Health authorities in Gaza said 10 people have been killed by Israel’s bombardment, including a five-year-old girl

Medical source says over 30 additional imported malaria cases detected after authorities test nearly 100 arrivals from Africa.

The president told US Secretary of State during talks in Manila that the speaker’s visit showed the existing ‘intensity’ of a situation that was already volatile.

US tactic of creating problems to further its goal ‘will not work for China’, Foreign Minister Wang Yi warns, as state media also step up the rhetoric against Pelosi visit.

Lawmaker Nurul Izzah Anwar and Yin Shao Loong tied the knot in presence of close friends and family members on Friday.

Jeongjo the Great, the first in a new line of KDX III ships, has launched and is expected to be delivered by November 2024.

From Happy Cake Shop to Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a number of classic food outlets have buckled under pressure amid the pandemic.

Twin brothers in China start all-male domestic cleaning agency to shake up an industry that’s long been filled by middle-aged or older women in a country where sexist stereotypes persist.

Labour minister Chris Sun says his department will check if dancers signed self-employment contracts, which are not covered by workforce compensation laws.

Long-time resident decided to act when once bustling Fortress Hill shopping centre turned quiet.

The increase was fastest in the early part of the year before the Shanghai lockdown and supply chain disruptions hit.

Jose Gomez III used a knife to slash Bawi Cung and his six- and two-year-old sons inside a Texas supermarket in 2020.

Ant contributed less to Alibaba’s net profit in the June quarter than a year earlier, as regulatory pressure and economic headwinds hurt earnings.

Apart from BTS, actor Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game and globally renowned soprano singer Sumi Jo, are also ambassadors for Busan’s bid to host the 2030 world fair.

Nang Mwe San and Thinzar Wint Kyaw face charges of ‘harming culture and dignity’ after they posted porn videos on OnlyFans and Exantria.

Experts view China’s emission-trading market as a key tool for the country’s decarbonisation drive, but say upgrades to its mechanisms and data gathering are needed to fulfil its promise.

Recent record heatwaves, including in Hong Kong, should have hammered home the deadly and immediate impact of climate change. Yet Hong Kong’s action plan for 2050 seems remarkably relaxed, and measures taken so far are often inadequate and even dow...

Ou Yang Li-hsing was found dead in a hotel room and had a history of heart disease.

This week in Quirky China: the hairstyle of a baby who looks like she has been electrocuted is a hit, a sleepy father is fined for letting his 12-year-old son drive and slow officials shamed with ‘snail’ awards.

Beijing has advocated the ‘Asian way’ in its approach to Asean-China ties and as contrast to US balance-of-power moves in Indo-Pacific region.

A ‘massive reduction’ in available properties partly fuelled by an influx of foreign buyers and expats has lit a fire under Singapore’s rental market.

Official count shows 1,581 sleeping rough, with a big jump in the number of homeless women.

The sum for punitive damages comes on top of the US$4.1 million earlier awarded to parents of a victim in the 2012 massacre, which Jones had called a hoax.

Come September 5, the UK will either get its first prime minister of colour or third woman prime minister. The decision will be made by 180,000 or so Conservative Party members, 97 per cent of whom are white.

Exchange of strong statements in Washington follows summoning of Ambassador Qin Gang to condemn Beijing’s ‘overreaction’ to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to self-ruled island.

The PLA could be setting a precedent with its massive military drills around the island, which include sending missiles, planes and warships over a long-standing line separating the mainland from Taiwan, observers say.

‘What are they going to do? Cancel my TikTok? For the record, I am not even on TikTok!’ Paul Vos, the US speaker of the House’s grandson, says in an email.

‘A new world is revealed every day,’ researcher Etienne Klein had gushed, claiming the picture was of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun.

The Russian and Turkish leaders agreed to ramp up trade and boost economic and energy cooperation during four hours of talks in Sochi.

EU’s Josep Borrell tells Asean forum that PLA actions after US House Speaker visited Taipei are ‘highly worrying developments that lead to destabilisation and risk escalation’.

Hirsch had been accused of fatally shooting a Chinese restaurant worker in a dispute over the condiment; Hirsch’s lawyer said his client had died by suicide.

Andrei Shiplyuk coordinated research to support the development of the weapon systems, which Putin has touted as a strategic advantage for Russia.

US House Speaker’s Taiwan visit was a political stunt with the shortsighted aim of winning Democrat votes. Yet there will be long-term consequences, including heightened geopolitical uncertainty, while Beijing will inflict economic pain through tar...

Ukraine’s state power company blamed Russian shelling for the damage at the Zaporizhzhia power station, while Russia said Ukrainian shells struck the plant. Reports say fire broke out and that power necessary for the safe functioning of reactors ha...

China is also halting dialogue with the US military, a move that raises the risk of accidental conflict, and continuing drills around the coast of Taiwan.

The superstar’s jet has flown 170 times since January, with total flight emissions for the year 1,184.8 times more than the average person. The famous could ‘use their power to encourage the aviation industry to buy clean fuels’, says activist.

The reduced payroll reflects Alibaba’s renewed efforts to cut expenses and drive up efficiency, as the company faces economic headwinds in China.

The city state has some of the world’s toughest anti-narcotics laws and insists the death penalty remains, but UN says it is not an effective deterrent.

Measures designed to improve life in Hong Kong’s subdivided flats have failed to make an impact, campaigners say.

Unnamed space vehicle heads into orbit but it’s not known how long it will be up there.

Zero troop loss risks and greater flexibility should make drones Beijing’s first choice for Taiwan airspace forays, weapons expert says.

China’s drive for semiconductor self-sufficiency faces even greater hurdles if the US bans advanced electronic design automation software used for gate-all-around designs.

Moscow emphasised that any discussions on a possible trade should be held via the confidential channels Putin and Biden agreed to last year. The athlete may be swapped for a notorious arms trader known as the‘Merchant of Death’.

The PLA has held missile tests aimed at the island before but it largely abided by a tacit understanding not to cross the median line.

Eddie Cheung, who is set to become director of broadcasting in early October, is currently serving as special representative to the European Union.

Wang is reported to have walked out of events attended by US and Japanese diplomats as Beijing faced criticism over its response to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit.

Beijing’s tracking and surveillance push US House speaker to head east of the Philippines on the way to Taiwan, according to Major General Meng Xiangqing.

Ambassador Huang Xilian should not lecture Manila on one-China policy when Beijing cannot accept UN tribunal ruling rejecting most of its South China Sea claims, Risa Hontiveros says.

ByteDance in June acquired Beijing-based Amcare, which runs eight hospitals across four Chinese cities, targeting expats and high-income locals.

Malaysian women with foreign husbands who give birth in other countries cannot automatically pass on their nationality – restrictions do not apply to men and their offspring.