Tag: Asia / Pacific

Teen challenger Gukesh Dommaraju of India holds reigning champ Ding Liren after first week of competition.The 2024 World Chess Championship ...

Beijing lodges ‘serious protests’ with the US saying it ‘strongly condemns’ Taiwanese leader’s stopover in Hawaii, Guam.China has pledged “resolute ...

Debutant batter Bethell’s quick 50 and fast bowler Carse’s six-for help the visitors seal an emphatic win on day four ...

The move has divided opinion internationally on how to protect children online.Under-16s have been banned from using social media under ...

Deal includes spare parts for fighter jets and radar systems as President Lai heads to Pacific, with stops in US.The ...

Pyongyang will ‘invariably support’ Russia ‘to defend its sovereignty’, Kim tells visiting Russian defence chief.North Korea’s leader has assured steadfast ...

Dong Yuyu, a former editor at the Guangming Daily, was arrested in 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat.A ...

Social media companies that do not enforce the ban could receive fines of up to AUS$50 million (US$32.5m).Australia’s Parliament has ...

China has moved to support its exporters before tariff hikes, as pledged by US President-elect Donald Trump.China is struggling with ...

Record snowfall in and around Seoul creates travel headache, with flights and ferries cancelled.Heavy snowfall in South Korea has disrupted ...

Taiwanese officials withdraw Lin from the event in the UK to ‘avoid further harm’ to the Paris 2024 gold medallist.Taiwan’s ...

The House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly to pass legislation targeting platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.Australia’s lower house of parliament ...

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam – When Dat had to choose a ride-hailing app to work with as a gig driver, ...

The man and his friend devised a plan for him to put on excessive weight in order to trick the ...

Relations between powerful vice president and president continue to deteriorate, as investigators summon Duterte.Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has insisted ...

Judge rules that the government’s policies favouring heterosexual couples ‘cannot be justified’.Hong Kong’s top court has ruled to affirm housing ...

Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen ...

Negotiators are gathering in Busan, South Korea, this week in a final push to forge a treaty to address the ...

Captain Bumrah and fellow pacer Siraj take 3 wickets apiece as hosts are bowled out for 238 in the first ...

Taipei’s defence ministry says 12 Chinese military aircraft and seven warships were detected until early Monday.Taiwan’s defence ministry has reported ...