HANOI-Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: children’s dolls. These popular playthings have been pulled from shops over a facial ...

Chinese tea chain Chagee has once again landed in hot water with Malaysia’s censorious consumers after its mobile app displayed a map with Beijing’s disputed nine-dash line claim over the ...

The news for some of Southeast Asia’s big stock exchanges has not been great lately. Since mid-September 2024, the Jakarta composite index has declined by around 18 percent. On March 18, it ...

Doha, Qatar: In another notable achievement, Qatar has secured the seventh position in Asia and the 22nd spot globally in the Global Soft Power Index 2025, a prestigious ranking compiled by Brand ...

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s electoral boundary changes are a reflection of the country’s population growth, said Dr Janil Puthucheary, after the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC ...

Sweeping changes to Singapore's electoral boundaries ahead of GE2025, with 5 new GRCs and 6 new SMCs created. (Map: CNA/Clara Ho) ...

SINGAPORE/BANGKOK -- After three years in Dubai, Japanese investor Tsubasa Yozawa returned last year to what he calls his ideal home in central Bangkok: a 66th-floor Ritz-Carlton residence at ...

All but one of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities last year were in Asia, a new study shows. The majority of these cities – 13 – are in the world’s most populous country, India, where ...

LAUNCESTON, Australia, March 11 (Reuters) - A new scramble for crude oil market share in Asia may be kicking off as top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia move to boost cargoes to the world's top ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Thai Airways and Thai Air Asia have imposed a ban on the use of power banks to charge mobile phones while on the aircraft. This is in response to the increasing incidents of cabin ...