The Thai Air Force said on Tuesday it wanted to acquire Gripen 39 fighter jets built by Sweden's SAAB to replace its ageing jet fighters.
August 27, 2024
Thailand's Pheu Thai Party will drop the army-backed Palang Pracharat Party from its coalition when it forms the next government, an
August 27, 2024
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the relevant ministers will meet next week to discuss steps needed to secure local consent for restarting Tokyo Electric Power's
August 27, 2024
Tech companies must comply with local laws to continue operating in Malaysia, a minister said on Tuesday, after an industry group urged the government to pause a plan to
August 27, 2024
China has accused Canada of protectionism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government imposed a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles
August 27, 2024
Japan claims Chinese military plane violated its territorial airspace for the first time
August 27, 2024
China's government has recognized the authority of the Catholic bishop of Tianjin, Melchior Shi Hongzhen, the Vatican said on Tuesday, who had previously been placed under
August 27, 2024
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday called for Afghanistan's Taliban to immediately repeal a set of "egregious" laws that it said were attempting to turn women into
August 27, 2024
Police in India fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters marching in the eastern city of Kolkata on Tuesday to demand the
August 27, 2024
Police in India have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of a top elected official in the country’s east, accusing her of mishandling an investigation into a rape and killing of a resident doctor earlier this month
August 27, 2024
CNPC, Asia's top oil producer, is reviewing its global strategy as it
August 27, 2024
Japan's Seven & i Holdings must act fast to negotiate a takeover bid from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard that has "historic implications", said a fund manager at shareholder
August 27, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday called for digital sex crimes to be thoroughly investigated after media reported that sexually explicit deepfake images
August 27, 2024
The first Hong Kong activist to defend himself in person in a landmark national security trial against 47 pro-democracy campaigners said on Tuesday he had no
August 27, 2024
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Tuesday it would start preliminary research on including wage-related items in its quarterly "tankan" business survey to more accurately reflect wage
August 27, 2024
China strongly condemns the attacks in Pakistan and will continue to give strong support to the country in anti-terrorism action, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry
August 27, 2024
A separatist group has claimed responsibility for the deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan’s Balochistan and warned that “even more intense and widespread” attacks are coming
August 27, 2024
The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up to another record high on a mixed day of trading for Wall Street
August 27, 2024
Attacks by separatist militants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan are aimed at stopping development projects that form part of the China-Pakistan Economic
August 27, 2024
A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s southwestern islands Tuesday, with weather officials cautioning residents against heavy rain and violent winds in the region in the coming days
August 27, 2024
A top White House official has arrived in China for talks on a relationship that has been severely tested during President Joe Biden’s term in office
August 27, 2024
Foreign investors are unloading their holdings of expensive Indian stocks and turning instead to new listings in primary markets as they seek
August 27, 2024
As South Korea scrambles to halt the sharp decline in its birth rate, policymakers are having a hard time convincing many in their 20s and
August 27, 2024
When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia’s iconic Istiqlal mosque
August 27, 2024
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD has signed an agreement with Huawei to use the Chinese tech conglomerate's advanced autonomous driving system in its off-road Fangchengbao
August 27, 2024
GM to lay off about 1,700 workers at Kansas plant
Ireland drops plans for hate speech law, minister says
Tens of thousands of bees found living in a Maine family’s farmhouse
Russia says it will take no part in follow-up to 'peace summit'
France unveils a more right-wing government after deadlock
Sullivan expresses worry over escalating Israel-Lebanon tension, calls Hezbollah strike as justice served
WNBA playoffs set to begin Sunday with all four first-round series getting underway
She was born blind, but she travels the world by herself
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