In Japan, a 13-year-old breaks two indoor skydiving records.
In Japan, a 13-year-old indoor skydiving enthusiast set two Guinness World Records for spinning in a wind tunnel. Fuyuki Kono, whose passion for indoor skydiving...
Myanmar’s junta defends its reaction to the situation in the face of criticism from Southeast Asia.
The Myanmar junta's foreign minister defended its strategy to restore democracy on Tuesday, according to state media, following a meeting at which Southeast Asian colleagues...
Covid-19 vaccines: IFRC issues a warning to Asia-Pacific countries who rely on Covax.
Many countries will not be able to attain herd immunity through vaccines this year, according to a prominent humanitarian organisation. Workers load boxes of...
As India suspends vaccine exports, Nepal is confronted with its own Covid crisis.
Parasuram Maurya defined frantically running from one hospital to another to save his father from Covid-19 in a choked voice. Sundar Maurya, a farmer from...
Myanmar sees deadliest day since coup as 38 protesters killed
At least 38 people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday in what the UN described as the "bloodiest day" since the coup took place a...
Myanmar junta: Israeli drones, hacking software used on protesters – NYT
After a nearly a decade of an often controversial democracy, Myanmar's forceful backslide into totalitarian military rule has so far continued to stand strong despite...
Waitangi Day: The hope my ancestors had for this country
First Person: I feel like I've lived two very different lives. The first, when I was at kura, basking in my reo and the mātauranga...
Asian stocks ease on China liquidity worries, stimulus hopes lift U.S. bond yields
Asian shares dipped on Thursday as tight liquidity conditions in China curbed buying for now, though improving corporate earnings, expectations of large U.S. stimulus and...
IAI signs three deals with Asian countries, worth over $100m.
"These systems constitute central and decisive attack components for advanced battlefields of the future." The Harop is seen launched at sea. (photo credit: IAI) Israel...
Asia stocks follow Wall Street tumble on valuation worries
Asian stocks skidded on Thursday following a sharp Wall Street decline amid deepening concerns about stretched valuations in equities markets, while the dollar and bonds...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day goes online for 2021
Yad Vashem has also created a sub section of its website featuring online exhibitions, educational resources and the unique “IRemember Wall.” Reflected image of Zalman...
California eases lockdowns as state’s COVID-19 crisis ebbs
California eased strict COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on Monday, allowing restaurants to reopen for outdoor dining and greater social mixing as state public health officials cited...
Japanese govt’s approval rating weakens over pandemic response: poll
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government has weakened mainly due to unhappiness with its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an Asahi newspaper poll...
China’s daily COVID cases rise, driven by previously asymptomatic patients
China reported a climb in new COVID-19 cases driven by a spike in infections among previously symptomless patients in northeastern Jilin province, official data showed...
Armenians unite in prayer across the Israeli-Jordanian divide
Armenian priests stood in two different countries but chanted the solemn epiphany service together from both sides of the Jordan River on Sunday. “Physically we...
China-Taiwan tensions rise days into Biden presidency
Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone for a second day on Sunday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise...
Japan finds new Covid-19 variant in travellers from Brazil
A new coronavirus variant has been detected in four travellers from Brazil's Amazonas state - the latest new mutation of the virus discovered, Japan's Health...
China draws comparison between storming of U.S. Capitol, HK protests
China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year’s often-violent pro-democracy protests...
Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma suspected missing
Jack Ma, the famous Chinese billionaire is suspected missing. Ma, 56, is the founder of e-commerce giant, Alibaba. Yahoo Finance reports that Ma has not...
Malaysian coroner to give inquest verdict in French-Irish teen’s death
A Malaysian coroner will Monday deliver an inquest verdict into the death of a French-Irish teen whose body was found in the jungle after she...
WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins – experts
An international mission led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the...
Japan sets deadline for removal of Berlin ‘comfort woman’ statue
Japan plans to remove the statue of a Korean "comfort woman" in Berlin despite the consensus among German politicians to keep it. Tokyo's foreign ministry...
Man in Japan charged with murder, arson for Kyoto Animation fire
A Japanese man who set fire to an animation studio in Kyoto, killing 36, was formally accused of murder and arson 17 months after the...
In frozen north, a Japanese city’s coronavirus crisis maps out winter vulnerability
A freezing northern city that has become a red flag for Japan’s winter vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic is weathering the worst of its COVID-19...
ICC prosecutor sees ‘reasonable basis’ for crimes against humanity in Philippine drug war
The office of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor said there is a “reasonable basis” to believe that crimes against humanity were committed during Philippine...
The Middle East’s ‘Game of Thrones’ will challenge Biden admin – report
From the lack of a clear Israeli strategy on the Iran nuclear deal to the new Middle East approach of President-elect Joe Biden. NO OTHER...
China’s trailblazing female comedians tackle taboos
Strutting onstage with well-honed confidence, 23-year-old comedian Qiqi is part of a new wave of young, female stand-up acts in China, crashing into what has...
New Zealand, China in ‘a mature relationship’: Jacinda Ardern on row with Australia
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern believes New Zealand is ending 2020 with its relationship with China as strong as when the year began. New Zealand Prime...
Mass protests in Armenia demand PM’s resignation over Nagorno-Karabakh
Opposition demonstrators attend a rally to pressure Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan in Republic Square in...
India fails to end deadlock with farmers, talks to resume next week
India’s government failed on Saturday to break a deadlock with farmers protesting over agricultural reforms and will meet again on Wednesday, the agriculture minister and...
Asteroid dust collected by Japan probe arrives on Earth
A capsule carrying asteroid samples that was dropped off by the Hayabusa-2 probe created a shooting star-like fireball as it entered Earth's atmosphere Morgan Sette...
Asian shares mixed, U.S. dollar near two-and-half year lows
Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after a choppy day of Wall Street trade, thanks in part to a disappointing U.S. jobs report, while the...
The Indian government is inviting farmers to protest talks on Tuesday
India’s government invited protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns about new laws growers fear could pave the way for the government...
Beijing passes ‘patriotism’ resolution, may lead to Hong Kong lawmakers’ disqualifications: SCMP
China’s top legislative body passed a resolution on Wednesday to make patriotism a legal requirement for Hong Kong lawmakers, in a move which could lead...
Asian shares hit by surging coronavirus cases, U.S. stimulus woes
Asian stocks markets fell on Tuesday as soaring global coronavirus cases and slow progress on a U.S. stimulus deal hammered investor sentiment and took a...
BBC apologizes for broadcasting appeal of convicted Hamas terrorist
An editorial review by the BBC "found that this segment was in breach of our editorial guidelines." A pedestrian walks past a BBC logo at...
Nagorno-Karabakh truce frays as both sides allege attacks
Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of serious violations and crimes against civilians, and Azerbaijan also said it had launched airstrikes as a day-old humanitarian...
Floods kill 17 people in central Vietnam, next storm due soon
At least 17 people have been killed by floods in Vietnam’s central provinces in the past week and 13 are still missing, state media said...
Mum abandons her 8 year old son at petrol station with note saying ‘take care of yourself’ because he was ‘too naughty’
A mum abandoned her eight-year-old son at a petrol station after claiming he was 'too naughty' to look after. According to reports in Indonesia,...
East Asia allies likely to bide time as U.S. election looms over Pompeo trip
A warm welcome and expressions of solidarity against China likely await U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo next week when he visits East Asia for...
“Over our hearts”: confiscated plaque becomes emblem of Thai democracy push
Authorities removed it swiftly, but a brass plaque proclaiming Thailand belongs to the people and not the king has rapidly become the emblem of a...
Pompeo: The Chinese Communist Party is re-writing the Bible
Speaking at a recent summit, State Secretary Mike Pompeo said that America was standing up for religious freedom worldwide, as where it fails, totalitarism soon...
Indian farmers block roads, railways as protests mount over farm bills
Thousands of farmers in India blocked roads and railway tracks on Friday in a protest against new legislation that they say could pave the way...
Police seize 324,000 used condoms as they bust factory repackaging them and selling back to the public (photos)
Authorities in Vietnam have seized 324,000 used condoms which were being recycled to be sold again to be the public. Police confiscated the unlabeled...
Inpatient Indian man who ‘slit open pregnant wife’s belly’ to check the baby’s gender as he was desperate for a son, loses their baby boy
An Indian father of five daughters who was desperate for a son that he allegedly split open his pregnant wife's belly to determine the gender...
Chinese tycoon and Xi critic jailed for 18 years for corruption
A police van carrying Ren Zhiqiang, a Chinese tycoon and outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping, arrives at court at the beginning of his trial...
Crazy: Indian man desperate for a son ‘slits open his pregnant wife’s belly’ to check their baby’s gender
An Indian man who has five daughters was so desperate for a son that he allegedly split open his pregnant wife's belly to determine the...
At least eight dead in Mumbai building collapse, several feared trapped
At least eight people were killed in India when a three-storey residential building collapsed before dawn on Monday, media reports said, while a disaster agency...
Taj Mahal reopens even as India cases soar
The world-famous white marble mausoleum is India's most popular tourist site AFP/File The Taj Mahal reopens to visitors on Monday in a symbolic business-as-usual gesture,...
Thailand protests: Thousands join huge rally demanding reforms
Thousands of people have protested in the Thai capital Bangkok calling for reform of the political system, including the role of the monarchy. Photo: AFP...