Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission has accused Saima Wazed of securing her position thanks to her mother, Bangladesh's former Prime Minister. Samaan Lateef reports.

Britain's choice of a former Amazon executive to chair its antitrust regulator is a clear pitch for investment, including ...

The provincial authorities of Bali, voted Asia's most beautiful island, is aiming to draw 17 million tourist arrivals this year, including 6.5 million foreigners, head of the provincial Tourism Office ...

The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather.

PYONGYANG - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) met over two days this week and reported on its achievements during 2024 but state media made no mention of anticipated changes to the ...

A British teenager on Thursday (Jan 23) repeatedly interrupted the start of his sentencing for murdering three young girls at ...

Investors hoping for earnings to revive Asian stocks may be in for a let-down as upcoming results are likely to show companies were having a tough time even before Donald Trump took office.

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December from a year earlier to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations that ...

The first month of 2025 is almost over and, within these few days, signs of a coming sea-change in Asia’s geopolitics have ...

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's central bank loosened its monetary policy on Friday, its first such move in more than four years.

Analysts and activists say Prabowo Subianto’s high approval rating may falter if cabinet discord and militarisation issues persist.