Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing arrived in neighbouring India yesterday, in his first trip abroad since becoming civilian leader, for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The former military chief will also hold talks with business representatives during his five-day visit

Seven men had been trapped in the cavern in a remote mountainous area of central Xaysomboun province since May 20

North Korea does not seem keen on diplomacy with Washington and Seoul, instead choosing to strengthen self-reliance and military deterrence, Singapore’s foreign minister has said after a rare trip to the politically isolated nation.

A Hong Kong court yesterday dismissed an appeal by the former head of the city’s largest press union against a conviction for obstructing police officers, issuing a five-day jail sentence.

Hasina Bibi clutched her hungry four-year-old daughter as she waited at an India-Bangladesh border post, trying to leave as fears grow of an Indian crackdown on undocumented migrants.

Japan’s population dropped by a record 2.5 percent in the span of five years, census data showed yesterday, as the world’s fourth-largest economy struggles to overcome demographic woes.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi vowed to support Havana and confront “power politics and bullying” during talks with his Cuban counterpart in New York, state media reported Wednesday, as the Caribbean island faces mounting pressure from the United States.

The van, which had a maximum capacity of nine passengers but was carrying 16, hit the rear of the truck while on an expressway in Henan province at 2:40 am

North Korea said yesterday it had tested a new lightweight multi-purpose missile launching system and a multiple tactical cruise missile weapon system the previous day.

North Korea launched several projectiles including a ballistic missile into the Yellow Sea yesterday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a flurry of tests this year.

The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the US agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts covering critical minerals and energy security, as they sought to inject fresh energy into their grouping known as the Quad.

Former chairman of Seven & i Holdings Toshifumi Suzuki, credited for the global success of 7-Eleven convenience stores, has died at the age of 93, the company said Monday

West Bengal’s BJP government yesterday operationalised its “detect, delete and deport” policy, with Malda becoming the first district to set up a holding centre for illegal foreign nationals, sparking fears among minorities, especially Muslims, that it could lead to arbitrary expulsions.

China launched its crewed Shenzhou-23 spacecraft and eased it into a successful docking with a space station early Monday as part of Beijing's ambitions to send humans to the Moon by 2030, state media said

At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said yesterday, as a heatwave grips swathes of the country following official health warnings.

A bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern province of Balochistan yesterday, officials said, in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants.

Army servicemen were among the victims in the attack in the provincial capital Quetta, which left more than 50 people injured

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, reaffirming the importance of a relationship that has come under growing strain, a week after the United States held a warm summit with China.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 82 people, state media reported yesterday, the country’s biggest mining disaster in 17 years.