Asia

Indonesia enacted stricter regulations after a traffic accident killed 54 people in 2003. But 20 years later, the roads are not getting any safer.

The defense priorities of the DPP, including domestic submarines and civil defense programs, have become targets for the KMT.

Central Asia’s evolving geopolitical role is not just about balancing external actors; it is about leveraging these partnerships to pursue their own national and elite interests. 

Leader Yoon Suk-yeol had made the shock move as he struggles against an opposition that controls the country’s parliament.

“Jimmy Lai’s life story is the story of Hong Kong.”

India’s foreign minster said New Delhi and Beijing will cautiously improve ties post-border conflict, focusing on national security and economic relations.

Gandhi has said Modi tends to repeat issues that have been discussed, referencing a Biden gaffe earlier this year.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s comment comes as an Australian government delegation visits Singapore to discuss deepening their ties.

Rizieq Shihab wants Indonesian youth to pick up arms against Israel in Gaza and East Jerusalem, where the holy Al-Aqsa mosque is located.

Instead of clamping down on those making hate speeches, Uttar Pradesh police are cracking down on journalists and fact-checkers for highlighting it.

Over the past two years, Beijing has dropped tariffs on Australian barley and wine, halted an import ban on timber and resumed shipments of coal.

India, the world’s largest importer of weapons, bought only 36 per cent of its arms imports from Russia last year, down from 76 per cent in 2009.

Phasing down coal and investing in renewable energy can ensure energy security and economic stability while creating a greener future.

Local firms in Malaysia’s crucial tech sector are looking at options ranging from expansion to the US to securing new clients.

At least 35 people were hospitalised with gastrointestinal symptoms, including three who died from the suspected food poisoning incident.

Zahnita Wilson alleges two decades of abuse at the hands of her husband, who has been arrested.

A court on Tuesday upheld the sentence after rejecting Truong My Lan’s appeal against a conviction for embezzlement and bribery.

US Steel may have to close if the Nippon Steel sale is blocked. Donald Trump says tax incentives and tariffs will make it ‘great again’.

Sugiono has played down the significance of a joint statement that appeared to recognize China's expansive claims in the South China Sea.

From Japan’s street prostitution to a Malaysian student’s academic success, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

The Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia and Djibouti appear set to become the latest recipients of Tokyo’s non-lethal military aid.

Torrential rains have caused widespread devastation, and forecasters predict more downpours starting on Tuesday.

At the beginning of the 1990s, Sony had no intention of launching its own games console – until a conflict led to the PlayStation’s birth.

A state-owned Chinese firm has reportedly secured exclusive rights for seabed exploration near the edge of Japan’s exclusive economic zone.

The rail line, which will link the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City to the capital Hanoi, is expected to cost $67 billion.

The recent deaths of six foreign tourists in Laos has cast a light on a long-standing problem in Southeast Asia.

To Lam, the new chief of the Communist Party of Vietnam, has pledged to lead the country into a "new era."

Ukraine has long sought to acquire air defence missiles and artillery shells from South Korea, which is wary of doing so due to its laws.

As the Philippines pushes back in the South China Sea, ‘we have to accept that China successfully divided’ other Southeast Asian nations.

The bulk of funds needed will have to come from private finance, which requires a conducive environment that regulatory policy can create.