China will help leading futures companies to speed up their development and encourage qualified firms to be listed, the China Futures Association said in a statement, citing an official from the securities regulator.

The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August.

Five people were killed and at least 15 arrested after Myanmar security forces in a car rammed into an anti-coup protest on Sunday morning in Yangon, local news portal Myanmar Now reported.

An assassination attempt on Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was foiled by the country’s intelligence on Saturday evening, Turkish media reported.

At least 14 tribal civilians and one security officer were mistakenly killed when Indian forces opened fire indiscriminately in the remote north-eastern state of Nagaland, government and military officials said today.

Pakistan on Saturday received a $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia, the prime minister's finance adviser said, as part of an economic support package.

Up to 120 people have been arrested in Pakistan after a Sri Lankan factory manager was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob who accused him of blasphemy, officials said yesterday.

India has revoked a patent for a potato variety grown exclusively for PepsiCo Inc's popular Lay's potato chips, according to an order issued on Friday by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Authority

A Sri Lankan factory manager in Pakistan was on Friday beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob, police confirmed, in an incident local media reported was linked to alleged blasphemy.

The Taliban yesterday issued a decree in the name of their supreme leader instructing Afghan ministries “to take serious action” on women’s rights, but failed to mention girls’ access to schools.

After a blessing by Buddhist monks, Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Friday rode the first run of a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links isolated, mountainous Laos with southern China in an effort to increase trade.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to speak on December 6 at a special event organised by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) to celebrate "Maitri Diwas," the day India recognised the government of independent Bangladesh in 1971.

Myanmar’s junta and the Taliban authorities of Afghanistan yesterday slammed the United Nations for denying their chosen representatives seats at the world body.

India’s polluted capital again ordered schools closed yesterday over dangerous smog levels, as the country’s top court demanded officials take action to

Bangladesh and India will jointly commemorate “Maitri Divas” in 18 countries on December 6, the day India recognised Bangladesh in 1971.

India today slammed the UN human rights body, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for its comments on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it reflects a complete lack of understanding of the security challenges in the region due to cross-border terrorism.

Mutual respect, trust and equality should be the pillars of the bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and India, said foreign policy analysts and academics at a discussion yesterday.

Myanmar’s military government has filed a new corruption charge against deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint, state-run broadcaster MRTV reported on Tuesday.

The United Nations said yesterday that a program to pay $300 million a year in cash to Afghan families with children, elderly or people with disabilities is the best way to target increasing poverty.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked yesterday that the responsibility of missing persons falls on the prime minister and members of the federal cabinet.