Daily Asia briefing

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan-led initiative to facilitate US-Iran talks has been held up, with Tehran yet to formally respond to proposals for dialogue despite back channel exchanges in recent days, a senior official told Dawn...

An explosion wounded three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the third attack reported this week.

The incident is the first reported case of a US fighter jet being downed in Iranian territory since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb 28.

At family gatherings, younger adults often want a degree of privacy while older relatives are looking for connection. Mother-of-two Nabilah Awang says both perspectives are valid, even if they don't always meet in the mi...

Defence equipment would be divided into the categories of “weapons” and “non-weapons”.

China called on Friday for Palestinians’ rights to be protected after Israel approved a bill to allow the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks. Under the new law, passed by Israel’s pa...

Just a day and a half into the first crewed moon mission in over 50 years, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts sent back photos of Earth from space.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Friday that the government was reducing the petrol levy by Rs80 per litre, after which the commodity would be available to the end consumer for Rs378 per litre. He said the new...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to SpaceX delays next Starship test launch by a month, Musk says.

TOKYO/OSLO, April 3 - Three Omani-operated tankers, a French-owned container ship and a Japanese-owned gas carrier have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since Thursday, shipping data showed, reflecting Iran's policy to allow...

ISLAMABAD: Coordinated by the Centre, the provincial governments will now be taking the lead in administering subsidised fuel quotas to motorcyclists, farmers and transporters, involving a fiscal impact of around Rs65-70...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to White House seeks $5.6 billion cut to NASA budget in 2027.

She may have grown up with the business, but Melody Tan understands that her family’s 25-year-old restaurant must evolve to keep up with the times.

There is now only one engine capable of sustaining growth at the scale Beijing requires, says economics professor and author Keyu Jin.

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan has decided to return $3.5 billion in debt to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the end of this month, a senior Pakistani official said on Friday. The official described the move as a cost the co...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on April 3.

Japan and Western governments want to diversify away from a supply chain largely dominated by China.

ALTYN-EMEL NATIONAL PARK, Kazakhstan, April 3 - With a loud thwack of their wings, the falcons took flight, quickly soaring high above the rocky desert landscape of Altyn-Emel National Park in southeastern Kazakhstan.

China’s top economic planner has stepped in to soften the blow of surging oil prices through an emergency provision.

The move follows street protests prompted by a late-night decision to raise petrol and diesel prices.

With Iran effectively turning the Strait of Hormuz into a toll gate, energy shortages are worsening across Asia. Amid the supply crunch, countries are increasingly turning back to coal for electricity, potentially slowin...

As the conflict in the Middle East disrupts a key global oil and gas supply route, Asian economies are bearing the brunt. Singapore is holding up so far, but it has more work to do in ensuring energy resilience over the...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Bangladesh cuts office hours, turns off wedding lights to save energy.

State-owned energy giant Pertamina raised domestic jet fuel prices by an average 70 per cent.

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted parts of the country on Friday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The PMD said that the quake struck at 9:13pm at a depth of 190km, with th...

ISLAMABAD: A 90-point agenda could not be taken up in the National Assembly (NA) on Friday amid a protest by the opposition over an unprecedented increase of 43 per cent and 55pc in the prices of petrol and high-speed di...

ISLAMABAD: A 90-point agenda could not be taken up in the National Assembly (NA) on Friday amid a protest by the opposition over an unprecedented increase of 43 per cent and 55pc in the prices of petrol and high-speed di...

Over 4,700 trekkers could have been affected by a multi-million-dollar insurance #scam. #Mountain guides, helicopter companies and private hospitals would overcharge #insurance companies for fake #emergency rescues, some...

PARIS, April 3 - A container ship belonging to French shipping group CMA CGM has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, MarineTraffic vessel tracking data shows, in a sign that Iran may not consider France a hostile nation...

A 2022 study found that women are more likely to be targeted.

Has society grown more accepting of teen mothers? Five women tell CNA TODAY their stories of having children in their teens.

Local media reported Mr Kim as saying households rearing pets are increasing in the nation.

SYDNEY, April 3 - Since Australia banned children from using social media in December, lawmakers from Spain to Malaysia have expressed interest in following suit, while U.S. courts have found tech firms negligent toward...