The scandal led to the arrests of four senior police officers, among them a former national police chief who had recently been appointed President Prabowo Subianto's chief of staff.

A timeline of key developments that thrust Nvidia’s chief executive into the spotlight - sparking an internal investigation and widespread online discussion.

A US Marine was indicted on suspicion of murdering a 39-year-old Japanese woman at a hotel in Okinawa - in a case that triggered outrage and reignited controversy over the US military presence on the island.

It comes after millions celebrated Diwali with fireworks.

The blaze broke out in a building in Shanxi province's Taiyuan city around 5pm on Sunday (Nov 8)

The 33-year-old male suspect in Osaka allegedly used a kitchen knife to stab a bookshop worker, who called police immediately afterwards.

Asian markets and US equity futures made a steady start on Monday (Nov 9), after a wild week where doubts about demand for computer chips sent tech-heavy markets in Asia into some of their steepest falls in years.

South Korea's Vice Minister of Science and ICT Ryu Jemyung said that 10,000 Nvidia graphics processing units funded under a 2025 supplementary budget had already arrived and were in use. 

With two upcoming state elections, conventional wisdom held that neither coalition would want the former prime minister and his corruption convictions as a live campaign topic, says Asian studies professor James Chin.

Some observers see the mission as a way to reach vulnerable communities, while others warn against engaging Myanmar's military authorities amid a lack of progress on an agreed peace plan.

The statement by the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs specifically addressed the country's national security establishment and uniformed services, which have engaged in months of heated exchanges with the Chinese Embassy on social media.

Dramatic video footage showed the firefighting helicopter being slowly dragged downward after filling its bucket in the Barito River, eventually plunging nose-first into the water.

The angst faced by Uniqlo and Saizeriya when they attempted to raise prices highlights the struggle Japanese firms face as they battle rising costs in a country that has experienced decades of deflation.

Fans are travelling to South Korea to experience the worlds of their favourite K-dramas and K-pop stars, creating new tourism opportunities and offering hope to communities grappling with population decline.

On the windswept plains of China's Inner Mongolia, potato farms are making way for sprawling AI data centres. CNA visited Ulanqab, where the boom is transforming livelihoods and raising questions about water sustainability in a drought-prone region.

Malaysia's attorney-general on Saturday (Nov 7) stood by his decision to seek legal clarifications over former Prime Minister Najib Razak's house arrest order, and rejected accusations of treason after the palace insisted it must be implemented.