Indonesian authorities said other climbers had safely evacuated Mount Dukono, which had been off-limits because of volcanic activity. By John Yoon and Muktita Suhartono At least three hikers were ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The defense ministers of Indonesia and Japan signed a cooperation agreement on Monday, Jakarta said, underlining the need to safeguard regional peace and stability in the face of ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has singled out the coal industry as a key driver of U.S. energy dominance, but there are currently no new U.S. coal plants under construction and utilities have identified quicker and cheaper paths to boost power supplies.
Negotiators from more than a dozen major U.S. trading partners are rushing to reach agreements with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration by a July 9 deadline to avoid import tariffs jumping to higher levels, and Trump and his team kept up the pressure on Monday.
Thailand is racing ahead with contact tracing after detecting its first domestic coronavirus infection in over three months, health officials said on Friday, with tests conducted on nearly 200 people with possible exposure to the new case.
The volcanology agency said it was keeping the highest alert status for the volcano, which remains very active.
China should work to import more coal from Russia, Indonesia and Mongolia in order to resolve supply shortages now crippling large sections of industry, said Han Jun, governor of the northeastern province of Jilin, one of the worst-hit regions.
Three-times NBA All-Star Ben Simmons is getting his health back and is a "strong chance" to represent Australia at the World Cup, coach Brian Goorjian said.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated one of his top national security aides, Kurt Campbell, as deputy secretary of state, a move that will put a veteran Asia hand in the No. 2 position at the U.S. State Department.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Brunei and Malaysia this week, continuing diplomatic efforts to secure fuel supplies from Asian allies after disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.
The Philippines has approved a plan to allow entry soon to foreign tourists vaccinated against COVID-19, its tourism ministry said on Friday, following moves by other Southeast Asian countries to relax travel curbs.
India plans to pitch for a global alliance on biofuels among members of the group of 20 major economies, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday, as the world's third biggest oil consumer bids to boost use of cleaner fuels.
Thailand is assessing a massive land bridge project in the country's south, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday, involving estimated investments worth 1 trillion baht ($27.44 billion) which would help boost growth and global trade.
India is interested in hosting the Olympic Games in 2036, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at the opening ceremony of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai.
At a workshop located in a Jakarta cemetery, coffin maker Olaskar Purba and his team are hard at work.
Gambia has not yet confirmed that toxic cough syrup was the cause of the deaths of 70 children from acute kidney injury, a representative of the country's Medicines Control Agency said on Monday.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) (BBRI.JK), the country's biggest lender by assets, plans to acquire two state financing firms and form a holding company, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday.
A Norwegian woman who disappeared while diving off Malaysia's southeastern coast was found safe on Thursday, maritime officials said, as a search continued for three other missing people.
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted twice in just over one hour on Friday, spewing volcanic ash as high as 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) into the air, according to country's volcanology agency.
Malaysia's palm oil inventories at the end of January rose for the first time in three months, as a surge in imports helped cushion a fall in production and exports, data from the nation's palm oil board showed on Friday.
Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupted again on Thursday, firing red bright lava and rocks into the night sky and triggering a spectacular display of volcanic lightning, the country's volcanology agency PVMBG said.
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports fell 3.5% in May from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, bucking analyst estimates as shipments to the United States fell sharply a month after Washington announced tariffs.