China expressed dissatisfaction yesterday after exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama met Indian President Pranab

India's top court yesterday ordered the shutdown of all liquor shops along state and national highways, in a bid to

A group of 34 Afghan asylum seekers arrived in Kabul yesterday after being deported from Germany, the first such

Beijing issued its first air pollution red alert for 2016 yesterday, as choking smog is expected to cover the city and

New Zealand's socially conservative finance chief Bill English was sworn in as the country's new prime minister yesterday following last week's shock resignation of his popular predecessor John Key.

Myanmar calls an emergency ASEAN meeting to discuss the Rohingya crisis, a diplomat says, as regional tensions deepen over a bloody military crackdown on the country's Muslim minority.

China launches a new-generation weather satellite that can improve weather forecasting as well as help study lightning and air pollutants, including PM2.5.

Russia has turned down Tokyo's latest attempt at dog diplomacy ahead of a summit between President Vladimir Putin and

China yesterday announced that it was suspending coal imports from North Korea for three weeks, in line with the latest United

A man has self-immolated in protest against China's presence in Tibet while calling for the return of the Dalai Lama, a rights

On November 8, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised his country with an announcement banning 500- and 1,000-rupee notes-worth about $7 and $15 respectively - in a move to crack down on tax evasion, black money, corruption and terrorism funding.

The United States will "remain committed" to Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday, amid questions about what

Japan was set to launch a cargo ship yesterday bound for the International Space Station, carrying a 'space junk' collector that was

A Japanese city has introduced a novel way to keep track of senior citizens with dementia who are prone to getting lost --

Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the

South Korea's parliament yesterday introduced an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-Hye, ahead of a vote

Vietnamese football authorities apologised on Thursday after fans hurled stones at the Indonesian team bus shortly after their Suzuki Cup semi-final tie in Hanoi, breaking a window and injuring two of the visiting team's staff.

Uber Taiwan could be looking at a penalty up to NT$25 million if it continues to operate without license in the country next January, Transportation Communication Minister Ho Chen Tan says.

North Korea's under-20 women's soccer team paraded through the streets of Pyongyang in a flower-covered vehicle on Tuesday, celebrating their World Cup win upon their return to the isolated nation's capital.

Singapore's 15-year-olds take top place, outperforming their peers from 71 other countries, showing that the deliberate curricular shifts over the years to emphasise higher-order critical thinking skills have worked in moving students beyond mastering content knowledge to become problem solvers.