New non-Muslim force stokes fear in Rakhine

Ever since deadly attacks by alleged Muslim militants in Myanmar's troubled northwestern Rakhine State, Myint Lwin
18 November 2016

Opinion: Asian journalists wary of coming Trump presidency

Asian journalists attending Asia News Network workshop in Singapore have worried about Donald Trump's victory in US presidency election who has called for stopping Muslims from entering the United States.
18 November 2016

Process to send workers to Malaysia starts in Dec

Bangladesh government will start the process to send workers to Malaysia from December’s first week, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam says.
16 November 2016

China’s English skills improving, new report says

The English proficiency of the Chinese has improved since last year but is still at a middle level compared with other non-English-speaking countries, says a report released in Beijing.
16 November 2016

Tourists evacuated in quake-hit N Zealand

Rescuers in New Zealand yesterday began airlifting relieved tourists stranded by a 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of the
15 November 2016

Anti-China MPs disqualified from HK House

A Hong Kong court yesterday ruled to disqualify two pro-independence lawmakers from parliament, a week after Beijing said it
15 November 2016

Football: A North Korean Messi? Pyongyang academy hopes so

Undaunted by sanctions and hard realities on the pitch, North Korea's lone football academy has set its sights high -- producing players better than Lionel Messi, and teams that can dominate the world.
15 November 2016

Malaysia to hire Bangladeshi workers in 3 sectors

Malaysian Human Resources Minister Richard Riot informs the government that they will hire workers from Bangladesh only in three sectors--construction, plantation and manufacturing.
15 November 2016

China, New Zealand ink deal on organic standards

China and New Zealand have agree to recognise each others’ agricultural product certifications.
15 November 2016

7 troops killed in Kashmir firing

The Pakistani military accused India yesterday of killing seven soldiers in cross-border fire in disputed Kashmir, in
14 November 2016

Pollution may force Delhi residents to pack up and go

Air quality has fallen to levels not seen in two decades amid calls for authorities to take urgent action.
14 November 2016

No wife for millions of Vietnamese men

Some four million men in Vietnam will have no opportunity of getting married by 2050 if the current imbalance in the nation’s sex ration persists, according to experts.
14 November 2016

Rohingya villages torched in Rakhine

Hundreds of buildings in Rohingya villages in western Myanmar have been torched, according to new satellite images
13 November 2016

Will fight graft at risk to life

After demonetising high value notes to curb black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said he has "more
13 November 2016

Help the tourists in India, please!

Prime Minister Modi’s ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes as a way to detect black money may, in the long run, work out but for now, it has turned life for many in total turmoil.
13 November 2016

Asia’s most visited countries

China is the top most travel destination in Asia for the world's tourists, according to the latest figures published by the World Bank.
13 November 2016

ANN calls for immediate release of Myanmar journos

Editors of the Asia News Network have voiced their disappointment and dismay over the detention of Dr Than Htut Aung, CEO of the Eleven Media Group, and of Wai Phyo, the group’s Chief Editor by authorities in Myanmar.
12 November 2016

N Korea urges shift from US

North Korea yesterday warned the incoming Donald Trump administration will have to acknowledge it as a nuclear state, as the
10 November 2016

Football: Malaysia calls for proof after match-fixing claim

Malaysian football authorities on Wednesday called on a former FIFA official to provide evidence after he claimed the country had become the hub for match-fixing in Southeast Asia.
9 November 2016

Chinese firms moving into India's e-commerce sector

China's online travel company Ctrip.com invests $180 million in popular Indian online travel company MakeMyTrip.
7 November 2016