Pope Francis wasted no time wading in on the standoff over funding for a US-Mexico border wall on Wednesday as he started his trip to Panama, saying on the plane from Rome that hostility to immigrants was driven by irrational fear.

Malaysia's royal families were electing a king after the last monarch abdicated following his reported marriage to a Russian ex-beauty queen, with a sports-loving sultan in pole position for the role.

Shanghai Disney Resort is making its second major expansion in less than three years of operation, signaling the ambition of media conglomerate The Walt Disney Co to meet China's growing appetite for quality themed entertainment.

China yesterday accused the United States of "bullying behaviour" after US authorities confirmed plans to seek the extradition of a top Chinese telecom executive detained in Canada.

Australia investigates the whereabouts of a Chinese-Australian man, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) say, after a newspaper report raised fears that the dissident former diplomat has been detained in China.

The world's largest annual human migration－the Spring Festival travel rush－kicks off in China, with nearly 3 billion trips expected to be made in the 40 days from January 21 to March 1.

The boyfriend of Japan's Princess Mako insisted yesterday his family had no financial difficulties hanging over them, after reports of a

Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of big city blues in China, according to a study published that matched social network chatter with fine-particle pollution levels.

China's birth rate last year fell to its lowest since the founding of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, official data showed

One of Tokyo's most crowded subway lines is hoping the way to reach their customers' hearts is through their stomachs, and offering free food to ease rush hour congestion.

The Indian government instructed Facebook and Google to take down "false and malicious" contents that spread misinformation about the food quality and safety in the country, reports The Times of India.

A car is spotted hanging on the edge of a second floor parking lot at a supermarket in Paya Terubong of Penang’s George Town.

A decades-long push to halt the violence that has claimed some 150,000 lives in the southern Philippines culminates with a vote on giving the nation's Muslim minority greater control over the region.

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday vowed to make the sector more service-oriented and pro-people.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad stresses that Israelis should not come to Malaysia as the country does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.

China's top trade negotiator will travel to the United States for talks later this month ahead of a March deadline to avoid bruising tariff hikes, the commerce ministry said yesterday.

A Chinese state-owned company marked on Wednesday the completion of an ambitious land reclamation adjacent to Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, part of Beijing's "Belt and Road" infrastructure initiative that has alarmed India and the West.

The US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan on Wednesday said talks with the Taliban will "happen very soon" but if the insurgents continue to fight then American forces would support Afghan forces in the war.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced bills on Wednesday that would ban the sale of US chips or other components to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, ZTE Corp or other Chinese telecommunications companies that violate US sanctions or export control laws.

Seoul crossed out a reference to nuclear-armed North Korea as its enemy in a defence white paper published yesterday, amid rapidly warming ties despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.