(The Star) - At least 16 people were killed in the Philippines as this year's strongest typhoon triggered floods and mudflows and cut off power and communication lines, officials said on Monday.…

(NST) - King Maha Vajiralongkorn called Thailand the "land of compromise" in unprecedented comments Sunday, during which the once-unapproachable monarch declared "love" for all Thais after months…

(NST) - The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19, but stressed he had no symptoms.…

(NST) - A man was arrested in Kaohsiung, Taiwan late on Thursday in connection with the discovery of the body of a female Malaysian student from a Tainan university, Taiwan's Central News Agency…

(CNA) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown on Saturday (Oct 31) after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases and a second…

(Bloomberg) - China said it needs to build its own core technology because it can’t rely on buying it from elsewhere, as the Communist Party laid out plans for greater economic self-sufficiency.…

(Malay Mail) - Muslims in South Asia vented their fury at France yesterday and torched an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron over his recent remarks on Islam, with tens of thousands flooding the…

(Reuters) - The Chinese government said it will promote Taiwan's reunification with the mainland and peaceful cross-strait development, according to a meeting of the leadership of China's ruling…

(NST) - World leaders condemned Thursday's deadly stabbings in the French city of Nice, which authorities are investigating as a terrorist act, and expressed solidarity with France.…

(CNA) - US senators sought on Tuesday (Oct 27) to declare that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims, a step that could ramp up pressure on behalf of the…

(NST) - The head of a UN anti-extremism body expressed "deep concern" Wednesday about growing tensions over satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, urging "mutual respect" between people of…

(CNN) - Billionaire tech tycoon Jack Ma is raising more than $34 billion in yet another record breaking IPO, further cementing his place in history as one of the world's great tech entrepreneurs.…

(CNA) - Several hundred Thai royalists staged a rally in central Bangkok on Tuesday (Oct 27), eager to display their loyalty to the country's king as growing protests by young activists have made…

(Malay Mail) - Singapore is set to import electricity from Malaysia as early as next year in a trial to diversify the country’s energy supply. Making the announcement today, Trade and Industry…

(Bloomberg) - President Xi Jinping opened a meeting in Beijing this week to map out the next phase of economic development, just days before one of the most contentious U.S. elections in history…

(NST) - The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam intensified Sunday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have "mental checks" and protests in…

(Reuters) - China detected 137 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases on Sunday in Kashgar city in the northwestern region of Xinjiang after one person was found to have the virus the previous day –…

(CNA) - The United States saw a record high number of new daily COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row on Saturday (Oct 24), figures from Johns Hopkins University showed, as warnings grew over…

(BBC) - US regulators have given full approval for the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients in hospitals. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Veklury, the drug's…

(Reuters) - Cambodian security guards broke up a small protest today near the Chinese embassy opposing alleged plans to boost Beijing's military presence in the country, as police detained some…

(Reuters) - After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall and pawned her jewellery and gold to buy food to eat. During the second wave,…

(Reuters) - Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement on Friday, marking the UK’s first big post-Brexit deal on trade, as it continues to struggle to agree on a deal with its closest…

(ST) - Europe's reported coronavirus cases more than doubled in 10 days, crossing 200,000 daily infections for the first time on Thursday (Oct 22), according to a Reuters tally, with many Southern…

Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary "Francesco," which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film…

(NST) - Thailand has welcomed its first group of tourists in seven months, as part of an experiment aimed at testing if a wider opening is possible as the coronavirus cripples the kingdom's…

(The Star) - A “deepfake ecosystem” that could generate fake nudes on request. A new report from security firm Sensity revealed that 104,852 women were targeted in July by an AI-powered bot that…

(Reuters) - Five people have died after getting flu shots in South Korea in the past week, authorities said, raising concerns over the vaccine's safety just as the seasonal inoculation programme…

(FMT) - At least half of India’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the new coronavirus by next February, helping slow the spread of the disease, a member of a federal…

(NST) - China's super wealthy have earned a record $1.5 trillion in 2020, more than the past five years combined, as e-commerce and gaming boomed during pandemic lockdowns, an annual rich list…

(Vice) - Water cannons, encrypted messaging apps and swarms of students carrying umbrellas and wearing gas masks - this isn't Hong Kong, it's Bangkok. Young Thai protesters are increasingly…