Asia

Manila: Talks last week between leaders of China and the Philippines were frank and friendly, with no threats or bullying, Manila's foreign minister...

Geneva: U.N. experts urged Indonesia on Monday to free Jakarta's Christian governor, who was jailed this month for blasphemy. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an...

Bangkok: A bomb at a hospital in the Thai capital wounded 24 people on Monday, the third anniversary of a 2014 military coup, the government said, with the...

Seoul: North Korea said on Monday it had successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile which met all technical requirements and could now be...

Kathmandu: Two more climbers have died on Mount Everest, taking to six the death toll on the world's highest mountain in the past month, fuelling safety...

Seoul: A South Korean retail giant has shelved controversial expansion plans, while a large bank made hundreds of contract jobs permanent after President...

Bangkok: On Friday evenings in Thailand, sandwiched between the evening news and a popular soap opera, is a prime-time programme that has been running for...

Seoul: North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast on Sunday, its second missile test in a week, which South Korea said dashed the...

Seoul: South Korea President Moon Jae-in named the finance minister, foreign minister, and top security advisor for his new government on Sunday, as it...

Semarang (Indonesia): A slum area on Indonesia's Java Island has become an unlikely tourist attraction, as well as a social media hit, after its homes...