The petition against the government also calls for the ex-prime minister to receive treatment at the private hospital specified by the court. 

President Lee Jae Myung has made Arctic shipping a priority for South Korea, a shipping powerhouse.

Before the “healing chair” label caught, JB's late-night cafe scene was built out of car boots and spare chairs. Here’s a guide to the best spots and where it's heading.

US President Donald Trump scaled back joint military exercises with key ally South Korea this week, while signalling plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year.

In a video that went viral, Mohamed Anim Atam was recorded by an e-hailing driver making remarks about the Quran while travelling in Johor Bahru.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has advocated maintaining Indonesia's "free and active" foreign policy of non-alignment, vowing to befriend all countries including China and the United States.

The 33-year-old local woman had been working alone in a pet boarding facility when the attack occurred on Thursday (Aug 20), Hong Kong police said.

Nearly 600 schools are closed as the East Malaysian state records “very unhealthy” air pollutant index levels.

Khan has been ⁠imprisoned since ​August 2023 and says the cases against ​him are politically motivated, an accusation the government denies.

The man doused a pachinko parlour near his home in Osaka with petrol and set it on fire, killing four customers and one employee.

The naming of sites in a disputed border region has reignited tensions between China and India but for now, neither country wants an escalation, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.

In the final instalment of a three-part series, CNA looks at India’s booming private tuition scene, where fierce competition for coveted university places is fuelling a high-pressure coaching culture.

The North Korean missile appeared to have landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone in the sea, Japanese media reported.