US-Iran talks in the air as high-seas ship seizure reignites Hormuz tensions
Pakistan moved ahead on Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran days before a tenuous ceasefire...
India and China wall off border rows to focus on trade and security
A cautious reset in India-China relations is taking root, according to analysts, with the two rivals increasingly walling off their border disputes from expanding...
China ‘Superdad’ uses salary, loans to build ‘marathon Dream Home’ for 300 deprived kids
A secondary teacher has been dubbed “China’s Superdad” for adopting nearly 300 parentless children over the past three decades. Bai Jian, 52, is a...
What does the US and Iran’s ‘fight-talk’ dynamic mean before their ceasefire expires?
Risks of conflict in the Gulf of Oman are rising after the US Navy fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, though analysts say both...
‘Worst I’ve seen’: forest fires rage across Thailand, Mekong region
Forest fires raging through Laos, Myanmar and Thailand have smothered large areas in dangerous smoke, leaving overstretched firefighters battling blazes and smog-choked communities looking...
Japan warship’s Taiwan Strait voyage reignites China tensions
China issued a “strong protest” after a Japanese destroyer, travelling to military exercises in the Philippines, passed through the Taiwan Strait on the anniversary...
China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies
China’s central bank chief has urged the IMF to serve as a bulwark against “rising unilateralism”, at a time when escalating trade restrictions and...
Can a US-governed ‘Pax Silica’ hub turn Philippines into a chip powerhouse?
The United States is planning to build an “economic security zone” in the Philippines to counter China’s dominance in critical technologies. The 4,000-acre (1,619-hectare)...
Delays, rising costs hit Asia’s trade as Gulf crisis spills beyond oil
Malaysia’s busiest container port has started refusing Middle East-bound cargo unless shipping lines can guarantee prompt pickup, in one of the clearest signs yet...