South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for corruption

She was also accused of accepting lavish bribes from businesses and politicians totalling more than $200,000 -- including two Chanel bags and a Graff necklace from the leader of that sect
28 January 2026, 12:21 PM

A year into Trump presidency, 'pivot to China' gathers pace

China's exports to non-U.S. markets rise significantly in 2025
28 January 2026, 12:12 PM

Deputy chief minister of India's Maharashtra dies in plane crash, TV channels say

Emergency landing attempt fails; wreckage scattered across open field
28 January 2026, 10:45 AM

China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia's H200 AI chips, sources say

The approval covers several hundred thousand H200 chips and was granted during Nvidia.
28 January 2026, 10:28 AM

EU, India agree to ‘mother of all’ trade deals

The European Union (EU) and India yesterday announced the “mother of all deals”, a huge trade pact to create a market of two billion people, reached after two decades of negotiations.
28 January 2026, 04:18 AM

Myanmar pro-military party declares victory in junta-run polls

Suu Kyi remains detained and her massively popular party has been dissolved, while critics say the ballot was stacked with army allies
26 January 2026, 10:23 AM

Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 17

Rescuers said they were treading carefully, fearing another landslide due to the unstable ground and bad weather
26 January 2026, 09:48 AM

Singapore to invest $785 million in public research on AI

Singapore will invest more than Sg$1 billion ($785 million) in public research on artificial intelligence through 2030 to bolster its capabilities and enhance global competitiveness, the government said Saturday
24 January 2026, 22:33 PM

Protect UN’s central role in global affairs

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on countries to protect the “central role” of the United Nations in international affairs, urging his Brazilian counterpart yesterday to help safeguard international norms, state media reported.
24 January 2026, 03:17 AM

Japan PM Takaichi set to dissolve parliament for snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8
23 January 2026, 08:38 AM

AR Rahman’s ‘communal’ claim sparks debate

Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has found himself in the centre of controversy after a recent BBC interview in which he suggested he may have lost work in Bollywood due to communal bias.
21 January 2026, 05:04 AM

India to recall diplomats’ families from Bangladesh

India has decided to withdraw all family members and dependents of diplomats and other officials from the High Commission of India and other missions in Bangladesh, PTI reported yesterday, citing official sources.
21 January 2026, 05:01 AM

Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from China

Japan logged 42.7 million arrivals last year, according to the transport ministry
20 January 2026, 12:46 PM

China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: official data

It marks the lowest birth rate since records by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) began in 1949
19 January 2026, 13:48 PM

Indonesian rescuers find debris from missing plane

Rescuers on Sunday found the debris from a small plane that went missing in eastern Indonesia, but have yet to locate the 10 passengers who were on board, officials said
18 January 2026, 11:54 AM

‘Good-looking’ babies smuggled via Jakarta into Singapore, where adoptive parents paid over $20,000

A syndicate smuggled at least 15 Indonesian newborns to Singapore, using forged documents
18 January 2026, 10:16 AM

Search on Indonesia plane missing with 10 people on board

Indonesian authorities are searching for a plane carrying three government workers and seven crew members after contact with the aircraft was lost on Saturday, officials said.
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Search for Indonesia plane missing with 11 people on board

Indonesian authorities are searching for a small passenger plane after contact was lost on Saturday with the aircraft carrying 11 people, rescue officials told AFP.
17 January 2026, 19:22 PM

China, Canada reach landmark deal on tariffs, visas

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a raft of measures from trade to tourism yesterday at the first meeting between the countries’ leaders in Beijing in eight years.
17 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Top UN court to hear Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled violence by the Myanmar army and Buddhist militias, escaping to neighbouring Bangladesh and bringing harrowing accounts of mass rape, arson and murder
12 January 2026, 10:40 AM