Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-ever joint military drills amid criticism2024-04-22
More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability.

Feature: 69 years on, the Bandung Spirit remains alive in the Global South2024-04-22
"Few cities in history have won so many hearts and minds as Bandung," the late Honorary President of the People's Republic of China, Soong Ching Ling, commented on the Indonesian city.

Targeted shooting leaves man injured in Australia's Melbourne2024-04-12
Police in the Australian state of Victoria have commenced a manhunt for suspected offenders after a shooting incident injured one man in Melbourne's east.

Survey reveals Australians' attitudes towards clean energy transition2024-04-10
A vast majority of Australians are in favor of a fast or moderately-paced green energy transition, a survey has found.

Heavy rainfall, floods cause significant property damage in Australia's NSW2024-04-07
Heavy rainfall across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) last Friday night and subsequent floods had caused significant property damage in the state.

Bangladesh mulls to suspend services of Facebook, YouTube: minister2024-04-01
A Bangladeshi minister on Sunday said that the country would temporarily suspend services Facebook and YouTube if they don't obey government instructions to control "disinformation."

5 Chinese nationals, 1 Pakistani killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan2024-03-27
Five Chinese nationals and one Pakistani were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan confirmed.

Prabowo Subianto wins 2024 Indonesian presidential election2024-03-21
Presidential and vice-presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka won Indonesia's 2024 presidential election, the country's General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Wednesday.

Japan finishes first-year ocean discharge of nuclear-tainted wastewater amid backlash2024-03-18
Japan finishes first-year ocean discharge of nuclear-tainted wastewater amid backlash

India dubs U.S. statement on new citizenship law as unwarranted2024-03-16
India strongly reacted on Friday to the U.S. State Department spokesman's statement on the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, or the CAA, in India.

Bangladesh announces int'l exploration bid for 24 oil, gas blocks2024-03-11
Bangladesh on Sunday announced an international bid round for the exploration of oil and natural gas in 24 blocks in the Bay of Bengal under a new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) to enhance energy production.

New Zealanders' mortgage payments pressure up by nearly one third2024-02-22
New Zealanders' average mortgage payments increased 27.5 percent in the year ended June 2023, leading to more households spending a large proportion of their budget on housing costs, reducing the amount available for meeting other everyday expenses, according to the statistics department Stats NZ on Thursday.

S. Korea's central bank maintains 2024 growth outlook at 2.1 pct2024-02-22
South Korea's central bank on Thursday maintained this year's economic growth outlook, leaving its headline inflation forecast unchanged.

Vietnam's aquatic product exports surge over 60 pct in January2024-02-22
Vietnam's aquatic product exports in January surged 60.8 percent year-on-year to 730 million U.S. dollars, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday, citing the Ministry of Industry and Trade.