World / Asia

Manila: The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Friday expressed alarm over the rising prevalence of adult tobacco and vape use, saying the...

Jakarta: Indonesia's main business lobby has backed Jakarta to negotiate better terms with Washington after US President Donald Trump imposed hefty tariffs on...

Beijing: China announced 34 percent tariffs on US imports on Friday, the first major economy to fire back against President Donald Trump's swingeing...

Seoul: South Korea's top court on Friday unanimously ruled to remove impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his disastrous martial law...

Kuala Lumpur: The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended by maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity as it is "not...

Seoul: South Korean police began dialing up their security levels Thursday in preparation for a Constitutional Court ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's...

Manila: The Philippines reacted with "guarded optimism" Thursday to US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, saying higher rates placed on its neighbours could...

Hanoi: Vietnam's prime minister requested the immediate establishment of a "rapid response team" after the country was hit with massive tariffs of 46...

Beijing: China on Wednesday warned thePhilippinesagainst threatening "regional peace" after the United States said it had approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion...

Yangon: Myanmar's junta chief will travel to Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit, the military government said, despite the country grappling with...

Jakarta: A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted twice on Wednesday, releasing a column of smoke nearly one mile into the air, the country's...

Hekinan, Japan: Business was already tough for auto parts maker Asahi Tekko, but with US car tariffs due to bite this week its...

Mandalay, Myanmar: Bare-handed monks slowly pick away the rubble that was once the wall of a historic Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, its exposed...

Tokyo: Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative lifeblood of the studio behind classics...

Washington: The United States said on Tuesday it has approved a sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter-jets to the Philippines, as Washington...

Sydney: Whole herds of cattle have drowned in vast inland floods sweeping across the Australian outback, officials said Tuesday, as the muddy tide...

Mandalay, Myanmar: A woman was rescued on Tuesday in Myanmar's capital city after being trapped for 91 hours by a devastating earthquake that...

Bangkok: A Chinese construction company is facing questions over the deadly collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper -- the only major building in the...