Asia

Bangkok: Thailand's 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej has recovered from a blood infection and swollen lung but continues to have a high fever, the...

Hanoi/Rancho Mirage: Vietnam's prime minister has urged a greater US role in preventing militarisation and island-building in the South China Sea, the...

Jakarta: Indonesia has drawn up plans for tougher anti-terrorism laws following last month's militant attack on the capital, including detention without...

Beijing/Tokyo: China rapped Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Tuesday ahead of her visit to Beijing after she said Australia recognised the...

Geneva: The top United Nations human rights official urged China on Tuesday to release all lawyers detained since July, including 15 arrested last month,...

Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye pledged on Tuesday further "strong" measures against North Korea, after suspending operations at a...

Singapore: Any move by China to fly jet fighters from runways on its new man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea would be destablising and would...

George Town(Malaysia): Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad is under investigation for defaming the attorney-general in blog posts criticising his...

Sydney: Australian authorities said on Monday they had seized A$1.25 billion ($890.5 million) worth of liquid methamphetamine, or "ice", their...

Beijing: China's foreign ministry on Monday urged the United States and North Korea to sit down with each other face-to-face and resolve their problems,...