Asia

Shanghai: An explosion rocked a petrochemical plant in China's eastern province of Shandong on Monday, killing eight people and injuring nine, state...

Phnom Penh: Cambodians voted on Sunday in local elections seen as a test of support for authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of Asia's longest...

Manila: Philippine police on Sunday identified the gunman behind an attack on a casino that killed 36 people as a heavily indebted local man addicted to...

Singapore: Southeast Asian nations plan to use spy planes and drones to stem the movement of militants across their porous borders, defence officials said...

Taipei/Hong Kong: Taiwan's president on Sunday offered to help China to transition to democracy, on the 28th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown...

Seoul: North Korea "fully rejects" the latest U.N sanctions against its citizens and entities as a "hostile act" and will continue its...

Singapore: Several Asian nations are seeking to bolster informal alliances among themselves, regional diplomats and officials said, unsettled by growing...

Marawi City(Philippines): Thousands of civilians hoping to flee fighting in the besieged Philippines city of Marawi remained trapped on Sunday after a...

Sydney: The United Nations cultural heritage body UNESCO urged Australia on Saturday to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long term...