Despite three years of improved security following the end of the Taliban's insurgency, Afghanistan's economy remains stagnant and its population is in the grips of…
Bangladeshi police resumed patrols of the capital Dhaka on August 12, ending a weeklong strike that left a law and order vacuum following the abrupt…
India has arrested nearly a dozen Bangladeshis attempting to cross the border to escape violence and political tumult following deadly protests that led to the…
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) global anti-money laundering watchdog has asked India to improve due diligence on the bank accounts of local politicians, government…
Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services "indefinitely" on August 12 to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.…
Vietnam's top leader To Lam will visit China next week in his first foreign trip since his appointment as general secretary of the ruling Communist…
The Philippines urged Beijing on August 12 to heed calls to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea after what it described as "very dangerous"…
Approximately 5,000 minority Rohingya Muslims attempting to flee from this week’s fighting in western Myanmar have been waiting for several days near the Naf River…
Myanmar authorities under the ruling junta are now preventing young adults who want to get jobs abroad from leaving the country via Yangon’s international airport,…
Cambodia’s Supreme Court on August 9 upheld a three-year prison sentence handed down last year to Thach Setha, a senior leader of the country’s embattled…
South Korea and the US will begin their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving their combined capabilities to deter and…
China flew its biggest-yet unmanned cargo aircraft designed for civilian use, as the world's top drone-making nation steps up test flights of autonomous aerial vehicles…
South Korean officials met on August 12 to discuss electric vehicle safety and whether to require car firms to disclose battery brands amid growing consumer…
Hong Kong's top court on August 12 dismissed a bid from seven prominent pro-democracy figures, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to overturn their convictions for…
A slow-moving storm has been dumping intense rains on northern Japan, swelling rivers, sending residents to shelters and disrupting traffic during a Japanese Buddhist holiday…
Australia said on August 12 it had signed a deal to allow the exchange of nuclear secrets and material with the US and Britain, a…
Australia has increased its investments in maritime initiatives in Pacific Island countries. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong during the Pacific Islands (PIF) Foreign Ministers Meeting…
The Pacific Islands Forum is set to welcome Guam and American Samoa as Associate Members, following a strong recommendation from the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting…
Pacific nation Kiribati will begin voting in a general election this week, a poll that will test the strengthening ties between China and the government…
The Marshall Islands will receive $6.2 million ($4 million) from Aotearoa’s foreign minister to adapt to climate change, as rising sea levels and strengthening typhoons…
A helicopter crashed into the top of a Hilton hotel in northeastern Australia on August 12, killing the pilot and igniting a fiery explosion on…
There has been a shifting demand especially for energy-processing metals based on the global trends, according to the World Bank. Senior Mining Specialist at World…
The central government has denied contemplating selling its electricity network to Chinese investors, accusing a major Australian commercial broadcaster of increasing tensions between Canberra and…
Thousands of anti-racism demonstrators rallied across the UK on August 10 to protest recent rioting blamed on the far-right in the wake of the Southport…
Russia on August 10 announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops…
