Four years in the making, the Pinglu Canal cuts the journey to the sea for goods from southwestern China by more than 560km, generating annual transport savings of more than five billion yuan (US$745 million), according to state news agency Xinhua.

Analysts say the appointment of Suahasil Nazara signals that President Prabowo Subianto wants to achieve ambitious economic growth targets in a more careful and prudent way, adding that the new minister will have to balance this goal with fiscal disc...

Indonesian authorities also said they are also closely monitoring wind direction, which has been affecting transboundary haze spreading to the wider region.

Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air have both expressed their willingness to expand organically to absorb AirAsia's routes and passengers rather than acquire its whole business, sources said. 

The Coast Guard and Navy have been unable to launch underwater search-and-rescue operations because of waves of up to 2.5m and strong winds near the capsized vessel.

Dong Jun was speaking on Wednesday (Sep 16) at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing which was attended by delegates from nearly 100 countries and regions, including Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing and North Korea’s Vice Defence Minister Kim Kan...

Judges are weighing whether former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is mentally fit to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court.

Bihar is downstream from Nepal, which suffered deadly flooding last month.

"We cannot fight nature; the swells and waves in the area were extremely high," said the national search and rescue agency, Basarnas.

Presenting Bangkok's case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Cambodia sought to "vilify Thailand through false narratives, distortion of facts, and unfounded accusations ... including a...

While debate in the United States focuses on whether frontier artificial intelligence could threaten humanity, Chinese policymakers largely see AI as a powerful but governable technology.

"Last night, going to sleep was difficult. I was upset, but now it's not too bad," Purbaya told reporters on Tuesday (Sep 15) after a handover ceremony at the finance ministry.

For weeks, residents have endured scorching daytime temperatures and choking haze. 

Amid public sparring between Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his deputy Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, analysts and politicians say the brinkmanship is largely about keeping UMNO’s options open ahead of the next general election. 

Foreign nationals may ​be denied entry to China for one to five years ‌for false statements made in visa applications.