World / Asia

Magelang, Indonesia: Indonesia and Australia signed a new defence agreement Thursday, pledging closer cooperation to counter security threats in the Asia-Pacific region. The...

Hanoi: Floods submerged hundreds of hectares of dragon fruit farms in south Vietnam, residents told AFP on Thursday, with many villagers forced to...

New Delhi: Torrential rains in India caused heavy flooding that killed at least 15 people, local media reported Wednesday. Rivers across the coastal...

Tokyo: Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing...

Tokyo: A strong typhoon was heading for southern Japan Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and disrupting bullet trains and flights. Typhoon Shanshan was moving...

New Delhi: Climate change is fuelling an alarming increase in deadly lightning strikes in India, killing nearly 1,900 people a year in the...

Beijing: China said on Tuesday it has "no intention" of violating foreign airspace after Japan accused a Chinese military aircraft of entering its...

Sydney: Australia plans to cap foreign student numbers from next year, the government said Tuesday, curbing a multi-billion dollar industry as it faces...

Tokyo: The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons, and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice --...

Tokyo: Authorities in central Japan are urging beachgoers to steer clear of dolphins after a sharp increase in biting incidents, with one expert...

Beijing: China said it took "control measures" on Monday against two Philippine Coast Guard ships that had entered waters near the disputed Sabina...

Lahore, Pakistan: A Pakistani man accused of spreading disinformation thought to have fuelled anti-immigration riots in Britain was released by authorities on Monday,...

Beijing: Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings -- owner of shopping platform Temu -- announced Monday a jump in net profit for the second...

Bangkok: Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said on Monday, as...

Tokyo: A strong typhoon was headed for southern Japan on Monday, with forecasters warning of heavy rains, powerful winds and possible transport problems...

Tokyo: Japan's outspoken, social media-savvy digital transformation minister announced Monday that he was running to replace Fumio Kishida as prime minister, saying he...

Jaisalmer, India:Whirring wind turbines in India's Thar desert supply critical green energy for the world's most populous nation, but those living in their...

Zhenzhou:A total of 15 tonnes of fresh durians from Malaysia arrived in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province on Saturday evening, marking...