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Since assuming office, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has attended at least nine international summits and made more than 40 official visits to more than 20 countries.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be delivering a keynote address at the Boao Forum for Asia’s annual conference, often touted as Asia’s version of the Davos World Economic Forum.

What was expected to be a bumper year for Indian rice exporters – on the back of a strong harvest – has instead been upended by the ongoing war in Iran. 

Official documents and state media have highlighted Xi’s personal role in planning, making decisions and advancing the Xiongan New Area in Hebei.

US President Donald Trump on Monday delayed strikes on Iranian energy sites after hailing “good talks” with Tehran, although Iran later denied there had been any talks.

As global shipping faces disruptions, the country is positioning itself as a transit hub linking Asia and Europe.

Anyone who fails to comply faces a year in prison and a fine of HK$100,000 (US$12,780).

The opposition has meanwhile urged the government to form a non-partisan national council to discuss economic interventions, warning that Malaysians are starting to feel the effects of higher energy prices, supply chain disruptions and rising logistics costs.

The tourist stands accused of spreading hate speech online, an offence which under Indonesia's new criminal code can land him as many as five years in prison.

The country is also mulling fuel-saving measures including one day of remote working per week for government and certain public sector workers.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto also said that his country would withdraw from the board if it proves counterproductive and may do so without consulting other Muslim-majority member countries.   

After confirmation that the high-stakes Xi-Trump summit will be delayed, analysts find a complex story beneath the official surface.

Japan's Nikkei fell more than 3 per cent while South Korea's Kospi slid more than 6 per cent on Monday (Mar 23). 

In this latest installment of a series on electric vehicles in Asia, CNA looks at how Malaysia is betting on its role as a leading exporter of semiconductor chips and a rewriting of its industrial DNA to be a force in the global EV ecosystem.

Set on the secluded Pansea Beach on Phuket’s west coast, this 44-year-old property – refined over decades by architect Ed Tuttle – embodies what its guests describe as “simple luxury.”

Only vehicles from model year 2015 and earlier, traditional jeepneys, power plants and generators, and the marine and shipping sectors would be allowed to use Euro-II compliant petroleum products.

The integration comes as OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent that can perform tasks such as transferring files and sending emails on users' behalf, has gained traction in recent weeks.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang was speaking at the opening of the annual China Development Forum, attended this year by prominent business leaders including Apple CEO Tim Cook.

The unicameral parliament has virtually no power to challenge the party's key decisions, including on personnel, but it has occasionally amended proposed laws.

This is the second increase in two weeks, as the country prepares for more impact from the war in the Middle East.

The person, who has not been publicly identified, was released on Wednesday and will be returning to Japan, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said. He added that a second Japanese national remained in detention.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) last provided an update in March 2024 and victims' relatives remain in the dark about what caused the plane to nosedive from cruising altitude rather than land in Guangzhou as planned.

Washington and Beijing are mulling a new mechanism to formalise and identify what kinds of goods the United States should be exporting to and importing from China, US trade envoy Jamieson Greer said.

The United States in 2019 approved an $8 billion sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan but the project has been hit by issues including software problems.

As cities with high EV adoption cut emissions, the villages supplying the batteries bear the burden of environmental damage. CNA travels to Indonesia’s North Maluku province to find out more in this latest part of a series on EVs in Asia.

Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election served as the key motivator behind the first impeachment of President Trump in 2018.

India's Prime Minister Modi expressed solidarity with Iran, condemning US and Israeli strikes on critical infrastructure.

India's Prime Minister Modi expressed solidarity with Iran, condemning US and Israeli strikes on critical infrastructure.

Enormous crowds of fans - 260,000 were predicted before - descended on Seoul from Saturday morning onwards in colourful costumes, taking selfies and clutching BTS Army glowsticks.

Democratic Action Party chief Anthony Loke says the disagreement between Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow over Penang's revised land tax should have been tackled within DAP and not "aired publicly". 

Shi Yongxin, 60, led the Shaolin Temple for over 25 years and was ousted in July last year.

Videos and photos from the scene showed thick gray smoke billowing from the complex and some workers jumping from a building.

Muslims celebrate Hari Raya on Saturday (Mar 21), marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Mr Anutin became the first Thai premier to be voted back to office in two decades after cruising through a parliamentary vote.

Three men aged between 23 and 29, and a 27-year-old woman, were arrested.

The legislation will create a new agency that will exclusively handle indictments and prosecutions and spin off the investigative function to a separate agency.

Authorities are searching for at least 14 other people believed to have been inside the factory when the fire broke out.

This comes after East Kalimantan governor Rudy Mas’ud returned his 8.5 billion rupiah (US$502,304) official vehicle following widespread public criticism over what many considered as excessive spending.  

Pakistan, which relies heavily on imported fuel, is particularly vulnerable to external shocks.

Washington’s latest probes are seen as more potent than last April’s reciprocal tariffs, offering greater legal certainty and wider scope for action, say experts.

Indonesia’s large digital economy and access to land and power are drawing global cloud companies, but balancing growth with sustainability and talent needs remains a key challenge, say industry players.

According to state media, North Korea's new battle tank possesses advanced mobility, firepower and defensive systems, including protection against missiles and drones.

The shadow fleet of tankers carrying sanctioned Iranian oil and operating off the coasts of Singapore and Malaysia could become targets of the US and other actors as part of the Middle East war, say analysts.