China's economy is expected to have grown to about 140 trillion yuan (US$20 trillion) in 2025, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday (Dec 31).

China's drills this week involved dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels conducting live-fire drills, simulating a blockade of Taiwan's key ports and assaults on maritime targets.

Turnout was about 70 per cent in Myanmar's 2020 and 2015 general elections, according to a US-based nonprofit organisation.

Thailand's foreign ministry says the move was a "demonstration of goodwill and confidence-building".

A Chinese research ship that serves as a base for submersible vessels was spotted around 35km off the coast of the northern Cagayan province.

Zia, the first woman to serve as prime minister in the South Asian nation of 170 million people, died on Tuesday (Dec 30) aged 80.

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Islamist party PAS says it is ready to lead Perikatan Nasional, but some analysts question if it has a candidate with “bridge-building” credentials that can steer the bloc into the next general election.

Lee Jae Myung's visit will be the first by a South Korean leader to China since 2019.

The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed on a ceasefire that took effect at noon on Saturday, halting 20 days of fighting that killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides.

Speaking on Tuesday (Dec 30), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed Beijing’s hard line on Taiwan and US arms sales while setting out China’s diplomatic priorities for the year ahead.

The junta-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper listed rebel attacks ranging from "firing homemade heavy weapons and rockets from a distance" to "dropping bombs using drones".

Kazuyoshi Miura will join Japan's Fukushima United on loan until June for what will be his 41st season as a professional footballer.

He has also filed an appeal against a separate court ruling this month denying his bid to serve the remainder of his current prison term under ‌house arrest.

The artificial ⁠intelligence startup is among a flurry of Chinese firms that have set up base in Singapore in recent years.

The mayor's office in Arraijan, Panama said the monument, built in 2004, was taken down because it had structural damage that posed a "risk".

Many believed that Khaleda Zia would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again.

Former international trade and industry minister Mohamed Azmin Ali also announced his resignation as Perikatan Nasional's secretary-general.