most
November 26, 2025
Authorities in Thailand plan to send helicopters on Wednesday to evacuate critically-ill patients from a southern hospital marooned
November 26, 2025
South Korea's special prosecutor on Wednesday sought a 15-year jail term for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on allegations he abetted ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's
November 26, 2025
South Korea's Finance Minister vowed on Wednesday to stabilise a weak won, but stopped short of introducing specific policy measures to address the situation, amid
November 26, 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spent much of this year focused on the carmaker’s robotics pursuits and winning shareholder approval for his freshly minted $1 trillion
November 26, 2025
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport
November 26, 2025
Authorities have intensified a security crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir following a deadly blast near New Delhi's Red Fort
November 26, 2025
Japan has dismissed a Chinese letter to the United Nations accusing Tokyo of threatening armed intervention over Taiwan as "inconsistent with the facts and unsubstantiated".
November 25, 2025
Stocks climbed again on hopes for a coming cut to interest rates
November 25, 2025
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of launching overnight strikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians
November 25, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit in Taiwan's Intellectual Property and Commercial Court against its
November 25, 2025
Women describe horrifying conditions inside heavily-guarded centers where they were forced to con victims in romance scams and more. Hanako Montgomery travels to a scam compound that held over 5,000 trafficked workers. This story is part of As Equals, CNN's ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs.
November 24, 2025
Rights groups have criticized the Trump administration's decision to end deportation protections for Myanmar citizens
November 25, 2025
Singapore's police have ordered Apple [AAPL.O] and Google [GOOGL.O] to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the home affairs ministry said on
November 25, 2025
Tensions flared between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday as the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of air strikes in eastern Afghanistan, which killed 9 children
November 25, 2025
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation
November 24, 2025
This volcano erupted for the first time in 10,000 years sending ash clouds across continents
November 25, 2025
Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday that a "return" to China is not an option for the island's 23 million people, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed
November 25, 2025
US Air Force Reaper drone crashes off South Korea
November 25, 2025
Fresh tensions flared between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday as the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of a bomb attack in Khost province that killed nine children and a woman.
October 16, 2025
She ‘wants to die there.’ The women forced to scam and the families left behind
November 24, 2025
The U.S. dollar dipped on Monday, as investors weighed dovish remarks from Federal Reserve officials that boosted expectations for a rate cut next month
November 24, 2025
President Donald Trump touted relations with China as "extremely strong" on Monday following a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who told Trump that
November 24, 2025
In 1946, young men in khaki shirts marched through Atlanta performing Nazi salutes and promising racial vengeance. They lasted 10 months. Today’s fascists aren’t as easily banished.
November 24, 2025
Police say a man driving a stolen car struck 11 people in Tokyo
November 24, 2025
North and South Korea are in a "very dangerous situation" where an accidental clash is possible any time and it was crucial for Seoul to engage Pyongyang in dialogue, South Korean
November 24, 2025
Flooding from days of intense rain has killed at least eight people in southern Thailand and forced thousands into evacuation centres in neighbouring Malaysia,
November 24, 2025
Police say two suicide bombers and a gunman have attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three officers and wounding 11 others
November 24, 2025
Three suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force on Monday, killing three personnel and wounding at least five, authorities said.
November 24, 2025
Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 1.2% in October from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday.
November 24, 2025
Early signs on Japan's annual wage negotiations for next year point to another round of solid pay hikes despite profit pressure from U.S. tariffs,
November 24, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan has "crossed a red line” with comments by the country's new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan
November 23, 2025
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it was "shocking" for Japan's leader to openly send a wrong signal concerning Taiwan, according to an official statement on Sunday, the
November 23, 2025
A U.N. wildlife trade body decided on Sunday not to restrict India from importing endangered animals, after many countries supported reversing
November 23, 2025
Chinese Premier Li Qiang welcomed increased participation from Italian companies in the Chinese market and expressed hope for a fair and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese
November 23, 2025
China will expand imports of high-quality agricultural products from Tajikistan and encourage Chinese companies to invest in the landlocked country, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said
November 23, 2025
China has taken its growing dispute with Japan to the United Nations, accusing Tokyo of threatening "an armed intervention" over Taiwan and vowing to defend itself in
November 22, 2025
The death toll from torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam has risen to 55, with 13 people reported missing, the country's disaster agency said on Saturday.
November 22, 2025
The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide
November 21, 2025
Mexico’s Fatima Bosch crowned Miss Universe winner in glittering finale of scandal-hit pageant
November 21, 2025
China is the real regional "troublemaker", a senior Taiwanese security official said on Friday, personally giving out copies of a new civil defence handbook the
November 21, 2025
At least five people, including a child, were killed and around 100 injured when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the government said, with
November 21, 2025
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said after talks with a top U.S.
November 20, 2025
A day after Myanmar's junta leader visited the southeastern city of Hpa-An last week, two sources said army officers met members of a powerful local militia with a
November 21, 2025
South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted on allegations he and others tried to cover up the details of a marine’s drowning
November 21, 2025
Japan has reported that its exports to the world rose 3.7% in October from a year earlier, while imports edged up 0.6%
November 21, 2025
Japan's manufacturing activity contracted for a fifth month in November, albeit at a slower pace than in the previous month due to a softer decline in output, a private-sector survey
November 21, 2025
Singapore on Friday upgraded its economic outlook for 2025 as third-quarter gross domestic product growth beat market expectations and initial estimates.
November 21, 2025
Japan's exports rose more than expected in October for a second straight monthly gain, government data showed on Friday, underpinned by a milder
November 21, 2025
China ran a disinformation campaign to hurt sales of the French Rafale fighter jet after India used the planes in May for the first time against Chinese weapons
November 20, 2025
India’s infrastructure output was unchanged in October from a year earlier, its weakest performance in 14 months, as declines in coal, crude oil and electricity production offset
November 20, 2025
India's anti-terrorism agency said on Thursday it had arrested four more people, including three doctors, in connection with last week's deadly car blast in Delhi, the first such
November 20, 2025
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te posted pictures on social media of himself eating Japanese-sourced sushi on Thursday to show his support for Japan in a bitter and worsening diplomatic
November 20, 2025
Police in Cambodia say 16 people died when a passenger bus crashed off a bridge into a river
November 20, 2025
Trade cooperation between China and Japan has been "severely damaged", the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, urging the Japanese prime
November 20, 2025
A Philippine court has convicted a dismissed town mayor, who officials say is Chinese national, of human trafficking charges for helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam complex where hundreds of Chinese and other foreign workers where forced to conduct scams
November 20, 2025
Japan's relations with China have plunged to their lowest in years after a dispute triggered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks this month about Taiwan, the democratically-
November 20, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sparked a diplomatic spat with China over remarks last week that a hypothetical Chinese attack on
November 11, 2025
The Bank of Japan must keep raising real interest rates to "a state of equilibrium," board member Junko Koeda said on Thursday in the wake of renewed yen
November 20, 2025
A Philippine trial court has sentenced a former mayor accused of having ties to Chinese criminal syndicates to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of human trafficking, a
November 20, 2025
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has restored a nonpartisan caretaker government system for elections but says it won’t apply to the polls being held early next year
November 20, 2025
An off-the-cuff remark by new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that triggered Japan's biggest bust-up in years with powerful neighbour China was not
November 20, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter: It's like Christmas came early for stock traders.
November 20, 2025
South Korea's coast guard launched an investigation on Thursday into a ferry that ran aground overnight, arresting the first officer and an Indonesian
November 20, 2025
Conservationists in Cambodia have for the first time released two captive-bred Greater Adjutant Stork chicks into the wild as part of an ongoing programme to
November 20, 2025
China left benchmark lending rates unchanged on Thursday for the sixth consecutive month in November, matching market expectations.
November 20, 2025
All 267 people on board a South Korean passenger ferry that ran aground off the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula on Wednesday were rescued, in
November 19, 2025
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jewell Loyd announced on Tuesday that she would join Project B, the new women’s basketball league that is expected to begin in Europe and Asia in November 2026
November 19, 2025
A South Korean passenger ferry carrying 267 passengers and crew got stranded on Wednesday after running aground off the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula, the coast guard said.
November 19, 2025
Firefighters and army helicopters are battling a fire that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and forced more than 170 people to evacuate
November 19, 2025
China warns there is ‘no market’ for Japanese seafood exports as spat over Taiwan comments escalates
November 19, 2025
China has indicated it will ban all imports of Japanese seafood, two government officials in Tokyo said on Wednesday, in
November 19, 2025
South Korea plans to unveil incentives for long-term stock investors, while making efforts to ensure foreign exchange stability, its finance minister said on Wednesday.
November 19, 2025
An Indonesian student suspected of carrying out a bomb attack at his school mosque in Jakarta wrote of feeling isolated in his 42-page diary and drew inspiration
November 19, 2025
A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese coastal city on Wednesday, with military and firefighting helicopters
November 19, 2025
A new round of floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in central Vietnam since the weekend has killed at least eight people, a government report said on Wednesday, with
November 19, 2025
Within days of China urging its citizens not to travel to Japan due to a diplomatic dispute, Tokyo-based tour operator East Japan International
November 19, 2025
Tun Min Lat climbs a bamboo ladder in the longan orchards of eastern Thailand, moving from tree to tree as he plucks the juicy tropical fruit in the sweltering heat
November 19, 2025
A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a new congressional map intended to flip several Democratic-held U.S.
November 18, 2025
Microsoft and Nvidia plan to invest in Anthropic under a new tie-up that includes a $30 billion commitment by the Claude maker to use Microsoft's cloud services, the latest
November 18, 2025
Global refining margins have hit multi-year highs in November due to sanctions on Russia, refinery outages and
November 18, 2025
Britain's MI5 security service issued a new warning to lawmakers on Tuesday about attempts by Chinese agents to collect
November 18, 2025
Japan's Nissan will cut production by another 1,400 vehicles at its Kyushu plant next week, as the fallout from chip supply disruptions linked to Chinese-owned
November 18, 2025
China's Alibaba has launched a major upgrade to its AI chatbot, marking an aggressive push into the consumer artificial intelligence market where it
November 18, 2025
Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places, amid a deepening dispute between Asia's two largest
November 18, 2025
The Philippine president's office said on Tuesday that claims by his estranged sister that he uses illicit drugs are baseless and should not be taken seriously.
November 18, 2025
Asian bonds witnessed renewed cross-border inflows in October following a month of sharp outflows, as an improved regional growth outlook and a series of U.S. trade agreements in Southeast
November 18, 2025
SHANGHAI -Firefly, a compact electric vehicle brand owned by China's Nio, is seeking growth in right-hand drive markets that are free from punitive tariffs on Chinese EVs and is preparing to ramp up
November 18, 2025
Monkeys, meth and mesh bags: Thai police arrest two for alleged animal trafficking
November 18, 2025
Taiwan said on Tuesday it had detained a Chinese citizen on suspicion of espionage after breaking up a plot to entice serving and retired military personal to collect classified
November 18, 2025
The prime minister of tiny Tuvalu said on Tuesday that his country treasures its "special relationship" with Taiwan, making a visit to Taipei at a time of growing
November 18, 2025
(Corrects story on October 28 to say the Yasukuni shrine honours some soldiers convicted of war crimes by an international tribunal, not soldiers accused of war crimes, in the penultimate paragraph)
October 28, 2025
‘Serial intruder’ who accosted Ariana Grande at Wicked premiere in Singapore sentenced to 9 days in prison
November 18, 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s sister has publicly accused him of being a longtime drug addict whose alleged cocaine dependence has led to problems in his governance including corruption
November 17, 2025
International soccer’s 148th-best team is pulling crowds of nearly 50,000 people
November 18, 2025
North Korea on Tuesday said South Korea's plan to build nuclear-powered submarines with U.S. approval would trigger a "nuclear domino" effect.
November 17, 2025
U.S. stocks extended their selloff and benchmark Treasury yields inched lower as investors embarked on a week of accelerated economic data releases in the aftermath
November 17, 2025
Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after crimes against humanity conviction
November 17, 2025
More than 200,000 protesters turned out on Monday for the second day of an anti-graft rally in the Philippines, part of a wave of demonstrations since August demanding accountability
November 17, 2025
Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates on Monday, as a prolonged price war and intensifying competition in the world's largest auto market
November 17, 2025
China defence ministry said on Monday it has lodged representations with the United States over its arms sale to Taiwan, vowing to take "all necessary" measures to defend national
November 17, 2025
Heavy rain has swept central Vietnam, triggering landslides and floods, killing at least seven people, injuring dozens, and stranding thousands
November 17, 2025
Rescue workers are digging through tons of mud and rubble as they searched for 34 missing people after two separate landslides in two different regions on Indonesia’s main island of Java that killed at least 18 people
November 17, 2025
South Korea has proposed talks with North Korea to clarify the rivals’ border line
November 17, 2025
China's Premier Li Qiang has no plans to meet with the Japanese prime minister on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, the Chinese foreign ministry said on
November 17, 2025
Rain-triggered landslides in two regions in Indonesia's Central Java province last week have led to the deaths of at least 18 people, authorities said on Monday, with search
November 17, 2025
A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led
November 17, 2025
The Philippines is hoping a code of conduct for the South China Sea can be completed when it is chair of the ASEAN bloc next year, with a consensus emerging between Southeast Asia
November 17, 2025
India's merchandise trade deficit widened to a record high of $41.68 billion in October, due to a rise in gold imports and a fall in U.S.-bound exports during the
November 17, 2025
Japan moved on Monday to tamp down an escalating dispute with China over Taiwan that has prompted Beijing to urge citizens to halt travel to its East
November 17, 2025
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, sentenced to death in absentia on Monday for her deadly crackdown on student protesters last year, has been a dominant figure in the South
November 17, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook U.S. economic data starts flowing again on Monday, with construction spending figures for August.
November 17, 2025
When 22-year-old Hinako Mori moved to Tokyo last year, she chose to work part-time at Don Quijote, a major discount retailer, for one main reason - it doesn't care
November 16, 2025
India arrests Kashmir resident in connection with deadly Red Fort bomb attack
November 16, 2025
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November 16, 2025
India’s anti-terror agency has arrested a man from Indian-controlled Kashmir
November 16, 2025
India's federal anti-terror agency said on Sunday it had arrested a resident of Kashmir who it accused of conspiring with the driver of a car that exploded in Delhi last week, killing eight
November 16, 2025
Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and other major South Korean manufacturers on Sunday unveiled domestic investment plans, as a U.S. trade deal raised concern investment in the U.S.
November 16, 2025
The Japanese public is divided on whether Japan should exercise its right to collective self-defence if China attacks Taiwan, a Kyodo news agency poll found on Sunday.
November 16, 2025
A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday on a "rights enforcement patrol", the China Coast Guard said in a statement, as Beijing
November 16, 2025
Known for hits like “RRR” and “Baahubali,” filmmaker S
November 15, 2025
At least nine people were killed and 27 injured when a pile of confiscated explosives blew up at a police station in Indian Kashmir, the region's police chief said on
November 14, 2025
Russian alleged cyber-hacker faces extradition to US after arrest in Thailand
November 15, 2025
Japan urged China on Saturday to take "appropriate measures" after Beijing warned Chinese citizens against visiting Japan, Kyodo news agency reported, in an ongoing dispute over
November 15, 2025
President Donald Trump says he has successfully eased tensions between Cambodia and Thailand
November 15, 2025
Pakistan's government says it has arrested four militants over their alleged involvement in a deadly suicide bombing outside a district court in the capital
November 14, 2025
Jordan’s king and Indonesia's leader have held talks as the two longtime friends agreed to strengthen military cooperation and economic ties between the two Muslim-majority nations
November 14, 2025
China on Friday warned Japan of a "crushing" military defeat if it uses force to intervene over Taiwan, and even cautioned Chinese citizens against visits to Japan,
November 14, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi extended condolences to his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar over a deadly car blast in Delhi earlier this week, the official Xinhua news
November 14, 2025
A restaurant in central Thailand has become an internet sensation after a nearby river flooded it with water and fish
November 14, 2025
Pakistan’s top court called a meeting of all judges on Friday, after parliament passed a constitutional amendment this week that curbed its remit, prompting two judges to quit,
November 14, 2025
China has started sea trials for its most advanced amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan Type 076
November 14, 2025
Norbert Steuer, a logistics worker at Swiss precision machinery maker K.R. Pfiffner, has been at the firm for over three decades.
November 14, 2025
South Korea and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding to realise $350 billion in strategic investments in various industries in the U.S., South Korea's Industry
November 14, 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday rolled out the red carpet for the first Thai monarch to visit China since ties were established 50 years ago, seizing the chance to
November 14, 2025
The phone notes that reveal an alleged plan to bait Kim Jong Un with drones
November 14, 2025
Thailand's economic growth likely slowed sharply last quarter as weak household spending and ongoing domestic uncertainty offset gains from exports, a Reuters
November 14, 2025
North Korea's foreign minister Choe Son Hui denounced the joint statement released by G7 countries, state media KCNA reported on Friday, saying she opposed their push for the complete
November 13, 2025
The U.S. dollar dipped on Thursday as the U.S. government reopened, leaving traders grappling with the long-term impact the shutdown will have on trust in the U.S
November 12, 2025
Customers of Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia are working with the company on a workaround to bypass a feud between the Europe-based unit and its packaging
November 13, 2025
Pakistan said on Thursday Afghan nationals carried out two deadly suicide bombings in its territory this week, amid sharpening tensions between the South Asian
November 13, 2025
Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the most enduring and polarising figures in Philippine politics, who played a central role during the rule of the late Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos
November 13, 2025
Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace agreement is falling apart after Cambodian villager killed in fresh clashes
November 13, 2025
Classes in schools and colleges have been disrupted and transportation has been halted across Bangladesh as the former ruling Awami League party headed by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls for a nationwide protest
November 13, 2025
China's foreign ministry on Thursday demanded Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract what it called her "egregious" remarks related to Taiwan, warning that otherwise Japan "
November 13, 2025
Bangladesh will hold a national referendum on implementing its 'July Charter' for state reform, drafted after last year's deadly student-led uprising, Muhammad Yunus, the head of the
November 13, 2025
A truck has plowed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea, killing two people and injuring 18 others
November 13, 2025
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November 13, 2025
Taiwan's economy could grow close to 6% this year given the unexpected strong performance in the third quarter, the head of the statistics agency said on Thursday, as the island
November 13, 2025
US State Department warns Americans in Japan: Watch out for bears
November 12, 2025
India's government confirmed on Wednesday that it was treating a car blast that killed eight people and wounded at least 20 others in Delhi as a "
November 12, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday offered Spain's King Felipe VI a vision of cooperation with "
November 12, 2025
A suicide bomber killed 12 people in Pakistan's capital on Tuesday in a sharp escalation of militant violence that the defence minister said had
November 11, 2025
Pakistan’s prime minister has offered talks to Afghanistan’s Taliban government in a renewed peace overture
November 12, 2025
Chinese companies in the European Union say business conditions in the bloc have deteriorated for a sixth consecutive year, with rising labour costs and political challenges
November 12, 2025
Wanted gambling kingpin She Zhijiang is being extradited to China from Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said, after a Thai court earlier this week upheld an order that followed a
November 12, 2025
At least one person was killed in Cambodia amid a flare-up of conflict with Thailand on Wednesday as the neighbours accused each other of opening fire along a disputed part of their
November 12, 2025
The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya
November 11, 2025
A spat between China and Japan over Japanese Premier Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan comments showed no signs of abating on Wednesday with a series of
November 12, 2025
When King Maha Vajiralongkorn arrives in Beijing on Thursday, he will become the first reigning Thai monarch to make a state visit to China, in what analysts say
November 12, 2025
Australia and Indonesia have agreed on a new security treaty that commits them to consult each other if either country is threatened,
November 12, 2025
South Korea will co-sponsor an annual U.N. resolution that raises concerns over North Korea's human rights situation, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, defying
November 12, 2025
Thailand ‘halts’ peace agreement with Cambodia hailed by Trump after landmine explosion injures troops
November 11, 2025
Taiwan has evacuated 8,300 people and closed schools before a tropical storm brushes the southern part of the island later Wednesday
November 12, 2025
Japanese manufacturing confidence surged to its highest level in nearly four years in November, led by the electronics and auto sectors which have been buoyed by
November 11, 2025
Japan decried as "absolutely unacceptable" on Wednesday Russia's extension of an entry ban to 30 more citizens, among them a foreign ministry spokesperson, after Tokyo's sanctions
November 11, 2025
WNBA MVP finalist Alyssa Thomas became the second player to join Project B, the new women’s basketball league that is expected to begin in Europe and Asia in November 2026
November 11, 2025
India on edge after deadly car explosion in capital region. Here’s what we know
November 10, 2025
Indonesian police found as many as seven homemade explosive devices at the site of a mosque bombing in Jakarta last week, four of which went off, police said on
November 11, 2025
The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar has risen to 27
November 11, 2025
FIFA's Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices, says fans 'should chill' about ref denied US entry
Taiwan-listed Ennoconn offers to buy Austria's Kontron in $1.7 billion deal
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