Rescuers in eastern China have performed a dramatic televised rescue of a three-year-old boy who fell about 10 meters (33 feet) into a narrow well.

Chinese hackers are possibly behind one of the world's biggest cyber heists, the theft of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank, a senator in the Philippines says.

China says it is restricting trade with North Korea, announcing bans on gold and some coal imports and jet fuel exports, in line with UN sanctions.

South Korea conducted a large-scale live fire exercise yesterday on the East Sea, where North Korea has been upping tensions with a

Japan is witnessing a record number of compensation claims related to death from overwork, or "karoshi", a phenomenon previously associated with the long-suffering "salary man" that is increasingly afflicting young and female employees.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and fellow envoys from the G7, including nuclear powers Britain and France, will visit Hiroshima's Peace

Australia's transport minister says new debris found on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius will be examined to see if it belongs to MH370, just weeks after two Mozambique fragments were linked to the missing flight.

For Kim Wong, the Chinese casino owner in the Philippines entangled in one of the world's largest bank heists, there are two golden rules for dealing with wealthy punters: always demand to see their money, but never ask where it came from.

The number of women being trafficked from Bangladesh into Mumbai brothels is rising as part of greater migration from India's eastern neighbour, and police and social groups need to do more to rescue and repatriate them, a charity says.

Students from reputed Indian educational institutions are turning to shops where PhD thesis are sold for Rs 30,000 and upwards.

Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) introduces a Bill in Parliament, its first day in power, seeking a new high position for party leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A top journalist at a Chinese newspaper says he is resigning because of the authorities' control over the media.

The Taiwanese coastguard said yesterday it had arrested 41 Chinese fisherman in possession of 15 tonnes of illicit coral reef and endangered turtles near a

A Japanese girl who vanished two years ago has returned home after escaping from the apartment of the university student who had held her captive, police

The personal details of thousands of foreign nationals living in southern Thailand were briefly leaked online in what the site's developer admitted yesterday was

South Korean activists have sent tens of thousands of leaflets across the border on helium balloons for the second time in three days, denouncing North

Japan yesterday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China, drawing an angry response from Beijing.

North Korea warns that its military is ready to attack Seoul's presidential palace unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologizes for "treason" and publicly executes officials responsible for what Pyongyang says are plans to attack its leadership.

Malaysian authorities say 15 people suspected of planning attacks on the country have been arrested.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un claimed an "historic" advance in the country's nuclear strike capability with the successful test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, state media say.