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on March 29, 2023 at 8:54 am

Amritpal Singh has not been arrested so far, though there have been many rumoured sightings. […]

on March 29, 2023 at 7:35 am

Aurora-chasing photographers say they are seeing more brilliant, intense displays this season. […]

on March 29, 2023 at 7:06 am

AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. DHAKA - Bangladesh needs better coordination with neighbouring South Asian countries in its quest for cleaner air, a World Bank report […]

on March 29, 2023 at 7:02 am

The Russian man has apologised after his photo on a sacred mountain angered Indonesian authorities. […]

on March 29, 2023 at 6:12 am

VIETNAM - On her trusty motorcycle, Vietnamese artist Dang Ai Viet travels around the Southeast Asian country in a quest to ensure that the thousands of women who suffered the loss of two or more loved ones during the Vietnam War are not forgotten. The 75-year-old has painted the portraits of 2,765 of the women, who […]

on March 29, 2023 at 5:24 am

The strange creature lived 25 million years ago and weighed up to 50kg (110lb). […]

on March 29, 2023 at 5:15 am

BEIJING/TAIPEI — China threatened to retaliate on Wednesday (March 29) if US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit of the United States next month, saying any such move would be a "provocation". China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as […]

on March 29, 2023 at 4:04 am

The Chinese technology giant will embark on the biggest restructuring in its history. […]

on March 29, 2023 at 3:54 am

MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday (March 28) said he would cut off contact with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it rejected an appeal asking it to stop investigating his predecessor's lethal war on drugs. Thousands of Filipinos, mainly low-level dealers and […]

on March 29, 2023 at 3:04 am

SEOUL - The United Nations Human Rights office in Seoul called on North Korea on Tuesday (March 28) to confirm the fate and whereabouts of people who have been disappeared under its regime, accusing Pyongyang of violating the rights of the victims and their loved ones for decades. In a report on enforced […]

on March 29, 2023 at 1:22 am

SEOUL/BUSAN — North Korea unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads and vowed to produce more weapons-grade nuclear material to expand its arsenal, state media said on Tuesday (March 28), as a US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea for military drills. North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) […]

on March 29, 2023 at 1:17 am

Myanmar's military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties, state media announced on Tuesday (March 28), over their failure to register for an election set to prolong the army's grip on power. The National League for Democracy (NLD) is among dozens of […]

on March 29, 2023 at 12:38 am

Pacific island students are seeking clarity on countries' obligations to fight rising temperatures. […]

on March 28, 2023 at 9:31 pm

China's ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang was speaking during his first visit to Northern Ireland. […]

on March 28, 2023 at 4:02 pm

New charges in the US accuse the former FTX founder of paying at least $40m to access frozen accounts. […]

on March 28, 2023 at 11:15 am

Matiullah Wesa has long travelled to remote areas trying to improve access to education for all children. […]

on March 28, 2023 at 9:02 am

BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, discussing a wide range of subjects including supporting follow-up talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, state media CCTV reported on Tuesday (March 28). Xi recently helped broker a surprise deal between Iran and […]

on March 28, 2023 at 9:00 am

The escaped animal had been on the loose for weeks, prompting an island-wide search. […]

on March 28, 2023 at 8:39 am

NANJING, China - People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are ethnically Chinese and share the same ancestor, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday (March 28) at the start of a historic visit to China that Taiwan's ruling party has criticised. Ma, in office from 2008 to 2016, is the first […]

on March 28, 2023 at 7:58 am

The weapons are shown beside Kim Jong Un in photos and cannot be verified, but have raised concern. […]

on March 28, 2023 at 4:22 am

The specimen was found with a budget metal detector and weighed in at 4.6kg. […]

on March 28, 2023 at 3:47 am

Myanmar's military ruler on Monday (March 27) urged his foreign critics to get behind his junta's planned return to democracy, instead of siding with a resistance movement he called "terrorists" bent on destroying the country. Addressing an annual armed forces day parade, Min Aung Hlaing, whose February 2021 […]

on March 27, 2023 at 9:56 am

Beijing has detained more than a dozen Japanese nationals on suspicion of spying in the past decade. […]

on March 27, 2023 at 9:52 am

The 58-year-old reportedly visited a school that he founded in his hometown of Hangzhou. […]

on March 27, 2023 at 8:14 am

General Min Aung Hlaing says his armed forces won't stop fighting opponents, whatever the cost. […]

on March 27, 2023 at 5:17 am

The toxic substance was also found in the body of an unconscious female relative, local media reported. […]

on March 27, 2023 at 5:00 am

Afghan teenage girls describe feeling "broken" at being barred from attending school under Taliban rule. […]

on March 26, 2023 at 11:43 pm

A town in the southern Indian state of Kerala is grappling with the consequences of an ageing society. […]

on March 26, 2023 at 9:01 pm

A collectivist culture and the lack of pressure on social media companies have made online abuse rampant. […]

on March 26, 2023 at 12:16 am

The same tools that are empowering dissent are also hobbling protests. […]

on March 25, 2023 at 12:57 am

Guo Wengui is accused of masterminding a billion-dollar fraud. His followers tell the BBC their stories. […]

on March 24, 2023 at 9:58 pm

The BBC visits a 400-year-old Thai temple where devotees get spiritual tattoos. […]