Asia

The anti-smog squad van careens through choking traffic in Lahore, on its way to track down factories belching out smoke - a seemingly futile task in one of the world's most polluted cities. Inside the white vehicle sits an armed escort…

There is no longer any trust between India and China, analysts say, a bad sign for the outlook on their Himalayan border where both have been building up forces and infrastructure. "China has a history of using coercive tactics along the…

Nov 23 (Reuters) - A shadow government in Myanmar said it has raised $6.3 million on the opening day of its inaugural bonds sale, in its biggest move yet to generate funds for its "revolution" to topple the ruling military junta. Myanmar…

Sri Lanka will tap a state-run Chinese firm to build a deep-sea container port, the government said on Wednesday (Nov 24), in a move likely to reignite fears over Beijing’s rising regional maritime power. The island’s capital Colombo is…

China's birthrate plummeted to a record low last year, highlighting a looming demographic crisis for Beijing caused by a rapidly ageing workforce, a slowing economy and the weakest population growth in decades. China relaxed its…

China is preventing public access to shipping location signals because of national security concerns, the Financial Times reported, as Beijing seeks greater control over the country's economic data. The number of Automatic Identification…

Myanmar's military has arrested 18 medics for providing treatment to patients who were members of "terrorist organisations", a state-run newspaper said Wednesday (Nov 24), referring to outlawed anti-junta groups. Troops made the arrests…

Thailand plans to dole out nearly US$5 billion (S$6.8 billion) in cash to millions of farmers reeling from the impacts of Covid-19, floods, droughts and poor crop prices. The Cabinet will consider a programme to allot 155 billion baht…

India is looking to bar most private cryptocurrencies when it introduces a new Bill to regulate virtual currencies in the winter session of Parliament, the government said late on Tuesday (Nov 23). The government will allow only certain…

A pandemic-spurred demand for flu vaccines in India has surged since a devastating second wave of Covid-19 brought the nation's healthcare system to its knees earlier this year. Vaccinations against influenza are not very common in India…