About 150,000 people are killed each year in traffic accidents in India, according to the government. Among the main factors contributing to the high number of fatalities are excessive speeding and people not using seatbelts or wearing crash helmets.

Indonesia wants to draw longer-staying, higher-spending travellers. Successful remote working visa applicants will not pay taxes if their earnings come from outside the country.

Wong, 49, will become one of Singapore’s two deputy prime ministers and retain his current portfolio as finance minister

The Sydney funnel-web spider has made it into the Guinness World Records as the most poisonous spider in the world, and its bite can kill a human within an hour

Li Shulei made an official appearance as executive deputy chief of the party’s propaganda department on Sunday, according to Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

No one hurt, but ‘incident endangered the safety of other road users’.

Five months after violent protests rocked Kazakhstan, the population of the former Soviet republic has approved constitutional amendments weakening the powers of the presidency by a large majority.

City state has been preparing for this potential wave by ramping up bed capacity while trying to get more elderly residents to take their booster shots. Currently, about 88 per cent of those aged above 60 have received their third vaccine jab.

Despite the more than two years of the pandemic, some people still haven’t tested positive for the coronavirus yet. Scientists are trying to work out why.

The talks in Addis Ababa are a departure from Beijing’s long-standing policy of non-intervention.

The continued sight of children being gunned down at school raises doubts over whether the US still has the ability to correct its course. The country needs a transformational leader who can bring about real change and help students feel safe at scho...

Victim, 58, calls police before passing out in outdoor car park.

Palm oil prices hit record highs this year due to the labour crunch, export caps at top producer Indonesia and the Russia-Ukraine war, but Malaysian producers are unable to take advantage of that, a Malaysian plantation industry group said.

Dr Ho Pak-leung of the University of Hong Kong says trend in daily caseloads has been on the rise, but public need not to be too worried.

M270 launchers can fire precision-guided rockets up to 80km – a longer range than any missile technology currently being used in the war.

Major General Roman Kutuzov was killed in eastern Ukraine, a Russian state media journalist said, adding to the string of high-ranking military casualties sustained by Moscow.

Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro closed their airspace to the plane that would have carried Moscow’s top diplomat to Belgrade on Monday.

Monday’s ruling is one of the first where Google was deemed an active publisher – via YouTube – of content that defamed an elected official.

Ukraine’s president said he had travelled to Lysychansk and Soledar, two cities very close to some of the most intense fighting between his country’s troops and Russian forces.

The United States is this week hosting the 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. But President Joe Biden faced a struggle to make a success of a summit plagued by problems before it even began.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a crunch Conservative Party confidence vote after 54 of his Tory MPs triggered a contest following a string of scandals that have shattered confidence in his leadership.

Private-sector manoeuvring rather than Chinese scheming more likely to induce a wave of defaults, researchers say.

Incorporated in Singapore, ANEXT Bank is one of the two successful applicants to receive the digital wholesale banking licence issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Incident is the latest heated encounter between Chinese and Australian forces. In February, Australia called for a full investigation after it accused a Chinese naval vessel of targeting an Australian defence aircraft with a laser off the country’s...

China’s Caixin/Markit services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose in May, but was still the second-lowest reading since February 2020, data released on Monday showed.

The London Metals Exchange was sued by Elliott International for its suspension of Nickel futures trading.

India is moving quickly to secure its place among global power brokers as it grows into a diplomatic and economic force. This shift from a neutral position is largely due to China’s growing influence, with relations plagued by mistrust over armed c...

A father in China has become a source of internet amusement after he was filmed shirtless in a woman’s skirt teaching his daughters how to move correctly when bending down.

The combined forces of South Korea and the United States fired missiles in response to tests conducted by Pyongyang which the two allies say are violations of UN Security Council resolutions.

Analysts say the US president’s first-ever trip to the region will be used to secure energy resources – and shore up shaky alliances.

Concerns raised about Chinese-developed GreatDB reflect growing geopolitical tensions and fresh calls on the mainland to step up replacement of foreign technologies with home-grown products.

Social-distancing rules appear to have played a role in driving down incidences of other respiratory illnesses, University of Hong Kong team finds.

Sievierodonetsk – the largest city still in Ukrainian hands in the Luhansk region of the Donbas region – has been a focal point in recent weeks.

Lee is obviously keen to start a new chapter, but there are many pages he can borrow from his former boss’ book. Rebuilding public trust, taking public opinion seriously and connecting with the people would be a good start.

The refugee charity Care4Calais is currently engaged in an age dispute with the UK’s Home Office over two teenage boys who have been issued with notices of removal.

Flaws in China’s healthcare under strict zero Covid were evident when Shanghai, a big, modern city, needed large-scale help to overcome the Omicron surge.

Saudi Arabia became the latest Gulf country to condemn the remarks made by Bharatiya Janata Party spokeswoman Nupur Sharma about Islam’s Prophet Mohammed last week.

Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonen said: ‘I have noticed there are efforts to transport more fuel than allowed and some banned equipment that can be used to carry out the terror group’s aim’

Nigeria’s president condemns ‘heinous’ attack as pope prays for ‘victims and the country’.

It was the 96-year-old British monarch’s first in-person appearance since Thursday, after she was forced to skip events due to persistent mobility issues.

The shootings took place late on Saturday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and early on Sunday in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Saginaw, Michigan.

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Joe Biden is considering removing some tariffs imposed on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods by Donald Trump.

Ridge Alkonis’ car veered into cars and pedestrians striking an elderly woman and her son-in-law, both of whom died. His parents say it was a terrible accident but prosecutors claim deadly negligence.

It’s not a cure, but this latest gain for targeted therapy could mean new treatment possibilities for thousands of patients with advanced breast cancer. The drug is Enhertu, an antibody-chemotherapy combination given by IV.

Transfer of artwork marks Beijing’s Palace Museum’s largest loan outside mainland China since its establishment.

The multi-award-winning singer-songwriter will appear at the finale of the pageant after thousands of performers paraded along a 3km route, with dance, vintage cars, vibrant costumes, carnival music and giant puppets.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s vision of an expanded and dedicated cadre of China experts is meant to implement policy across government departments.

Shanghai health officials issued a warning to the city’s 25 million residents that a resurgence of the Omicron variant could upend livelihoods after three new community infections were found.

Eight officials in China’s finance sector and a haul of luxury handbags, iPhones and caterpillar fungus have been swept up as part of an accelerating anti-corruption campaign.

Health authorities are watching closely to see if Dragon Boat Festival holiday prompts a spike in cases.