China staged surprise military exercises in the sea and skies around Taiwan on Tuesday in what the People's Liberation Army ...

When I explained I was taking a grown-up gap year, he laughed: “But you’ve barely worked!” I’d spent the previous eight years ...

From neon-lit cities to some of the oldest civilisations on Earth, from white-sand beaches to the highest mountains, no other ...

At least 24 people have been killed so far, some of whom died during evacuation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The inferno has destroyed the historic Gounsa Temple and is bearing down on two UNESCO World Heritage sites in Andong city.

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia has erupted, sending an ash column 26,000 feet high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano.

The Earth has seven continents that were once part of Pangaea, with Asia being the largest, Australia the smallest, and Antarctica the coldest and driest.

Wilfred Thesiger must be fed up with being hailed as the last of the great Victorian travellers, striding along behind Livingstone, Burton and Stanley. After all, he was not born until 1910, and his ...

President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Michael George DeSombre to serve as the next U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific. Trump made the announcement on ...

The Prime Minister also extended an invitation to United States President Donald Trump to attend the East Asia Summit, which is scheduled to take place later this year.

The airline is shifting its focus towards Southeast Asia, dedicating about 25 per cent of its resources to routes in the region this year, up from 20 per cent last year. This is in response to ...

SINGAPORE/BANGKOK -- After three years in Dubai, Japanese investor Tsubasa Yozawa returned last year to what he calls his ideal home in central ... is Southeast Asia's next big thing.