A pair of dangerously close space encounters is adding to tensions between the US and China, while underscoring the potential peril to astronauts as satellite constellations and debris proliferate in orbit.

MOSCOW: A Moscow court on Wednesday heard a case against an arm of Memorial group that campaigns against current rights abuses in Russia, a day after the Supreme Court outlawed the main organisation, which chronicled Stalin-era purges.

Armed riot police in southern China have paraded four alleged violators of Covid rules through the streets, state media reported Wednesday, leading to criticism of the government's heavy-handed approach.

The wife of jailed tycoon Premchai Karnasuta on Wednesday submitted a letter to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin seeking her husband's transfer for medical treatment to a hospital outside Thong Pha Phum Prison in Kanchanaburi province, where he is ...

Vietnam reported economic growth of just 2.58% on Wednesday, beating a 30-year low set last year as the pandemic continues to take a toll.

There were 17 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,575 new cases registered during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Wednesday morning.

Overall air quality throughout the country is expected to be good for the New Year period, according to the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police raided the office of local media outlet Stand News and arrested six current and former staff on Wednesday for "seditious publication".

There are now 739 confirmed Omicron cases, 34% of them community infections, the medical sciences director-general said on Wednesday morning.

A majority of people plan to stay home for the New Year, worried about Covid-19, but do still expect a more festive atmosphere than last year, according to an opinion survey by Bangkok University, or Bangkok Poll.