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Japan retained the men's team title at the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam on Tuesday, 20 October, scoring 251.928 points to secure its eighth world team gold and…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for stronger intelligence sharing with Tajikistan during talks with President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe on October 19, 2026, linking closer security cooperation with the protection…
Britain has rebuked US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over his claim that only a handful of NATO allies contributed meaningfully to the Afghanistan war, pointing to 457 British military deaths…
Japan and the United States began Keen Sword 27 on October 19, 2026, bringing about 45,000 Japanese personnel and 12,000 American service members into exercises stretching from islands near Taiwan…
Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is expected in Tehran on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, for talks aimed at reviving diplomacy between Iran and the United States, more than…
Japan pledged on October 19, 2026, to keep seeking a settlement over four disputed island territories off Hokkaido, marking 70 years since an agreement promised the transfer of Shikotan and…
Nidec's investigation into the legal responsibility of its former management has put an estimated 27.6 billion yen in damages at the center of an accounting scandal that has reached founder Shigenobu Nagamori and eight other former executives. Details published on October 20, 2026, describe a…
Turkey submitted a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to parliament on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, bringing a commitment to mutual military assistance closer to approval. The 16 article…
The Office of the Executive Secretary said it received no request and issued no travel authority for Vice President Sara Duterte's supposed visit to Laos in late September 2026, directly…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has pointed to three major Malaysian corporate transactions after the Asian Financial Crisis as examples of why financial regulators and enforcement agencies must act…
The Chinese Embassy in Manila told Philippine lawmakers they were "now on the list" on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, as Senator Risa Hontiveros filed Senate Resolution No. 746 urging President…
President Lee Jae-myung inspected apartments nearing completion in Incheon's Gyeyang district on October 20, 2026, urging officials to accelerate South Korea's Third New Town housing programme as its first residents…
The Philippine Supreme Court has declared the 2024 and 2025 national budget laws unconstitutional over congressional increases of P449.5 billion and P17.99 billion, while blocking two provisions governing standby spending…
Taiwan has set out a record NT$1.1 trillion (US$34.5 billion) defense allocation for 2027, exceeding 3% of gross domestic product, as President Lai Ching-te argues that stronger military capabilities are…
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has appealed to the United States to support inclusive elections and independent courts as she renews her pledge to return from India, where she…
China will survey movable cultural relics held by state collection institutions during 2026-2030, combining a national inventory with tighter museum controls, restoration work and support for more than 6,000 small…
Just 28.2% of Japanese parents raising one young child say they want a second, according to a Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance survey released on October 19. The share has fallen…
Laos has an estimated 7.24 million usual residents after a follow-up survey identified about 497,000 people missed in the initial count of its 2025 Population and Housing Census. The findings…
China extended occupational injury protection to all 31 provincial regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps on July 1, 2026, building on a program that had enrolled 29.902 million…
Timor-Leste's national poverty rate fell to 37% in 2024, down from a methodologically comparable estimate of 48.4% in 2014, according to a new summary report released by the Ministry of…
Malaysia will study whether to extend electronic identity checks and age verification to online gaming platforms such as Roblox, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in Kuala Lumpur on October 19,…
More than 70 dogs have been saved from a farm in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, in Humane World for Animals' final large rescue operation from South Korea's dog meat industry.…
Hong Kong's Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) has found replacement lifts missing required door frame components in 338 of the 376 buildings inspected in an investigation into Taizoom Elevator…
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim encouraged Malaysians to use the locally developed TuJu navigation app instead of Waze on October 20, 2026, after a national security meeting examined risks involving personal…
Coinbase, BingX, Bitcoin.com, Huobi Global (HTX), BitMart and WEEX face court orders barring them from providing or promoting unlicensed digital asset services within the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). The…
Malaysia and Indonesia agreed on October 20, 2026, to establish cooperation between their agencies on online child safety, with Malaysian Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil seeking a meeting with Singapore in…
China established China National Data Group Co., Ltd. in Xiongan New Area, Hebei province, on October 20, 2026, creating a central government enterprise dedicated to developing and using data resources.…
Samsung is bringing Rabbit Virtual Card to selected Galaxy smartphones in Bangkok, with a phased rollout beginning October 20, 2026, and support scheduled to reach all eligible models by October…
Thailand scored 432 points in science, 407 in mathematics and 392 in reading in PISA 2025, improving in all three subjects from 2022. Yet about 59% of participating Thai students remained below the basic proficiency threshold in mathematics and reading, while 36.9% fell below it…
Maldivian fish exports fell to 16,991 tonnes in the first half of 2026, their lowest level since 2010, while purchases of skipjack tuna from fishing vessels dropped 65 percent compared…
Thailand's loan spending screening board has cleared a proposed 50 billion baht programme to help one million households install solar panels, offering up to 50,000 baht per household. The Interior…
Indonesia's forest and land fires disrupted 2,604 domestic flights between August 11 and October 19, 2026, while haze forced the cancellation of 14 international services involving Singapore, according to the…
Farmers on the Mekong floodplains spend an average of 11 days per hectare each year clearing giant mimosa, according to a scientific review published in May 2023. The shrub can…
Nepal is preparing a roughly $50 million project to lower four Himalayan glacial lakes, install flood warning systems and protect communities downstream, including along rivers that flow into India. The…
Rocky, a young male orangutan rescued from a cage inside a bathroom in Maharashtra in November 2024, arrived in Indonesia on October 19, 2026, after nearly two years of veterinary…
A reticulated python estimated to be three to four metres long took more than an hour to swallow a large monitor lizard at Singapore's Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, in an…
Indonesia's Forestry Ministry has sanctioned 32 companies over forest and land fires covering 12,926.74 hectares, while pursuing criminal proceedings involving 125 individuals and corporations. The measures, announced on October 19,…
Kazakhstan plans to expand its international air network to 160 destinations, with an initial push to connect to 30 cities in China and 10 in India. Direct flights to the…
The proposed Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper is targeting a November 1, 2026 launch, with regular services expected from November 2. Its tentative timetable would cut the Bengaluru to Mumbai journey…
Japan will change its consumption tax exemption system for eligible visitors on November 1, 2026, moving the refund process from the shop counter to departure. Cash Japan plans to begin…
Thailand is considering a 1,000 baht tax on people leaving the country by air while separately preparing a proposed 450 baht entry fee for foreign tourists. Together, the measures could…
Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) is asking airlines to plan for a reduction in capacity equivalent to 5 million passengers a year from the summer 2027 schedule, offering them the…
Kim Do-yeong hit a grand slam that matched the KBO postseason distance record and became its youngest player to homer with the bases loaded as the Kia Tigers crushed the…
Sun Yingsha has asked supporters not to organise or promote birthday celebrations in her name, setting a firm boundary before she turns 26 on November 4, 2026. Her October 19…
The Nepal Premier League will introduce the Decision Review System for its third edition, with the Cricket Association of Nepal promising full 3D ball tracking for leg before wicket decisions…
Nepal defended 280 against Oman at Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Ministry Turf 1, on Monday, October 19, 2026, winning by 10 runs to finish their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup…
Ernie Gawilan won the Philippines' first gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday, October 19, finishing the men's 400m freestyle S7 in 4 minutes, 56.72 seconds…
Mona Agarwal climbed from sixth place to win the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 title with an Asian Para Games record of 250.0 points in Nagoya, Japan, on Monday,…
Malaysia is weighing a regular Formula One return after the October 2 to 4, 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang generated an estimated economic impact of nearly RM950 million, according…
Nahida Akter, Bangladesh's leading wicket taker in women's Twenty20 internationals, has been appointed captain for one year, with her first assignment scheduled to begin against Pakistan in Thailand on November…
BIGBANG will bring G-DRAGON, TAEYANG and DAESUNG to Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium on November 7 and 8, 2026, with both concerts starting at 7 p.m. The first performance has sold…
Thai singer Gun Napat Injaieua flew from Chicago to Los Angeles to support Nene Royal at the America's Got Talent 2026 final, then celebrated with her after the 16-year-old from…
The Japan Actors Union, a cooperative representing about 2,600 actors and voice actors, has set out rules requiring permission before artificial intelligence learns, generates or publishes a replica of a…
BLACKPINK member Lisa and Thai actor Blue Pongtiwat have become the focus of fresh dating speculation after photographs placed them together on Bangkok's Song Wat Road, days after they shared…
BLACKPINK's Jennie has recorded "Someone to Hold" for Steps, Netflix's animated adventure that puts Cinderella's stepsisters at the center of a kingdom in trouble. The song, the film and its…
Mayday's record company, B'in Music, has denied claims that guitarist Stone is considering leaving the Taiwanese band because of recurring spinal problems and the strain of living apart from his…
Karan Aujla will become the first artist to headline Rolling Loud India twice when the festival returns to Mumbai on December 12 and 13, 2026. The Punjabi Canadian rapper is…
K/DA has returned with "FIRESTARTER," its first new music in roughly six years, bringing back i-dle members Miyeon and Soyeon alongside two new singers. Released on October 19, the music…
