Asia

Jakarta: Eight people have been confirmed dead after a helicopter crashed in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, rescuers said on Thursday, following the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sought a USD 2 billion fund from development partners to meet the country's immediate energy needs and...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday urged Iran to help restore normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call with his Iranian...

Tehran: Amid a stalemate in diplomatic negotiations to secure a complete halt to hostilities in West Asia, and with a fragile ceasefire currently in place,...

Dhaka: A massive search and rescue operation is underway in the Andaman Sea after a trawler carrying approximately 250 people, including Rohingya refugees...

New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Japanese counterpart on Friday to discuss the developments in West Asia and...

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Parliament on Wednesday approved the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, incorporating provisions to prohibit the activities of...

Kathmandu: Nepal's newly sworn-in Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday afternoon held group discussions with foreign ambassadors stationed in...

Seoul: First it was cars and electronics, then pop music and films, and now the beauty industry: skincare and cosmetics "made in Korea" are in demand all...

Hanoi: Vietnam's Communist Party's Secretary General To Lam was unanimously elected by parliament as the country's president for a five-year term, making...