A conservative religious movement, spread through social media, has taken hold among Indonesian youth. The government wants to curb its influence. By Sui-Lee Wee Sui-Lee Wee traveled to Padang and ...
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Authorities said as they raised the alert status to the highest level, and an Australian airline cancelled some flights into Bali on Friday.
Singapore and Vietnam on Wednesday have agreed to enhance cooperation in subsea cables, finance, and energy, marking an upgrade in their relations to Vietnam's highest level, during a visit by its Communist Party Chief To Lam to the city-state.
Vietnamese President To Lam is expected to discuss expanding defence ties with India during a visit to New Delhi this week, including the potential purchase of BrahMos missiles jointly developed with Russia, two sources said.
The chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Thursday the bloc "strongly condemns" a military air strike this week on a village in Myanmar, which is reported to have killed up to 100 people including civilians.
Australia have submitted an expression of interest (EOI) to host the 2031 men's Asian Cup, while Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have launched a joint bid for the continental showpiece.
BYD is "highly confident" of reaching its 2026 overseas sales target of 1.5 million vehicles or even higher, the company told analysts during its post-earnings call on Monday.
Indonesia's chief economic affairs minister defended President Joko Widodo's flagship job creation law at the Constitutional Court on Thursday, arguing the move to simultaneously amend scores of laws in one go was legal.
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said on Thursday it has appointed Deputy President and Executive Officer Toru Nakashima as its group CEO following the death of its previous head, Jun Ohta, last week.
India's coal ministry has asked state-run Coal India to diversify its interests to areas such as electric vehicles and charging stations, according to an agenda document on the ministry's website.
Emerging Asian bonds ex-China attracted the biggest monthly foreign inflow in five months in January, as some signs of economic recovery in the region eased concerns over monetary policy tightening by major central banks.
Japanese trading house Itochu Corp will study joint ownership and operation of ammonia-fuelled ships with Taiwan's U-Ming Marine Transport Corp , Itochu said in a statement, as Japan is bets on ammonia to cut emissions.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory on Tuesday alerting healthcare providers about an increased risk of dengue virus infections in the United States.
Chinese mRNA vaccine developer Suzhou Abogen Biosciences is in talks with Japan's SoftBank and other investors to raise $300 million-$400 million, people familiar with the matter said.
China said on Friday it had driven away a Philippine aircraft and multiple vessels near disputed atolls in South China Sea, in the latest in a series of confrontations in the strategic waterway in recent years.
A U.S. judge approved a request by the Trump administration's Justice Department to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing , allowing the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people, but he harshly criticized the government's decision.
A fungal disease once confined to older palm trees in coastal areas is spreading across Malaysian palm plantations and appearing much earlier in growth cycles, threatening yields in newly replanted areas, agricultural industry experts say.
Pope Francis leaves on Monday for a visit to four island nations across southeast Asia, an ambitious trip to urge global action on climate change that may test the strength of the 87-year-old head of the global Catholic Church.
Prices of Nike Jordan and Adidas Samba sneakers are likely to rise in the United States after President Donald Trump imposed a raft of new tariffs on key manufacturers of sportswear and apparel including Vietnam and Indonesia.
It's hard to believe that nickel was so wild a couple of years ago it almost broke the London Metal Exchange (LME).
China's Ant Group Co Ltd , has invested far and wide overseas, both to expand its own Alipay payments service and in local e-wallet companies.