Japan will get its first aircraft carriers since World War II and buy dozens of fighter jets under a new defence plan approved yesterday that

Catriona Gray from the Philippines was crowned Miss Universe yesterday, the fourth time the Southeast Asian country has won the international beauty pageant.

Nuclear-armed North Korea condemned the United States over its latest sanctions measures, warning Washington's approach could "block the path to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula forever".

A powerful blast that ripped through a restaurant in northern Japan injured 42 people and caused serious damage to neighbouring buildings, forcing some residents into shelters, officials say.

Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen is under investigation for corruption, police said yesterday, after a court ordered accounts

China has the most number of high ranked universities followed by Japan and South Korea in Asia. However, the Asian countries with no high ranked universities are Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia and Mongolia.

Eleven people have died after eating rice that had likely been contaminated with a toxic substance at a Hindu temple ceremony, a health

Seven civilians were killed as Indian troops fired on protesters yesterday after a gunfight left three armed rebels and a soldier dead in

Myanmar's president said Saturday it had been an "auspicious" year for Rakhine state, the violence-scarred territory and epicentre of

Former top insurgent leader and Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga , who won the recent assembly poll on the promise

China yesterday announced it will suspend extra tariffs added to US-made cars and auto parts for three months starting on January 1 as

Food production has fallen this year in isolated, nuclear-armed North Korea, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.

Two forklift drivers were charged in Singapore yesterday with accepting Sg$1 (72 US cent) bribes and are facing fines of up to Sg$100,000 and jail time, highlighting the city-state's tough anti-corruption stance.

Najib Tun Razak has been arrested by graft investigators over the “tampering” of the 1MDB final audit report.

It is okay for leaders to backtrack from their initial promises because even angels make mistakes some times, says the Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad amidst criticisms over several “u-turns” in government policies lately.

A court in Myanmar's restive Kachin state has jailed three activists for defaming the military, their lawyer said yesterday, as campaigners

Thirteen people were killed yesterday when a passenger bus fell 70 metres down a gorge in southern Indian-administered Kashmir,

A Myanmar court will hear the appeal later this month of two Reuters journalists jailed for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis, a

Chinese telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking business dealings with

A Mexican model and volunteer was crowned Miss World at a glitzy event on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan yesterday.