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Some parents and experts question how realistic enforcement will be, whether children will find ways to bypass the restrictions, and how digital literacy can go in ensuring young people’s online safety.

Several airlines, including Air New Zealand, Qantas and Thai Airways, have raised fares amid a surge in jet fuel prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Photos showed heavy black smoke billowing from the hull and superstructure of the Thai-registered Mayuree Naree, with life rafts floating in the water.

About 4,900 of the accounts were taken down with the help of the Singapore Police Force.

Japan's strategic oil reserves are among the world's largest and stood at more than 400 million barrels as of December.

United States President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that America First Refining will build the new facility at the Port of Brownsville, Texas.

From drafting reports and organising emails to booking flights, artificial intelligence agent OpenClaw has taken China by storm. Despite the excitement, analysts and authorities are warning of security risks.

The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima caused more than 22,000 deaths and ravaged parts of the region, including a nuclear power plant.

The rise of 35-year-old Balendra Shah from the capital Kathmandu's mayor to expected prime minister caps a bold gamble and marks one of the most dramatic results in recent Nepali politics.

President Lee Jae Myung has said his government is unhappy with the reported asset move but acknowledged there was little it could do about it. 

Economists warn that prolonged disruptions in Middle East oil flows could move the region from price shocks to fuel shortages, with broader risks to growth and inflation.

The IEA has proposed a release of oil reserves that would exceed the 182 million barrels member countries put on the market following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The shifting narrative in favour of China has more to do with anger over US President Donald Trump’s disruptive policies, says former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei.

In 2024, Malaysia’s median house price was more than four times its median annual household income. To reverse this, the government, developers and financial institutions must all play their part, analysts say.

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers' resignation comes just months after the airline faced widespread criticism following a spate of flight cancellations and delays late last year that disrupted travel plans for thousands of passengers.

The Pyongyang-Beijing train will begin the round-trip service on Mar 12, operating four times a week.

A government-commissioned simulation showed that all passengers would have survived had the concrete structure not been present.

Sixteen Chinese nationals, believed to be the syndicate’s ringleaders who had been hiding abroad, were arrested in a series of coordinated operations under the codename “Op Dragon”.

OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant that does everything from booking flights to organising email, has gained particular traction in China.

A river clogged with timber in North Aceh has become a symbol of how deforestation and extreme weather collided.

BrahMos is an Indian-Russian joint venture headquartered in New Delhi. Its missile system comes in land-based, air, ship-based, and submarine-based versions. 

Rising tensions in the Middle East have exposed Southeast Asia’s growing reliance on imported energy and are testing the region’s economic resilience, say experts.

Australia's Qantas Airways, Scandinavia's SAS and Air New Zealand are among the airlines that have hiked ticket prices, citing the spike in fuel costs.

President Donald Trump also said he would waive some oil-related sanctions on "some countries" following talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Once a tiny indie label tucked above a button shop in Kuala Lumpur, Joe Chia is now a global name worn by K-pop stars like Seventeen’s S.Coups and Stray Kids’ Felix. Founders Joe Chia and Melissa Deng tell us how they built one of Asia’s most compelling menswear brands.

India trains nearly 400,000 nurses annually, more than any other country. In the second of a four-part series on the global nursing shortage, CNA looks at why Indian nurses are seeking work elsewhere.

The latest search, which began in December and concluded in January, scoured an area of around 15,000 sq km.

The proposed drop-off points include Senai International Airport, JB Sentral, Medini, Southkey, Mount Austin and Eco Botanic among others.   

Companies are maintaining regular contact with employees on the ground and have restricted business travel to and from the region.

Authorities are targeting offences ranging from doxxing and online rumour-mongering to telecom fraud, according to reports released at the Two Sessions meetings on Monday (Mar 9).

The collapse took place after hours of heavy rain in the area, local media reported.

The trip follows a sharp deterioration in Japan-China relations.

A Chinese official accused Taiwan's prime minister of "running to Japan to engage in little tricks of seeking independence and making provocations".

The late singer-songwriter is survived by his wife, actress Sheila Dara Aisha. 

Filipino nurses are highly trained and recruited overseas, but this exodus is straining hospitals at home. In the first of a four-part series, CNA looks at the global nursing shortage and how countries are holding on to their healthcare staff.

The two US allies in East Asia face a choice: cooperate on defence or make peace with China, says political science professor Robert Kelly.

More than 60 people are still missing.

“(China does not) subscribe to the logic of major power co-governance,” said Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a Sunday (Mar 8) press conference during the Two Sessions.