Browsing: Asia
Indonesia’s plan to build a new capital in East Kalimantan is facing renewed scrutiny after the Constitutional Court scrapped a…
The sentencing of former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo in January next year will serve as a bellwether for…
The swift spread of a tiny invasive insect that gorges on paper threatens to ravage Japan’s priceless cultural treasures, historic…
Mounting corruption scandals and an impeachment push have prompted calls for the Philippine president and vice-president to resign, with legal…
The Myanmar junta’s highly publicised crackdown on cyberfraud hubs near its borders is less a law enforcement statement than a…
Asia’s oil-dependent economies could soon find further relief as a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv edges closer, raising the…
Floodwaters began to recede on Thursday in parts of southern Thailand including Hat Yai, a major city entirely submerged for…
In north-central China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region – where desert mountains frame ancient mausoleums and Islamic culture shapes daily life…
A ceasefire between Afghanistan’s Taliban regime and Pakistan, agreed after intense clashes last month, is hanging by a diplomatic thread,…
A travel ban imposed by the Philippines against two figures tied to its notorious offshore gaming industry (Pogos) marks a…