For more than four decades, China has been working to halt the spread of desertification through the Three-North Shelterbelt programme, colloquially known as the Great Green Wall.

The fourth-ranked leader in China's ruling Communist Party Wang Huning said officials must advance the "great cause of national reunification".

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s political strategy paid off, but his victory was also due to a fortunate combination of circumstances, says Harrison Cheng from Control Risks.

The White Paper said that Hong Kong's practice of safeguarding national security had consolidated the security foundation of the city's one country, two systems governance model.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has previously said flying the drone into North Korea was akin to "firing a shot" across the border.

Having a two-thirds majority allows Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to override decisions by the upper house, where her coalition is in a minority.

Gains across world markets have brought some calm to trading floors after last week's asset-wide rollercoaster ride.

A landslide election win sets Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi up to be one of the strongest, most consequential leaders Japan has known for years, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.

Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai Party emerged as the clear winner in a general election shaped by local politics, coalition-building and voters wary of the risks of reform, say analysts.

Political analysts view Sanae Takaichi’s decisive election victory as a sign voters want stability and strong leadership amid economic pressures.

Another five cases involving Singaporeans in Johor are currently being processed through legal channels, says the Malaysian authorities. 

Beijing’s warning comes amid tensions between the two countries after Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said last year that Tokyo could intervene militarily in an attack on Taiwan.

The South Korean Army has suspended operations of all AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters.

Authorities say the scale of the disinformation is so severe that a special unit has been created to curb false content.