The remains of large predatory pelagic fish in these sites indicate the capacity for advanced seafaring and knowledge of the ...

Leaving the port of Darwin in Chinese hands would bestow on Beijing a golden opportunity to make mischief for Australia and its allies.

“Organized crime groups are converging and exploiting vulnerabilities, and the evolving situation is rapidly outpacing governments’ capacity to contain it,” said Masood Karimipour, UNODC Regional ...

By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow Torrential rains in the Congolese capital Kinshasa in early April brought devastating floods that ...

Growth is projected to rise in the Middle East and North Africa in 2025 and 2026 ... In the Caucasus and Central Asia, growth has been robust but is set to moderate to a more sustainable pace.

"South Korea, in particular, is on a roll in Southeast Asia," he added. In 2023, South Korea became one of the world's Top 10 arms exporters, and its government aims to make it the fourth-largest ...

Experts say that a pattern of extreme and frequent heat waves, which can lead to a public emergency, is emerging in South Asia, linked to climate change. According to a warning from the Pakistan ...

“South Asia is the least economically integrated region in the world if we compare it to Southeast Asia, Europe or North America. Trade within the region is less than 5 per cent of the trade of ...

Canalys’ (now part of Omdia) latest research reveals that Southeast Asia’s smartphone market declined by 3% to 22.8 million shipments in Q1 2025, marking its first contraction after five consecutive ...

Countries across Southeast Asia are seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases, with new subvariants circulating and hospital admissions climbing in some regions. What’s happening in these countries? Singapore: ...

Few of the South East Asian countries which also claim islands in the same sea have dared to push back against China; only Vietnam and the Philippines have done so. The militaries of both ...