Work on the first project of India's ambitious inter-linking of rivers across the country will begin by the middle of

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak struck a softer tone with North Korea yesterday, a day after accusing it of

China, fearing a rapid escalation of tension on the Korean peninsula, yesterday called on North Korea to stop its

Gunmen dressed as doctors storm Afghanistan's largest military hospital, killing more than 30 people in a six-hour attack claimed by the Islamic State group as it makes inroads into the war-battered country.

Indian Railways is going to run a trans-continental container train full of goods from Dhaka to Istanbul, which would cover a 6,000-km journey across five countries - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requests the Indonesian government to play a role in sending back the Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh.

More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past year, a watchdog says, calling on governments to root out endemic graft in the region.

The number of Vietnamese women tricked by online scammers, starting with ‘love affairs’ on social media, has increased in recent years.

China has hiked its military spending by seven percent to $152 billion, about three times higher than that of India, as Beijing braced

North Korea said yesterday it would expel Malaysia's ambassador after its own envoy was ordered out of the Southeast Asian nation, in

A police officer and two suspected militants were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir during a fierce 15-hour

South Korea will award up to one billion won (US$860,000) to defectors from the North with classified information

China will raise defence spending "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its disputed regional territorial claims, a

Malaysia yesterday said it would expel the North Korean ambassador in a deepening diplomatic row over the

China will raise defence spending "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its disputed regional territorial claims, a top official says, in an apparent reference to Washington.

The Central government is considering more steps to curb cash transactions even as a few banks have already started imposing charges after limited transactions. The government is now considering imposing a cap on cash holding limit as suggested by the SIT.

Recent research into the brain is gaining attention, showing that preferences for facial features can be unconsciously changed by manipulating brain activity.

A crew of BBC reporters in China was attacked by a mob and later forced to sign a police confession for attempting an "illegal interview",

A new Chinese cruise ship has embarked on its maiden voyage to the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, state news agency

Malaysia issued an arrest warrant for a North Korean airline employee yesterday over the assassination of the half-brother of