Marcos' state visit would be the first by an incumbent Filipino leader since 2015.

The syndicate, which appears to have been operating for about a month, used women posing as Indonesians to lure victims emotionally, said Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat on Thursday (Apr 23).

The Auto China exhibition will span 380,000 sq m, according to organisers - sprawling more than 50 football pitches.

Special prosecutors said they were seeking the new sentence on charges of aiding the enemy, adding that Yoon's effort to "fabricate wartime conditions" had undermined state security.

An earlier iteration of Natthaphong Reungpanyawut's People's Party, the Move Forward Party, had put forward draft legislation to amend the strict lese-majeste law.

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, the International Energy Agency warned liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies were likely to remain strained through the end of 2027.

From unveiling a peace proposal to calling for the Strait of Hormuz to stay open, Chinese President Xi Jinping's direct remarks on the Middle East conflict signal Beijing’s recalculation as the crisis drags on, analysts say.

Amid the Iran war, Asian governments will have to stretch their budgets further to prevent young people from falling behind - or confront a renewed wave of unrest, says Karishma Vaswani for Bloomberg Opinion.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono's comments come a day after Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa floated the possibility of Jakarta imposing levies on ships passing through the Malacca Strait.

The project, which began about a year ago, is "an important business" to boost bilateral cooperation, including tourism, trade and the movement of people, KCNA said.

The pre-trial judges concluded there were "substantial grounds to believe that Duterte is responsible for the crimes against humanity of murder and attempted murder", the International Criminal Court said.

The contests are closely watched as a gauge of public sentiment towards the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

No reasons were given but the cancellation comes as a slew of Japanese entertainers and acts called off shows in the city. 

The appointment of Malaysia's top graft-buster is governed by Section 5 of the MACC Act 2009, which says that the King will appoint the chief commissioner based on the advice of the prime minister. 

Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan’s comments came amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with a chokepoint at the Strait of Hormuz, and after Indonesia Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa floated the idea of imposing a levy on ship...

Beijing said it had "high appreciation" for the African countries that blocked the permits for Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te's trip planned for this week.