Asia

China on Friday (Nov 19) slammed the opening of a de facto Taiwanese embassy in Lithuania as an "extremely egregious act," saying any move seeking Taiwanese independence was "doomed to fail." "There is but one China in the world, Taiwan…

India cannot end its dependence on coal, with consumption expected to go up in absolute terms to power the economy that is crucial for the livelihood of the vulnerable, said Indian officials. Their comments come as India is facing…

Pakistan has introduced chemical castration as a possible punishment for serial rapists under a law that also calls for faster trials of suspected sexual offenders, a government official said on Thursday (Nov 18). Parliament passed the…

On November 16, the relevant forces had joined together to announce the seizure of 480 cannabis bars weighing approximately 480 kg at the Sangkhom Boat Station that were seized on the banks of the Mekong River nearby Baan Pak Som area,…

The alleged killing of a dog whose owners were under quarantine has sparked outrage in China, igniting a flurry of discussions on animal welfare as the country grapples with a new wave of Covid-19 infections. It is the latest in a series…

Thousands of children in the Philippines returned to school on Monday (Nov 15) for the first time in nearly two years, kicking off a pilot scheme to resume face-to-face learning after the pandemic disrupted the education of 27…

India's federal pollution control board on Friday (Nov 12) ordered states and local bodies to be in "complete readiness" for emergency measures to tackle New Delhi's worsening smog conditions due to a drop in temperature and wind speeds.…

Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year, with 1 million of them at risk of dying as temperatures drop, a World Health Organisation spokesperson said on Friday (Nov…

At least three people were killed and 15 wounded on Friday (Nov 12) by a blast at a mosque in Afghanistan’s restive Nangarhar province, a hotbed of Islamic State activity, officials said. The blast – for which no group has yet claimed…

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding had a record 540.3 billion yuan (S$114.5 billion) in orders, or gross merchandise value (GMV), over its 11-day Singles' Day sales event, marking a roughly 14 per cent increase from the year…