Rifts in Japanese govt reportedly emerge over how to define China in security documents revision; hyping 'China threat' would meet backlash: Chinese expert

Head of Iran's joint military headquarters says highly prepared for hostile US-Israeli actions

Poll shows 59% of Australians back independent foreign policy over closer US alliance; a result of Australian society's reassessment of traditional alliance: Chinese expert

6.0-magnitude quake hits Samar, Philippines: GFZ

Philippine House panel to send VP Sara Duterte impeachment case to plenary vote

Exclusive: Auckland rejects 'comfort women' statue under pressure from Japan; campaign group vows to press on despite 'extreme disappointment'

53 Healthy Cities across GCC reflect shift toward human well-being: GCC-Stat

Sentence for former S. Korean president Yoon increased to 7 years on appeal for obstruction of arrest

Wife of S. Korea's ex-president Yoon handed 4-year sentence on appeal for corruption

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's Hokkaido

Takaichi faces backlash over 'violence never tolerated' remarks on Trump's safety

Japan considering revising SDF Act to green light surplus defense equipment export, a move 'pushing Tokyo toward remilitarization': Chinese expert

Tokyo reportedly plans to resume Japanese military ranks including 'Taisa'; move exposes dangerous political ambitions and military expansionist motives: Chinese expert

Chinese expert urges India not to forget history or seek balance by consenting to Japan scrapping its lethal weapons exports policy after Delhi reportedly welcomes Tokyo's move

S. Korea's special counsel seeks 30-year sentence for ex-president Yoon over general treason

Japanese lower house approves bill to establish 'national intelligence committee'; Move reflect expanding centralized power, surveillance risks and rightward shift: Chinese expert

UAE real estate sector posts record Q1 performance in 2026

Japanese police arrest South Korean national over protest at notorious Yasukuni Shrine: reports

126 Japanese lawmakers visits notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

Japan scraps limits on lethal arms exports in 'major policy shift', sparking domestic backlash and remilitarization worries

Japanese PM sends ritual offering to notorious Yasukuni Shrine, drawing anger and alarm from Chinese netizens

Japan eases arms export rules

7.7-magnitude quake hits off Sanriku coast, 0.8-meter tsunami wave at Kuji Station; Chinese Consulate in Sapporo issues safety alert

Tsunami observed after 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off northeastern Japan

False claims over Chinese nationality of Kyoto boy murder case suspect spread across Japanese social media, amplified by Taiwan media, 'reflecting troubling anti-Chinese tendency in Japanese society'

Man arrested for bringing knife into House of Councillors office building in Tokyo

Protests against war, constitutional revision held in Japan amid Tokyo's remilitarization push

Russian AI model enables rapid assessment of human creativity

Japan reportedly seals largest-ever postwar defense deal with frigate sale to Australia; move exposes Tokyo's dangerous overconfidence, risks jeopardizing regional security: experts

Former Myanmar President U Win Myint released under amnesty

Amid crisis, will the Philippines prioritize energy stability or South China Sea confrontation？

Japanese police rearrest Kodai Murata on suspicion of violating Firearms and Swords Control Law in trespassing at Chinese Embassy

Japan's ruling LDP adopts 2026 policies, pushing constitutional revision amid domestic opposition

Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as Myanmar's president

Southeast Asians cite US, scams, climate as major concerns: survey

Le Minh Hung elected Vietnam's new PM

Japan maps out plan to boost defense readiness with dual-use tech: media

Vietnamese party chief elected state president

Japan opposition parties, citizens rally against gov't move to ease arms export rules

Tran Thanh Man re-elected as Vietnam's top legislator

Min Aung Hlaing elected Myanmar's president

Protests held in Japan over deployment of long-range missiles

Japan's long-range missile deployment violates 'exclusively defense-oriented' principle, reportedly eyes China

Myanmar's elected lawmakers elect 2 vice presidents

Ye Win Oo appointed Myanmar's commander-in-chief of defence services

China announces countermeasures against Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya for colluding with 'Taiwan independence' forces

Top DPRK leader oversees special operations units training: KCNA

Top DPRK leader oversees weapon systems tests: KCNA

Pakistani FM promises continued support to peace efforts in call with Iranian counterpart

Japanese police search SDF base linked to Chinese embassy intruder

Japanese public figures urge gov't to apologize over SDF officer's intrusion into Chinese embassy

Thailand secures safe Hormuz Strait passage for vessels

Kuwait's key ports targeted in attacks amid growing regional tensions

Site of Ikebukuro's fatal stabbing case was once home to Sugamo Prison linked to Tokyo Trials; Chinese expert says rightward drift in Japanese society is backfiring on civilians

2 dead after stabbing incident at Tokyo commercial complex

Japan's SDF reorganizes its major units as media claiming with China in mind; move shows clear offensive traits breaking post-WWII order: Chinese expert

Lao National Assembly elects Thongloun Sisoulith as president

Images and videos of Japanese PM at White House spark criticism; Takaichi's gestures reflect entrenched pro-US dependency mindset: experts

Over 10,000 Japanese rally in Tokyo to protest against PM's dangerous policies

Russian scientists teach stroke patients' brains to 'remember' walking using VR

Russia's foreign trade surplus in goods in January down to $6.6bln - Russian Central Bank

Russian scientists develop heat-resistant aluminium alloy for next-generation vehicles

Anutin Charnvirakul re-elected Thailand's PM

US reportedly moving parts of THAAD anti-missile system from S.Korea to Middle East; move exposes system's limited effectiveness in battlefield: expert

While global attention focuses on Iran, Japan's LDP recommends easing arms export rules to PM; a serious departure from pacifist path: expert

2 Indian Air Force pilots killed in fighter jet crash

Japan begins 18th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater

Sri Lanka to handle Iranian vessel under int'l law: president

Japan's reported plan to boost Iwoto island military build-up signals resurgent militarism, undermining regional peace: expert

AI and green growth key to deeper China-Singapore cooperation under China's 15th Five-Year Plan: Singapore envoy

20 killed, over 100 injured in anti-US protests in Pakistan

DPRK issues press statement, saying the war of aggression by the US and Israel can never be tolerated in any case

9 killed, 12 injured in clash outside US Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi

6 killed, 12 injured in clash outside US Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi

Pakistani PM says armed forces have full capability to crush any aggressive ambitions

Press center for China's annual 'two sessions' opens

Clashes break out again along Afghanistan-Pakistan border

UN chief concerned about cross-border clashes between Afghanistan, Pakistan: spokesperson

Pakistan launches airstrikes on Afghan Taliban facilities -- security source

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon files appeal against life sentence for insurrection

S.Korea protests unnotified US drills that sparked China-US fighter standoff; USFK commander apologizes, halts exercise early: media

Tokyo Skytree elevator traps 20 people for over 5 hours, all rescued

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon apologizes to public for own shortcomings

S.Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to life in prison on insurrection; expert calls it harshest realistically enforceable penalty

Death toll rises to 16 in Pakistan's Karachi building explosion

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to life in prison on insurrection

Second Takaichi cabinet cannot 'do as it pleases', Chinese and Japanese scholars say, citing three major challenges

Sanae Takaichi set to be reelected Japanese prime minister

Japan's $36b US investment, part of $550b deal, seen as political 'pledge of allegiance': Chinese expert

Philippine VP Sara Duterte announces 2028 presidential bid

Malaysian PM sends Chinese New Year greetings with Andy Lau's classic 'Gong Xi Fa Cai'

India hosts AI summit, expert says it aims to join global AI boom

Singaporean PM commemorates the day Singapore fell to Japanese invasion, calling it 'a dark chapter in our history'

Update: Three injured in school hostage incident in southern Thailand; motive may be discontent with teachers: local authority

US-Japan 'Iron Fist' drills an attempt to meddle in Taiwan question; joint military move can hardly conceal weakening control over first island chain: Chinese expert

LDP's election win not a 'blank check' for Takaichi admin, former PM Ishiba says in interview; remarks a warning against using electoral win to justify policy overhaul: expert

Voting begins in Japan's general election

10 killed, over 80 injured as blast hits mosque in Pakistani capital

JD Vance calls the newly released Epstein case files 'pretty gross'; Chinese expert says the case deepens public perceptions on American elites as 'corrupt, self-serving'

Cambodia fires grenade into Thai territory: Thai media