Daily Asia briefing

KARACHI: Petroleum dealers announced on Wednesday that they were postponing a strike they planned to begin on March 26, keeping in view the situation resulting from the ongoing Middle East conflict, which has given rise...

Iran’s state-owned broadcaster Press TV reported on Wednesday that Tehran had “responded negatively” to an American proposal aimed at ending the US-Israeli war on the country. The report cited a senior political-security...

Pakistan delivered a proposal from the United States to Iran, and either Pakistan or Turkiye could be venues for discussions to de-escalate the war in the Gulf, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday. The co...

The ships had been at sea for quite some time due to military operations.

Citing the conflict in the Middle East, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said the levy will now apply to tickets and services sold from Oct 1 for flights departing from Jan 1, 2027.

The debate, requested by Iran, China and Cuba, explicitly refers to the airstrike on a school on the first day of the war that killed at least 165 people, most of them children.

US President Donald Trump will visit Beijing on May 14th and 15th after postponing the trip because of the ongoing war in Iran.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Iran train in Turkey with tight media control ahead of World Cup warm-ups.

Kasim Khan, the son of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, raised his father’s case at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday, saying that the former prime minister’s treatment by authorities was i...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Vinicius Jr eager to replicate Real Madrid success with Brazil ahead of World Cup.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Infosys to acquire US firms Optimum Healthcare IT for $465 million, Stratus for $95 million.

A new study in the UK will examine the effects of a social media ban on teenagers as part of a government consultation.

Tan Ruisong was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption.

The police have recorded statements from 10 individuals related to the case.

Steamed sweet buns saw the biggest increase among 14 items tracked, rising more than 46 per cent since 2020.

The governor has instructed all relevant agencies to urgently gather water-related data.

SYDNEY, March 25 - Hundreds of staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation began a one-day strike on Wednesday, the first walkout in 20 years, over pay and working conditions, disrupting live news coverage at the pu...

The members of the committee formed to monitor petrol prices were told on Tuesday that cargo inflows were continuing as scheduled and petrol cargoes for the current month and for April had “largely been secured”, with ad...

The Japanese leader also spoke on the diversification of crude oil procurement sources.

Airlines in Asia have begun cutting flights to reduce fuel usage.

The Philippines on March 24 declared a state of national energy emergency.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Philippines says working with Washington to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries.

KYIV/WASHINGTON, March 25 - The Ukraine-U.S. joint reconstruction fund has approved its first investment project, in Sine Engineering, a Lviv-based communications and navigation technology producer, the Ukrainian prime m...

But China's tech company leaders agree that humans must make the final decisions, not robots.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Arm jumps as new AI chip to drive billions in annual revenue.

During a panel discussion at the Boao Forum for Asia on Wednesday (Mar 25), experts also cited Singapore as a model for emerging artificial intelligence governance.

The Bangchak Corporation-owned tanker crossed the strategic waterway on March 23.

Those who hoard supplies or manipulate prices could face up to 10 years in prison.

Google and Meta are to pay US$3 million in damages over their addictive social media design, marking the end of the landmark trial.

Beijing, which lodged a formal protest over the incident, called for the perpetrator to be severely punished.

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) urged authorities to revisit the 28th Amendment and make necessary changes to safeguard citizens’ rights and uphold democracy. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, MQM-...