BANGKOK – For the first time since the 2021 coup upended Myanmar’s place in the region, ASEAN’s foreign ministers sat down face to face with their Myanmar counterpart on Sunday. The meeting, hosted by ...
MANILA – Another summit, another missed opportunity. That was one regretful outcome of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit, held last week in Cebu under this year’s chairship of ...
With bilateral trade up 20.6% to about US$887 billion in the first eight months of 2026, companies from China’s Fujian to Shandong are ramping up exports and imports across the region, while the ...
Titled "Can Heritage Bring Asia Closer,” the webinar brought together The Star’s Esther Ng, China Daily’s Haoting Lu, The Daily Star’s Mahfuz Anam, The Straits Times’ Jaime Ho, The Korea Herald’s Yang ...
Japan's number of workers aged 50 and older has been on the rise. The types of roles they opted for were predominantly in customer service, such as staff at Japanese-style hot… ...
SEOUL – Rumors that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un died after suffering a brain hemorrhage have swept through social media and news outlets overseas in recent days, prompting South Korean officials ...
ISLAMABAD – AS reports continue to do the rounds of possible Russian mediation to resolve the differences between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the Foreign Office has underscored that ...
BANGKOK, THAILAND – – 15 October 2026 – ONYX Hospitality Group, a leading management company for hotels, resorts, serviced apartments and luxury residences in Asia Pacific, has been named Best Local ...
SHENZHEN, CHINA – – 15 October 2026 – Global pop icon LISA and heytea, the originator of New-Style tea, officially launch ...
KATHMANDU – Before the internet democratised access to news outlets from around the world, Nepal rarely appeared in foreign ...
Foreign players including The Estee Lauder Companies, L'Oreal and LVMH reported stronger performance as Chinese consumers return to higher-end beauty products and brands accelerate localisation ...
SINGAPORE – Singapore has registered unhealthy Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings daily since Oct 5 – making this ...