Myanmar authorities should immediately release three journalists arrested in northern Shan state yesterday on accusations of unlawful association after they covered an event organised by an armed ethnic group that is banned by authorities, the Committee to Protect Journalists has said.

In Asia, the biggest motor vehicle production plants are in China, Japan, India and South Korea. China, though, captures a bigger pie of the global market share in auto production than any other Asian country.

Pakistan begins Eid in mourning as the death toll from an oil tanker explosion rose to 153, with scores more injured after they were caught in a fireball while scooping up spilt fuel.

Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir are locked in an intense battle with armed militants who took cover in a school after opening fire on a group of soldiers on the eve of Eid.

The death toll from multiple attacks in Pakistan rose to 57, officials said yesterday, a day after the bomb and gun assaults in three

A shift in consumers' diet preference and flourishing baked food market pushed Bangladesh to hit a record high on wheat imports in current fiscal year. In this fiscal year, wheat import stood at 5.4 million tonnes till mid-June, show government statistics.

India is the world's largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the US and China. But when it comes to milk export, Thailand is the largest milk exporter in Asia.

A radical Buddhist monk wanted in connection with a string of hate attacks in Sri Lanka surrendered Wednesday after four weeks on the

Government forces killed three suspected rebels during a fierce overnight gunfight in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army said

An Indian national facing execution after being convicted of spying in Pakistan has sought clemency from the country's army chief, the

The electronic government procurement (e-GP) system developed by a Bangladeshi software firm is launched in Bhutan.

India’s mainstream opposition parties nominate former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar as the country’s presidential candidate.

Bangladesh is among the top 10 worst countries in the world for workers as “they are exposed to autocratic regimes and unfair labour practices due to inaccessibility to rights”.

Indian High Commission in Dhaka celebrated the third International Day of Yoga at Bangabandhu National Stadium with around 4,000 participants.

Twenty men are arrested in two separate regions of India for celebrating Pakistan's epic Champions Trophy victory against India.

Sri Lanka says UN's Special Rapporteur has distorted facts about the independence of its justice system in her report to the international organisation.

Pakistani separatists riding motorcycles killed two naval officers in the restive province of Baluchistan, police officials said yesterday, near

Transactions in Muse are becoming difficult as Chinese banks have frozen over 1,000 bank accounts with estimated deposits of Ks40 billion (US$29.42 million) belonging to Burmese traders.

The attempt to rescue Musa Ibrahim and two Indian mountaineers who have been stuck at the base camp of Mount Carstensz Pyramid in Papua New Guinea for last six days, has been called off due to bad weather.

A Sri Lankan court issued a warrant yesterday for the arrest of a radical Buddhist monk accused of instigating arson attacks against the