Asia

BANGKOK: The head of Thailand's royal advisory council will stand in as regent while the country grieves over the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and...

Dhaka: Chinese President Xi Jinping, stepping up a competition with India for regional influence, said on Friday ties with Bangladesh would be enhanced to a...

Bangkok: Buddhist monks on Friday chanted prayers over the remains of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the riverside Grand Palace in Bangkok, ahead of a...

Beijing/Amsterdam: China backs Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign and will cooperate with the Southeast Asian country in the...

Seoul: A South Korean tour bus carrying a group of retirees crashed and caught fire on a highway near the southeastern city of Ulsan, killing 10, police...

Manila: A Filipino art professor is cashing in on the popularity of Rodrigo Duterte by making masks of the Philippines president for Halloween. John Tan...

Bangkok: Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was the world's longest-reigning monarch, died in hospital on Thursday, the palace said in an...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's safety inspectors twice extended an operating licence at a food and cigarette packaging plant in the capital Dhaka without making...

Bangkok: The health of Thailand's 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, has "overall not yet...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday his country would maintain its existing defence treaties and its military alliances, adding...