Myanmar was making final preparations to take back the first batch of Rohingya Muslims who had fled conflict in troubled Rakhine state, state media says, despite growing doubts about the plan among refugees and in the United Nations.

Five Asian countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand – are set to hold national elections this year.

Authorities in a Muslim-majority county in northwest China have banned schoolchildren from going to mosques during their winter

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced she is expecting her first baby, and is set to become the country's

China's ruling Communist Party will enshrine President Xi Jinping's political thought into the country's constitution, state media said

The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker off China's east coast has spawned four oil slicks as authorities prepared to send robots to the

A pair of Australian swimmers yesterday became the first people to be rescued in the ocean by a drone when the aerial lifesaver dropped

For much of the world, it's a niche product. In North Korea, where winter temperatures are frigid and which cannot produce enough cotton or wool for clothing, the synthetic fibre developed after nylon was glorified as a revolutionary invention.

India's Supreme Court yesterday began hearing a challenge to the legality of a government identity scheme that holds

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was yesterday jailed for the second time for his role in 2014 mass pro-democracy protests as

A mostly Muslim county in western China has banned children from attending religious events over a winter break, an education bureau said in a notice posted online, as authorities step up control of religious education.

Bitcoin’s popularity in Asia has had a positive influence on other alternative cryptocurrencies such as ethereum and litecoin. Clearly there is a great demand for such digital money, even though its volatility hurts.

A Japanese city has activated an emergency warning system to alert residents to avoid eating locally purchased blowfish, after a mix-up

Chinese president Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Donald Trump that there have been "positive changes" on the Korean peninsula,

Chinese ships yesterday scrambled to clean up a massive oil spill after an Iranian tanker sank off China, raising fears of devastating damage to marine life.

Sri Lanka has revoked a 38-year ban on selling alcohol to women and employing them in places where the drinks are produced and sold.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday began a six-day visit to India hoping to boost trade ties and iron

A stricken Iranian oil tanker burst into flames from end to end and sank yesterday, eight days after a collision with a

Chinese rescuers yesterday recovered two bodies and the "black box" from a stricken Iranian oil tanker which has been ablaze for the

South Korean President Moon Jae-In said yesterday he would be willing to sit down with the North's leader Kim Jong-Un, as the