An ex-police officer convicted for murdering a Mongolian translator won an appeal October 10 against his death penalty in Malaysia, with the federal court commuting…
Thai consumer confidence dropped for a seventh consecutive month in September to its lowest level in 17 months, due mainly to concerns about slow economic…
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed October 10 to "resist annexation", as China exerts growing military and political pressure on the self-ruled island it claims as…
China's foreign minister told his new Japanese counterpart during a phone call on October 9that he hopes to make progress in bilateral ties, while also…
Taiwan's coast guard said October 9it had seized a Chinese fishing boat and its nine crew after the vessel was found inside the island's restricted…
North Korea has appointed a new defence minister, state media said October 9, while making no mention of an expected step by Pyongyang to harden…
China will lift sanctions on the lucrative trade in Australian lobster, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said October 10, heralding the end of a years-long politically…
New Zealand's central bank slashed its key interest rate by half a percentage point October 9to its lowest level in 18 months, saying it was…
Marshall Islands was elected on October 9to sit on the United Nations Human Rights Council, or HRC, from next year, with climate change and nuclear…
The Southwest Pacific may see either fewer or a normal number of tropical cyclones this season, according to New Zealand's National Institute of Water and…
