Daily Asia briefing

QUETTA: At least nine people working at a copper and gold project site in Balochistan’s Chagai district were killed in an armed attack by unidentified assailants, according to officials. In a statement, the mining compan...

The pledged sum will go towards the provision of medical supplies, food assistance, shelter and the hygiene needs of civilians in Lebanon.

ZOETERMEER, the Netherlands, April 23 - The Netherlands is facing the greatest threat to its national security since the end of World War Two, chiefly from Russia and China, against the backdrop of a much more \"unpredic...

LONDON/ATHENS, April 23 - Two container ships seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward the port of Bandar Abbas, sources said on Thursday, Tehran having vowed to retaliate...

Quetta, PAKISTAN, April 23 - At least nine people were killed when gunmen attacked National Resources Ltd's copper and gold project in Balochistan in Pakistan on Wednesday, local authorities said.

A 22-year-old Bangladeshi passenger died in the accident from head injuries.

The government said it launched a robust nationwide vaccination programme since the outbreak began.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Militao and Guler sidelined for season with hamstring injuries.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to France swaps Microsoft for Iliad's Scaleway to repatriate health data hub.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Yamal out for season with hamstring injury but expected to be available for World Cup.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to From south London to the NFL: Traore waits on draft dream.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Mobileye raises annual revenue forecast on strong demand.

ISLAMABAD: The government has projected additional power generation capacity needs of 62,660 to 70,720 megawatt (MW) till 2035 to support the country’s economic growth of 3.5 per cent (low) to 6.4pc (high). This is part...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to India's Infosys beats quarterly revenue view, pegs fiscal 2027 growth at 1.5%-3.5%.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Exclusive-Nippon Life's India asset manager to settle Yes Bank investment case, document shows.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to US software stocks slide as IBM, ServiceNow results reignite AI disruption fears.

Western governments are increasingly concerned about their reliance on Chinese supply chains.

South Korea's policies around the side to stand on an escalator has changed multiple times.

Malacca Strait is reportedly the largest “oil transit choke point” in the world, surpassing Hormuz.

Beijing is looking to boost maritime power, secure resources and bolster territorial claims.

ISLAMABAD: After a gap of 28 months, state-run Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) on Thursday floated urgent tenders to import three LNG cargoes for delivery between April 27 and May 8 amid rising temperatures and a power shortf...

It is increasingly being used in Japanese marinades, South Korean pastries and Southeast Asian desserts such as pandan cakes.

BEIJING, April 23 - China said on Wednesday it will further build up more than 11,000 islands it calls its own, so as to better govern them, in a long-term campaign to strengthen maritime power, secure more natural resou...

The scheme aims to ease pressure on the grid and stabilise prices, says the Energy Market Authority, as energy-intensive businesses turn to battery storage and solar to manage rising electricity costs.

This is the most amount of cash ever stolen by hackers from a state institution in Sri Lanka.

These include internet-connected devices such as home routers and smart devices.

The staircase was meant to be a well-meaning diversity display, but it went a step too far.

Chinese chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies has come under renewed scrutiny after the ruling.

He said he was only able to retrieve around 10 per cent of his belongings in the three-hour window.

The child tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol, a main psychoactive compound found in cannabis.

Surging costs are leaving workers with little for their sustenance and to provide for their families.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix, threaten long strike.

Should their demands not be met, they plan to strike for 18 days from May 21.

Rights groups called the ruling a major step backward that further perpetuates impunity.

From hybrid salted egg black pepper crab in a nostalgic kampung to “gearbox” soup at a hand-built cafe under the trees, Mediacorp Gold 905’s Denise Tan discovers that the best way to taste Johor Bahru is to go back in ti...