Daily Asia briefing

The Pakistan Navy conducted a successful test of the indigenously developed ‘Taimoor’ air-launched cruise missile, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the “Paki...

Rising material prices and cautious buyers are weighing on India’s property sector, with developers warning of possible price hikes if global uncertainty persists.

US-Iran War, Ceasefire, Peace Talks Updates: The war is in its eighth week and has sent oil prices surging because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

According to a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen), Pakistan airspace is not available for Indian registered aircraft and aircraft operated/owned or leased by Indian airlines/ operators, including military flights

The weeks-long Middle East conflict has sent oil prices surging amid fears of supply disruptions.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps effectively has assumed control over key state functions and blocked presidential appointments, according to an Iran International report.

Vice President JD Vance was set to return to Pakistan for peace talks, U.S. officials said, though Iran has not confirmed that its negotiators will attend.

The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson 's appointment as British ambassador to Washington says he felt political pressure from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office to rush through the appoint...

Mel Sarmiento joins the Marcos Cabinet a decade after he was appointed to his first national post under the late Benigno Aquino III's administration

Former economy minister Rafizi Ramli’s persistent attacks on the government and his party are likely to damage Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s standing ahead of national and state polls, but sacking him may not be an option, ana...

This clears the way for Japan to sell weapons to more than a dozen countries.

This clears the way for Japan to sell weapons to more than a dozen countries.

The Hong Kong government is seeking to confiscate HK$56.5 million (US$7.2 million) from former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s bank accounts and all of the shares in his 17 companies after he was jailed for 20 years und...

The secondary stock purchase, made through Musk's trust, was disclosed in a draft of SpaceX's confidential IPO prospectus

The group was previously not legally classified as workers, meaning they were forced to operate in an informal and unregulated economy, exposed to exploitation and abuse.

Karex plans to raise condom prices by 20 to 30 per cent and possibly further.

MOSCOW, April 21 - Russia is set to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting from May 1, three industry sources said on Tuesday.

The island is set to be the fourth such site in Japan.

2025 was the beginning of the end for coal and gas power, says think tank, but the world is still warming rapidly.

Regulatory limits, space constraints and lengthy approval processes are among hurdles to solar adoption in condominiums.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to China cuts gasoline, diesel price caps for first time since Iran war began.

They had been on a topless sit-in outside the Turkish energy ministry building in Ankara.

The milestone makes Jollibee one of the catalysts of operations-driven sustainability in the local fast food industry

China has announced that it now has the capacity to build up to 50 nuclear reactors simultaneously, as it doubles down on a push to rapidly expand its nuclear power generation and become a global leader in the sector. Th...

A long-standing pricing gap between the mainland China-listed and Hong Kong shares of dual-listed companies has narrowed – and in some cases reversed – as global investors re-rate China’s technology companies. The Hang S...

A Chinese employee has caused widespread jealousy among netizens after she won seven days of paid “rain leave”, meaning she can stay home when it rains. The woman, whose personal details have not been divulged, from Chan...

“When I screamed Hersh’s name, there was a cameraman in front of me who burst into tears,” Rachel Goldberg-Polin told The Post in an exclusive interview.

EU’s top court ruled on Tuesday that anti-LGBTQ legislation Hungary enacted in 2021 breached the bloc’s rules, including an article which sets out the fundamental values on which the EU is founded. The European Commissio...

Between June 2020 and January 2023, the two submitted multiple fraudulent H-1B visa petitions using Rajidi's firm, claiming that foreign workers would be employed in roles linked to the University of California.

A Malaysian NGO is demanding more accountability in project approvals in Cameron Highlands after a two-hour downpour on Monday resulted in a “river of mud” gushing through the main road of a town in the popular hill reso...

Indonesia’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday to protect the rights of domestic workers after more than two decades of deliberations and multiple delays. The bill was first introduced in 2004 to protect the country’s 4....

HONG KONG, April 21 - The Hong Kong government is attempting to seize more than HK$127 million ($16.22 million) from jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai after the city's biggest national security case, according to a court doc...

The employer has since been arrested and is now in police custody.

Such an approach would enable direct recruitment of workers, with recruitment costs borne entirely by employers.

The Barcelona alignment reflects a shared commitment among diverse leaders to defend democratic institutions, reinforce multilateral cooperation, and protect the rule of law in an era of rising political polarization

The Superior Court of Toronto, presided over by Justice Jane Kelly, on Monday found Richard Edwin guilty on two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of two strangers on April 7 and April 9, 2022