Governments need to enforce policies to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel production and adoption, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines' director general Subhas Menon during an interview with CNA’s Yasmin Jonkers.

The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition defended its track record in improving the state’s fortunes as hustings for the Nov 29 election heat up.

More than 43,000 houses were submerged while several major roads remained blocked due to landslides.

Effective Thursday (Nov 20), China is allowing Taiwan residents to obtain single-entry permits on arrival at 100 entry checkpoints, up from 58.

Southeast Asia has 50 per cent to 100 per cent of coal-fired power capacity locked in purchase agreements with about nine to 18 years left on average, according to data from a coalition pushing for a phase-out of the fossil fuel.

Alice Guo was found guilty of overseeing a Chinese-operated online gambling centre where hundreds of people were forced to run scams or risk torture.

Most foreign firms CNA spoke to are forging ahead with long-term business plans in the country, including expansion. Analysts say this reflects China's enduring weight in the world economy.

Scam victims in Southeast and East Asia alone were conned out of up to US$37 billion in 2023, according to a UN report, which said global losses were likely "much larger".

The suspect behind the Nov 7 bomb attack at a school mosque in Jakarta wrote of feeling isolated and drew inspiration from a Telegram group glorifying white supremacist attacks, according to the police.

China has reportedly informed Japan that it will ban all imports of Japanese seafood.