Daily Asia briefing

More warming in the decades ahead will mean even earlier blossom dates for cherry blossoms around the world, says Mark Gongloff for Bloomberg Opinion.

Trump said in a social media post that he had called off the planned visit by his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, citing what he said was tremendous confusion within the Iranian leadership.

April 25 - Four people were killed on Saturday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanon's state news agency reported, while the Israeli military said Hezbollah had fired rockets at Israel, the latest challenges to...

Former judge Halim Aman will replace Mr Azam Baki as MACC chief, but demands for public inquiry continue.

A playground clash over toys forced mum-of-two Jillian Lim to rethink the "let kids share when they're ready" trend in modern parenting and what it means to get children out of their comfort zones.

SEOUL, April 25 - The speaker of Russia's parliament, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, arrived in North Korea on Saturday to attend an event to commemorate Pyongyang's deployment of troops to help Moscow in the...

TAIPEI, April 26 - Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung arrived in Eswatini saying Taipei would not be held back by \"authoritarian forces,\" after the government accused China of pressuring three African states to bloc...

A spate of recent scandals involving alleged online sexual harassment at Indonesia’s universities has ignited the debate over women’s safety as activists and policymakers push for change.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Iran president calls on people to save energy.

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to US allows Venezuela to pay for Maduro legal team.

An Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad on Saturday after meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. However,...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to One down four to go, says Rice, as Arsenal reignite title charge.

The cashback will help consumers "defray the cost of everyday items such as groceries and food", and will also include S$3 cashback at hawker stalls and heartland shops every Saturday.

Their surrender comes nearly a month after India was declared free of the decades-long insurgency.

Men have long been scarce in the caregiving industry.

It followed a report that some Australian families are trying to return home from a camp in Syria.

Sushizanmai operator bought the 243kg fish at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on Jan 5.

ISLAMABAD: State-run Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has approved a revised bid of $18.4 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) from TotalEnergies for delivery between April 27 and 30, while rejecting all other bids, it em...

ISLAMABAD: State-run Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has approved a revised bid of $18.4 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) from TotalEnergies for delivery between April 27 and 30, while rejecting all other bids. Total...

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Palm oil posts first weekly gain in three weeks.

The number of bathhouses has already fallen to about a twelfth of its peak nearly 60 years ago.

ISLAMABAD: After a gap of 28 months, state-run Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) on Friday secured three bids at $17.997 to $18.88 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) for delivery between April 27 and May 8. A total of fo...

From reworked layouts to bespoke detailing, this renovation brings a sense of calm and cohesion to a home designed around the needs of family life.

Daiso’s success has pushed other retailers to double down on their budget offerings too.

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Saturday that Pakistan had successfully launched an indigenous electro-optical satellite from China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, terming it a “significant milestone”. “The Pakistan S...

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday rejected the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency’s (NCCIA) request for the physical remand of journalist Fakharur Rehman and instead sent him to jail on judicial remand. Rehman...

Multitasking may be considered the norm to people who think that it helps them achieve more in less time. In reality though, it merely gives an "illusion" of productivity and may be detrimental to mental health in the lo...

ISLAMABAD: Four members of a family, including a woman and a teenager, were gunned down in the capital’s suburbs, a police official said on Saturday. According to the police official, the incident occurred in a house loc...

BEIJING, April 25 - China's commerce ministry on Saturday expressed \"firm opposition\" to the European Union's inclusion of Chinese entities in its 20th round of sanctions against Russia, demanding their immediate remov...