The Cabinet green-light has been granted to secure a US$200 million loan from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade Sri Lanka’s power sector infrastructure, to…
A Malaysian court December 11 approved the government's application to bar PetroSaudi International and its chief executive from accessing $340 million connected to the scandal-wracked…
Northern Ireland's devolved government voted December 10 to continue with post-Brexit trading arrangements in the British-run province which has the UK's only land border with…
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim refused to answer questions on December 10 on the existence of a royal decree that would allegedly allow jailed former…
Arakan rebels are fighting within the borders of the junta’s Western Military Command headquarters in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after having taken control of nearby Ann…
Thailand's cabinet on December 11 approved debt support measures, including interest suspensions and reduced principal payments, to help tackle household debt, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra…
The United States unveiled trade restrictions December 10 on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations. The China-based…
South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on December 11 as the investigation into his declaration of martial law gathered pace. Prison authorities,…
China has expanded military drills around Taiwan aimed at drawing "a red line" for the next US president, Taipei authorities said December 11, branding Beijing…
China jailed two more former top football officials for bribery on December 11, court statements showed, following a sweeping crackdown on corruption in the domestic…
China said it will impose visa restrictions on some US officials for their alleged meddling in Hong Kong’s affairs, in a tit-for-tat move that highlights…
Syria's new transitional prime minister on December 10 said it was time for "stability and calm" in the country, two days after longtime president Bashar…
At least 176 people were killed in two days of army and paramilitary strikes across Sudan, according to an AFP tally of tolls provided by…
The US slapped sanctions on a Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its employees December 10, accusing it of compromising more than 80,000 firewalls in…
A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder December 9 in the targeted killing of a health insurance executive on the streets of New…
Billionaire Gautam Adani-led conglomerate on December 11 said it will use its own resources to fund a Sri Lankan port project and not seek US…
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) former Union Council (UC) chairman was shot dead by unknown assailants in Karachi’s Baldia Town on December 10. According to police,…
The United Nations reported December 10 that women and girls are bearing the brunt of a persistent “dangerous erosion” of human rights in Afghanistan, attributing…
Nepali Army Chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel arrived in India on December 10 for a four-day visit to the country aimed at enhancing bilateral military…
The Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation will proceed with probing Vice President Sara Duterte’s apparent threat to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated if she’s…
The Philippine economy is expected to grow more slowly than first thought this year after the country was hit by a series of typhoons but…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on December 10 that both China and Vietnam should uphold a stable strategic orientation and maintain high-level exchanges and…
Japanese trading house Marubeni will launch a fleet management service for commercial electric vehicles in Thailand in partnership with Banpu, the country's largest coal company,…
Myanmar's conflict-ravaged economy is expected to contract further in 2025, according to the latest World Bank assessment, which paints a grim outlook for a country…
Taiwan said December 11 it had detected 53 Chinese military aircraft and 19 ships near the island in the past 24 hours, as Beijing holds…
