With weeks of supervised training and controlled meals, stay-in fitness programmes in China are attracting overseas participants looking to build healthier habits.

The collapse was likely triggered by a blast, the cause of which was yet to be ascertained.

The 19 defendants were convicted of selling at least 34 babies between 2022 and 2025, some of whom were taken to Singapore and sold for thousands of dollars for each child.

Nearly 60 protesters were injured after clashes between police and supporters of the self-named Cockroach Janta Party over demands for the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Networks that once operated within specific territories or illicit trades are increasingly expanding across multiple illegal markets while using shared services, said Delphine Schantz, UNODC Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

US technology stocks advanced on Monday and this was mirrored in Asian trade.

The National Nutrition Agency has refocused the programme on Indonesia's underdeveloped, frontier and outermost regions – known as 3T – to ensure assistance reaches those most in need.

China is the world's biggest producer and refiner of rare earths, which are critical for high-tech products ranging from electric vehicles to missile guidance systems.

Indonesia last October classified the "spread of LGBTQ culture" as one of the country's non-military threats. A series of developments thrust the provision into the public eye this month, sparking a debate.  

The cable, set to be operational in September, will be the shortest and most direct connection between Changi and Nongsa Digital Park in Batam, an emerging digital hub that hosts a growing cluster of data centres and is seen as a digital bridge betwe...

Chinese coast guard personnel struck a Filipino sailor with a baton, said the Philippine military.

The meeting will focus on key challenges including energy and food security, the ongoing crisis in Myanmar and South China Sea tensions.

The months-old movement is seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office.

From exam-paper leaks to investment scams, Telegram has repeatedly featured in India’s cybercrime cases. CNA speaks to investigators about why scammers favour the platform - and what Asia can learn from India’s response.

Eight people were killed in India's northeastern state of Nagaland, while 11 others died in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

Starbucks Korea sparked uproar when it ran a "Tank Day" reusable cup promotion on May 18, the 46th anniversary of the deadly Gwangju uprising.

Chinese tech firms were showcasing advanced agentic smartphones at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai - heralding what may be to come.