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Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, known as OJK, announced Rp2.1 trillion, about $117 million, in administrative fines on October 16, 2026, over alleged violations involving shares of Dian Swastatika Sentosa, Barito…
South Korea is considering widening the Cheonghae Unit's operating area from the Gulf of Aden to the Gulf of Oman and adding surveillance aircraft as its deployment authorization approaches its…
President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at a White House state dinner on September 24, 2026, bringing technology executives, senior officials and military musicians together after roughly 90…
North Korea could possess 50 intercontinental ballistic missiles by 2035, compared with 10 or fewer assessed in 2025, according to a US Defense Intelligence Agency projection cited in an October…
Bangladesh plans to seek the return of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and the suspected killers of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi at its fifth…
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has set a target of signing and ratifying a peace treaty with Azerbaijan before 2031, putting a timetable on an agreement that remains unfinished more…
Taiwan's economy is forecast to grow 12.16% in 2026, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research said on October 16, raising its estimate for the third time as artificial intelligence demand drives exports, factory expansion and spending at home. The new projection is 1.81 percentage points…
Bangladesh's Home Ministry has told a parliamentary committee that 147 police officers holding the rank of assistant superintendent of police or above were compulsorily retired in the public interest after…
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an proposed lowering the threshold for initial city assistance with urban renewal from 75 percent to 50 percent on October 16, 2026, saying officials should help residents…
Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary and President To Lam called on October 16, 2026, for officials who cannot meet their duties to be considered for replacement before misconduct reaches the…
Sri Lanka's proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill would repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act, yet preserve pending cases and significant parts of its framework through a…
Okinawa Governor Genta Koja has accepted the presence of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at Futenma air station, reversing a prefectural position that began before their deployment in 2012.…
The Election Commission of India has ordered a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in 17 states and Union Territories, with draft lists due on November 12, 2026, and final…
Japan's Cabinet approved a bill on October 16, 2026, that would let police access smartphones remotely, with a judge's warrant, to identify people facing imminent robberies or scams. The proposal…
India's government is considering a special sitting of Parliament toward the end of October 2026 to revive legislation linking women's reservation to a redistribution of parliamentary seats. The renewed push…
South Korean police are considering electronic monitoring for domestic violence offenders after a series of killings exposed gaps between restraining orders, emergency devices and the response victims received. At an…
Military doctor Tran Van Ban returned to his family in late 1976 to discover an altar dedicated to his own memory. His mother had received a death notice and spent…
Hong Kong opened applications for all 13 Light Public Housing projects on October 16, 2026, as the Housing Bureau set out plans to complete the programme's approximately 30,000 homes by…
Tainan's last scheduled train from its surface platforms, southbound Tze-Chiang Express No. 145, is due to leave at 10:29 p.m. on October 16, 2026. Three long horn blasts will mark…
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has strengthened monitoring of social media for rumours and misinformation during Durga Puja, alongside a security operation covering 257 worship venues across the capital. Its official plan…
Kazakhstan will allow people reaching retirement age to request three pension payments through one application from October 24, 2026. The changes also give applicants time to fix paperwork while keeping…
Kazakhstan will apply a financial needs test to 14 of its 36 state benefits from January 1, 2027, restricting selected payments for households classified as affluent while keeping the other…
A female Japanese black bear weighing 65 kilograms was shot in farmland in Hachioji, western Tokyo, at 5:29 p.m. on September 28, 2026, more than two hours after a resident…
Google is expanding its Android Earthquake Alerts System from 98 countries and regions to more than 200, including Panama and Guatemala, after sending more than one billion alerts since 2021.…
The United States announced $17 million on October 16, 2026, to digitise operations at the Port of Colombo, where more than half a million containers carrying cargo to and from…
Personal information potentially leaked through unauthorized access in Japan during 2026 has exceeded 165 million records, according to a tally by security company Macnica. The disclosures reach across rail travel,…
Sipeed is targeting a price of about $3,999 for a MaixStation computer with 128 GB of memory, built around Chinese chipmaker Axera's AX8860P. The proposed machine measures just 11 by…
JR Central plans to launch its new S0 series Shinkansen in July 2029, combining automated driving with a driver on board, faster earthquake braking and a major redesign of premium…
Vietnam has reduced its public education institutions by 18,975, or 50.6%, and moved 28,217 administrators into teaching, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. The government has now ordered a review of oversized schools, including 114 institutions with more than 100 classes, as the…
Up to 40.5 million people in South Asia could move within their own countries by 2050 as climate pressures undermine water supplies, farming and coastal communities. Amy Pope, director general…
Indonesia's North Java Coast Management Authority (BOPPJ) is scheduled to launch a coastal protection pilot involving mangroves on October 19, 2026, ahead of a planned 575 kilometre defence system stretching…
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has backed a professional assessment of bringing nuclear power back, setting three conditions: reactor safety, a solution for nuclear waste and public consensus. His comments come…
Mongolia's saiga population reached an estimated 28,857 in October 2025, up from 23,215 a year earlier, according to WWF-Mongolia. The increase of 5,642 animals, or about 24%, comes alongside another…
Singapore employers have been told to prepare for hazardous haze, with about a quarter of more than 400 Ministry of Manpower worksite inspections finding shortcomings in protective measures since September.…
Greenpeace Indonesia identified 980 smoke source points inside 233 oil palm concessions between August 8 and October 1, 2026, as fires in Indonesia spread haze across Southeast Asia. Its investigation…
President Prabowo Subianto appointed Lieutenant General Kristomei Sianturi to lead Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on October 15, 2026, placing him in charge of a response involving about 70,000…
Six young Malaysians are asking the Kuala Lumpur High Court to compel the government to uphold its promise to keep at least half the country under forest cover. Their application…
JR Central and JR West will raise Nozomi and Mizuho reserved seat charges for tickets purchased from July 1, 2027, taking the normal adult fare between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka to…
Hanoi is moving to reduce rail traffic through its famous Train Street under a plan that reaches far beyond the cafes where visitors sit inches from passing carriages. A March…
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways plan to raise international fuel surcharges for tickets issued from November 1 to December 31, 2026, taking the charge on many flights between Japan…
China's ice and snow industry exceeded CNY1 trillion during the 2025-2026 winter season, while spending on winter sports reached CNY205 billion, up about 9.3%. The figures mark another step in…
He Changlin, a 58-year-old landscaper in Sichuan, has put nearly 20 million yuan into a Journey to the West theme park where admission costs 20 yuan and visitors under 20…
Tomoya Masaki turned a costly throwing error into a winning response as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 6-2 on October 16, 2026, securing their third consecutive…
Wang Yibo has been spotted eating claypot bak kut teh in Kuala Lumpur's Pudu district and trying durian at Jalan Alor while preparing to race the No. 85 Mercedes-AMG GT3…
Indonesia's football federation says coach John Herdman has yet to submit a formal request for new players, putting a concrete limit on speculation about plans to naturalise 10 footballers for…
South Korean actor Park Bo-gum has expressed interest in taking on a running challenge in Hong Kong after completing his first full marathon in Berlin in under five hours. Speaking…
Myanmar won the first official Asian Games gold medal in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang on October 1, 2026, sweeping Indonesia 4-0 at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan. The victory…
Son Heung-min supplied two assists and scored in the 72nd minute as Los Angeles FC beat Austin FC 3-1 at BMO Stadium on October 14, ending four MLS matches without…
Shai Hope struck an unbeaten 102 from 50 balls and Keemo Paul took 5 for 41 as West Indies beat India by 24 runs at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium…
Ann Li converted her 10th match point to defeat top seed Aryna Sabalenka 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) at the Wuhan Open on October 14, 2026, securing the biggest victory of…
Artists represented by HYBE, YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and SM Entertainment reportedly submitted no recordings for Best Asian Pop Music Performance at the 2027 Grammy Awards, widening a dispute that…
Grand Theft Auto 6 has received an adults only classification in South Korea, completing the rating process needed for its planned November 19, 2026 release. The Game Content Rating Board,…
Hundreds of BIGBANG fans gathered near the Dao Tan entrance of Lotte Center Hanoi on October 16, some after waiting overnight, hoping to buy merchandise before the group's October 24…
Eason Chan will stage 26 public recording sessions at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts between December 12, 2026, and February 20, 2027, revisiting albums from different stages of…
Meomuru's Have You Become the Adult You Dreamed Of? reached No. 3 on South Korea's Melon Top 100 in October 2026, turning a song made with artificial intelligence into a…
Aion 2 reached 397,905 simultaneous players on Steam after its October 5, 2026 global launch, while developer NC reported more than 400,000 across Steam and its Purple platform. By October…
NCT DREAM will release their sixth studio album, DREAM AFTER DREAM, on November 9, 2026, bringing out 10 tracks at a moment of major change for the group. Led by…
Kenshi Yonezu will open his largest world tour with two concerts at Taipei Dome on December 26 and 27, 2026, before travelling through Asia, North America and Europe. The 14…