The confirmation by state media comes weeks after Kim Jong-un’s sister, Yo-jong, hinted at her brother’s infection while presiding over an emergency meeting where she declared victory over the virus.

A nursing home in southern Japan is looking to ‘hire’ babies to keep its elderly residents happy. The salary? Nappies and milk formula.

Established makers Nio, Xpeng, Li Auto, as well as emerging brands, see a key opportunity to build buzz for new models curtailed as they strive to compete with market leader Tesla.

Indonesia’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday cementing its membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which the country’s trade minister called a ‘toll way’ to international markets.

Liu Jianchao, head of the CCP’s diplomatic arm, says the maritime row shouldn’t come between the countries as Beijing moves towards a ‘golden era’ in ties with Manila.

The country of some 230 million was on the verge of default, but the International Monetary Fund’s restart of balance of payments support has brought it back from the brink – as it battles the cost, and clean up, of devastating floods.

US embassy in Australia said Washington had been notified of a ‘moratorium on all naval visits’, following the islands’ non-response to a US coastguard ship requesting permission to stop and refuel last week.

An over-the-counter traditional Chinese medicine that can cause vomiting and heart palpitations is being mixed with water to make a brew that supposedly looks and tastes like an iced Americano.

Education Bureau sends letter to schools announcing move that marks tightening of existing two-jab requirement.

Mario Bucaro says his visit to the island is about ‘telling the world the importance of showing solidarity to the people of Taiwan’.

Tens of thousands of Nepali Gurkhas serve in the Indian army under an agreement made in 1947. They have historically served for much longer than the 4 years specified under India’s new ‘path of fire’ recruitment policy.

Scrutiny of the former president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election in the state he lost to Joe Biden by fewer than 12,000 votes is intensifying as he eyes a third run for the White House in 2024.

The impact of youth mental illness caused by prolonged lockdowns, family separation, remote learning and dim job prospects may affect China for years.

Youth unemployment rate rose from 15.3 per cent in January to 19.9 per cent in July as record 10 million university graduates entered the job market.

Even without any future global warming, Greenland’s melting ice sheet will cause major sea level rise with potentially ominous implications over this century.

The last of his people, a Brazilian indigenous man has been found dead, decades after the rest of his uncontacted tribe were killed off by ranchers and illegal miners.

High Court judge hand-picked by city leader to oversee national security cases rules that the force is entitled to seize what would have been considered privileged material under common law.

A college dropout who first tried his luck as a diamond trader before turning to coal, India’s Gautam Adani was little known outside his homeland until a few years ago.

Once unable to even hear birds chirping, Jesse So, 16, received a cochlear implant at five and has never looked back.

Villagers in the restive region were shocked to find sacks containing body parts dumped in a nearby river. Six soldiers have been arrested.

Washington and Beijing need to focus less on who may be in decline and more on the tragic consequences of an armed clash as both sides define future policies towards Taiwan. Their goal should be an agreement to dial down the threat, as the US and Sov...

A 9-year-old girl in China has dazzled social media with her impressive culinary skills, which she uses to feed her mother and are all self-taught, according to her family.

Support for Yoon among young, male voters that propelled him to the top job has started to wane as he struggled to deliver on campaign promises.

Nursery school operators say government should focus on the need for parents to have children vaccinated rather than suspend classes.

Hollywood movie company Paramount recently teamed up with an Indonesian firm to build the biggest theme park in Southeast Asia, but its construction is far from a sure thing.

Police in Xuchang say criminal gang seduced depositors with very high interest rates of at least 13 per cent.

The vaccine is adapted to the BA.1 variant and Germany will receive about 14 million doses of the vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, subject to EU approval.

‘Poverty is deepening, the population is still growing, and the de facto authorities have no budget to invest in their own future,’ Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council.

US defence firm reveals it tested the extended-range weapons in December as part of a series of upgrades to the stealth bomber.

An article from the Chinese Academy of History asserts that the country’s past isolationist policy was a self-defence strategy against Western colonisation.

Fufeng Group plans US$700 million corn-milling facility in Grand Forks, but some residents raise national security concerns, since site is close to US Air Force base.

A senior US defence official said Russia is even tapping prisoners for new recruits, many of whom are older, out of shape and untrained.

Elon Musk hopes that allegations made by the former Twitter security chief, about major security gaps and problematic practices at the firm, will bolster his case to back out of a massive buyout deal.

Germany’s economy faces slowing growth, rising inflation and a looming recession, and a downturn there could see the rest of Europe follow, leaving policymakers in a bind about how to respond.

Angola’s electoral commission declared the ruling MPLA, in power for nearly five decades, the winner of last week’s national election, handing President Joao Lourenco a second term.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne urged businesses to cut energy use or face possible rationing this winter if Russia halts gas deliveries.

The space agency’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, will crash into the asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits a larger asteroid named Didymos, next month.

Thanks to Sino-US cooperation, the giant panda is no longer endangered. Even as US politicians raise tensions on Taiwan, Beijing should reconsider the decision to suspend cooperation on climate change.

On Sunday, security guards said the middle-aged victim had climbed over a tall mesh fence and entered the enclosure of a lion, a lioness and two cubs. Authorities are investigating the incident.

Powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit Iraqi politics, prompting his loyalists to storm a government palace and fight with rival groups.

Ukraine announced the start of a long-awaited counteroffensive to retake territory in the south seized by Russian forces since their invasion six months ago, a move reflecting Kyiv’s growing confidence as Western military aid flows in.

Coronavirus control measures, deteriorating US-China relations and Beijing’s data and cybersecurity rules are top concerns for American firms, according to a new survey.

China intends to promote the integration of comprehensive cyber governance with ‘internet civilisation’, authorities say.

Nevada site is a priority for US goal of reducing reliance on foreign sources, including China, of the mineral used in electric vehicle batteries and other devices.

Lee tells Heng Swee Keat that Hong Kong will explore more opportunities for collaboration with city state.

Tencent-backed car services platform Tuhu Car files for Hong Kong listing, the latest in a long line of Chinese companies to shift listing plan from the US to Hong Kong.

Nasa’s most powerful rocket ever aims to send uncrewed capsule to moon and back in preparation for human landing by 2025.

SMIC took two years to achieve the leap from 14-nm to 7-nm, faster than TSMC and Samsung, TechInsights said.

China sent high-ranking officials, including central bank governor Yi Gang and several cabinet ministers, across the country to supervise implementation of stimulus policies.

Danger signal huge salaries not always used for job scams overseas, Hong Kong lawmaker warns.