The founder of Indian youth movement, Abhijeet Dipke, and fellow leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained at Delhi airport on Saturday (Oct 10) ahead of a protest demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner.

Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday (Oct 10) ahead of a youth protest demanding the resignation of India's chief election officer, with 57 metro stations shut, several long-distance trains cancelled, mobile internet suspended and markets closed.

While some experts said that Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s 2027 budget preserves fiscal discipline and the country's investor appeal, others say its lack of a “wow factor” may limit its impact with voters.  

Four Indian IT giants are among eight tech firms suspended from a key US permanent residency programme. Analysts tell CNA the immediate business impact may be limited, but workers face greater uncertainty. 

When healthy people suddenly began dying, grieving families struggled to get answers. The series, Death Loans, retraces how a dogged investigator looking into a friend’s death helped police connect 15 cases to one woman eventually.

The joint military facility will trigger concern among Laos’ neighbours, says this ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute academic.

Despite tabling a higher budget, the government expects Malaysia’s fiscal deficit to decline to 3.3 per cent in 2027, progressing toward the target of 3 per cent by 2028.

As more ASEAN member states engage Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing, analysts say the growing contact is raising questions about the bloc's unity and the future of the Five-Point Consensus.

Xpeng is also ramping up production of its humanoid robot, Iron, with plans to put it to work in stores before offering it to external customers, vice-chairman and president Brian Gu tells CNA’s Julie Yoo in an interview.

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (Oct 9) pledged to implement reforms that he said would allow the country's strong economic growth to trickle-down to ordinary Malaysians.

CNA looks at how artificial intelligence is changing businesses in China – from the rise of solo entrepreneurs and the networks forming around them to its impact on larger organisations.

Average spending per domestic trip during the seven-day holiday fell 1.9 per cent to 893.92 yuan (US$133.51), the lowest since 2022.

Wildfires have piled pressure on already endangered orangutans, forcing local groups and authorities to carry out high-stakes rescues of animals suffering smoke inhalation and burns.

Nine South Korean banks and two mega-churches are probing cyberattacks that may have involved AI tools, while Japanese companies including Daiwa Securities, SoftBank and the Lawson convenience store chain have been hit by a recent surge in cyber inci...

A US Marine stationed on Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of killing a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in the city of Naha and stealing her wallet.

On Friday morning, 37 areas in Malaysia recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index levels, according to government data.

Hong Kong has been moved to the bottom tier in the US' annual human trafficking report, joining the likes of China, Macau, North Korea, Russia, Iran and Afghanistan.

The test flight comes just days after Pyongyang launched its own hypersonic missile, amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas.

Global supply chains have proved more resilient than expected to disruptions from the Middle East conflict, the World Trade Organization’s chief economist Robert Staiger tells CNA’s Olivia Marzuki in an interview.