Asia

In a country still pursuing a zero tolerance policy on Covid-19, even the "happiest place of earth" is not spared. A video clip widely circulated from Sunday (Oct 31) showed dozens of medical workers dressed in white hazmat…

Indonesia is moving ahead with the plan to relocate its capital to the island of Borneo in the first half of 2024, after the proposal languished for months amid the pandemic. In the draft submitted in September, South-east Asia's biggest…

Netflix Inc has removed two episodes of spy drama "Pine Gap" from its streaming service in the Philippines, after the South-east Asian country rejected scenes involving a map used by China to assert its claims to the South China Sea. The…

The United States and human rights groups on Monday (Nov 1) condemned the conviction of a Cambodian teenager who was sentenced to eight months in prison over messages he shared on Facebook and Telegram insulting ruling party officials.…

A 5.9 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday (Nov 1), the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage. The offshore quake hit at a…

India has deployed recently acquired United States-made weaponry along its border with China, part of a new offensive force to bolster its capabilities as the countries remain deadlocked over disputed territory in the Himalayas. The…

Offices and shops in India's tech capital of Bengaluru shut down on Friday (Oct 29) and police were brought in to control swarming crowds of fans, in anticipation of violence after a popular actor died in the city. Mr Puneeth Rajkumar,…

From printing coupons as replacement cash to breeding ornamental black swans to eat, North Korea is being forced to innovate to handle economic woes and food shortages as anti-pandemic border lockdowns drag on, reports suggest. With the…

Hong Kong customs on Friday (Oct 29) announced a record seizure of luxury goods that were headed to mainland China on a river barge, in the latest operation to target an explosion of cross-border smuggling. The haul included an array…

China's top cyber-security authority is seeking public comments on the draft of a new law governing data moving out of the country. Targeted at companies with more than a million users, the new regulation will mean that such firms will…