In most of the Asian countries including Bangladesh, pregnancy comes with a significant risk of death. The WHO data reveals stark disparities across Asia when it comes to maternal mortality ratio - the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

The government of Japan is planning to allow foreign nationals to take jobs on its farmland, as long as they work within government-designated strategic special zones, in an effort to address the serious labor shortage in the agricultural sector.

China yesterday rebuked India for inviting exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit a contested stretch of land on the India-

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has made a solemn promise: no more swearing.

Sri Lanka said yesterday that it would reduce its foreign debt by $1 billion by selling off former strongman president

Japan, US and South Korea yesterday agreed to work together to put more pressure on North Korea to get it to

Pakistani authorities issued a death warrant for a mentally ill condemned prisoner on Wednesday after the country's

New Delhi yesterday announced it was expelling a Pakistani visa official for suspected spying, with Islamabad responding by saying it would send back an Indian diplomat in an apparent tit-for-tat move.

Pakistan yesterday banned all public gatherings in Islamabad for two months, setting the stage for confrontation

China's Communist Party gave President Xi Jinping the title of "core" leader yesterday, putting him on par with past

Singapore and Bangladesh have reaffirmed their warm bilateral relations and discussed ways to deepen engagement and exchanges, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) says in a statement.

Tech China looks at selfie sticks which hide, zoom or are an umbrella.

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was forced into a public apology yesterday for the leak of official documents to a

Hollywood may have kicked karate onto the world stage, but its first-ever Olympic inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Games promises to shine a light on the rich history of the discipline.

A key conclave of China's Communist Party (CCP) elite kicked off yesterday in Beijing, the official Xinhua news service reported, as

Iraqi security forces ended an attack by the Islamic State group in Kirkuk city, killing at least 74 jihadists in three days of clashes, the provincial governor says.

A 72 year-old retired soldier blew himself up in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya yesterday, killing himself

The leaders of the world's most powerful political party gather in Beijing today for a conclave that could change the

A hub to help firms get a slice of the global halal food market is being set up here, says Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

China has slammed the US for sailing a warship near disputed territory in the South China Sea, saying the move was a "serious