Daily Asia briefing

SEOUL, April 8 - A top North Korean official said on Tuesday South Korea's \"true colours\" as an enemy state would never change, tempering optimism in Seoul that a recent exchange over drone incursions had opened the do...

WASHINGTON, April 7 - A personal envoy of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres plans to visit Iran as part of his efforts to encourage an end to the Iran war, but his travel plans will depend on security and logistics...

Beijing's national interests have not been severely threatened or damaged by the Iran war, says NTU’s Dylan Loh.

WASHINGTON: Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while Pakistan abstained. The draft resolution prepared by Bahrain, which under...

KYIV, April 7 - The Ukrainian military is participating in consultations on the Strait of Hormuz, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, adding that Ukraine's maritime defence expertise is also of interest in Asi...

Analysts warned the market is “leaning further into a prolonged disruption scenario.”

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealed to US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to extend a deadline for two weeks that he had set for Iran to make a deal with Washington and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. PM Shehbaz’s ap...

"It is a relief for all of us and clearly for their families," said French President Emmanuel Macron.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Germany intelligence agency warns of Russian APT28 cyber spying.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Masters rookies embrace nerves, soak in dream debut at Augusta.

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar expressed regret on Tuesday that an attack by Israel on Iran set out events that “severely damaged the peace process” at a time when Washington and Tehran w...

He called Brussels’ actions “one of the worst examples of foreign election interference” and accused the EU of trying to harm Hungary’s economy.

Bhutan Wine Company is cultivating vineyards across the country and producing bottles that reflect local values, spiritual traditions and a radically new winemaking frontier.

WASHINGTON, April 7 - The U.S. economic and trade relationship with China is stable and President Donald Trump will aim to keep it that way in a meeting next month with Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. Trade Representa...

India is likely to export between 750,000 and 800,000 tons of sugar in the 2025/26 marketing year.

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong warned that economic activity is likely to slow amid global trade and energy disruptions.

"Return-to-work" support should be broadened beyond workers injured at the workplace to include those recovering from serious illness, said NTUC assistant secretary-general Melvin Yong.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Fox to integrate Kalshi prediction market data across news platforms.

The US president has said he will destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran if it does not end its blockade of Gulf oil by 8pm Eastern Time on Tuesday.

ASTANA, April 7 - Oil shipments via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium are stable, Kazakhstan's energy ministry said on Tuesday after Russia's military accused Ukraine of damaging loading facilities belonging to the group i...

India’s edible oil imports fell nearly 9 per cent in March from the previous month.

Cash grants would be paid directly to thousands of fishermen and rice and tea farmers.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Sri Lanka unveils US$320 million subsidy to offset energy costs.

He said there are minor fire-related hot spots, but they are very limited.

Bua Noi the gorilla has drawn global attention, raising questions about wildlife trafficking, conservation and animal welfare in Southeast Asia. And nearly 40 years after arriving at Pata Zoo, her future remains uncertai...

He has also requested Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture.

The new feature on Google’s Gemini AI chatbot is designed as a crisis safety measure to help users showing signs of poor mental health.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Anthropic touts AI cybersecurity project with Big Tech partners.

April 7 - China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution encouraging states to coordinate efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and the U.S. ambassador to the world body called on \"respons...

"Humanity, from the other side," the White House said.

According to court documents, Singaporean adoption papers were prepared for at least 10 babies using fake identities and forged birth certificates.

In a video posted on the social media pages of Taiwanese recording company B’in Music on Monday (Apr 6), it was revealed that the iconic boy group F4 will perform in more cities as part of their ongoing reunion tour.