New Delhi today said Beijing has no right to comment on India’s internal affairs, two days after China said that it did not recognise the Indian government-controlled territory of Ladakh and the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

The coronavirus pandemic has turned one Japanese theme park into a new workplace for teleworkers, with a haunted house for the bargain.

A Japanese supercomputer has shown that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion risks in dry, indoor conditions during the winter months.

Top officials in Chinese-administered Tibet have defended a vocational training programme that some critics have called coercive, and urged Tibetans not to “overdo” religion, during a briefing with foreign journalists on a rare visit to the region.

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov resigns after days of unrest following a disputed election, saying he wanted to prevent clashes between security forces and protesters who have demanded his removal from office.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became visibly emotional during a speech at a military parade over the weekend as he thanked troops for their sacrifices and apologised to citizens for failing to improve their lives.

A major grid failure caused a widespread power outage in India’s financial capital Mumbai and surrounding areas yesterday, the first such blackout in more than two years that stranded thousands of train passengers and delayed college exams.

A bus heading to a Buddhist temple collided with a train in central Thailand, killing at least 20 people dead and injuring 30, authorities have said.

North Korea has unveiled previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles at an unprecedented predawn military parade that showcased the country’s long-range weapons for the first time in two years.

A police sting that busted a prostitution ring and triggered a back-and-forth in the courts has revealed a conflict in Indian law over a woman’s right to sell sex and a state’s right to stop her.

Thailand is seeking ways to shorten the 14-day quarantine for foreign tourists to attract more arrivals as the country opens up.

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty won bail yesterday, nearly a month after being arrested for allegedly buying drugs for her ex-boyfriend actor Sushant Singh Rajput, whose suicide sparked a media storm in India.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has visited Japan to rally support from Washington’s closest allies in Asia, calling for deeper collaboration with Japan, India and Australia as a bulwark against China’s growing regional influence.

South Korea has sought Bangladesh’s support to the Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee's bid for the top post of the World Trade Organization.

A case was registered yesterday against Pakistan PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and other party leaders at the Shahdara Police Station in Lahore for ‘conspiring’ against the country and state institutions.

BJP leader Manish Shukla was shot dead on Sunday evening, about 20 km from north Kolkata, when he was speaking with some locals and party workers near a local police station.

Mecca slowly stirred from a seven-month hibernation today as pilgrims trickled in after Saudi authorities partially lifted a coronavirus ban on performing umrah - a pilgrimage to Islam’s two holiest sites that is undertaken at any time of year.

Saudi Arabia’s Chamber of Commerce head Ajlan Al Ajlan has called for a boycott of “everything Turkish”, including imports, investment, and tourism, reports Gulf News.

Attackers set off a truck bomb in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, according to provincial officials, as violence continues in the war-torn nation despite peace talks taking place in Qatar.

Police have mobilised hundreds of buses to head off any political rallies in the South Korean capital Seoul, with authorities determined to prevent another cluster of novel coronavirus cases emerging from a protest.