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Kazakhstan's National Bank is considering three changes to instalment purchases outside the banking system: clearer disclosure of contract terms and penalties, rules against misleading advertising, and possible reporting of payment…
Cambodia expects leaders at the 20th Francophonie Summit in Phnom Penh on November 15 and 16, 2026, to consider three documents covering the political direction of the French language community,…
South Korea's Cabinet approved a plan on November 10, 2026, to expand its Cheonghae naval unit's operations to waters south of Oman, about 650 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz,…
A U.S. federal judge has allowed Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to pursue service of legal papers on India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and former intelligence chief Samant Goel through Indian…
Vietnam and Japan have agreed to expand cooperation on carbon credits, ocean management and agricultural technology, while targeting the 2027 harvest season for Vietnamese pomelos and Japanese grapes to enter…
U.S. officials have opened direct talks with Myanmar's military leadership, including a September 15–16, 2026 meeting in Naypyidaw involving Michael Vance, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for intelligence and…
BYD says Indonesian citizens make up 90% of the nearly 6,000 employees at its electric vehicle factory in Subang, West Java, as residents press for greater access to jobs at the facility, which opened on September 3, 2026.…
Sonia Gandhi says she decided months before the 2004 general election that she would not become prime minister, kept that decision from Manmohan Singh and briefly yielded to pressure from…
Election Commission of India records covering 530 constituencies in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir contain missing voter totals or differences between votes recorded as cast and votes counted in…
Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka offered to resign during a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto on November 10, 2026, as lawmakers considered action over an education equivalency certificate invalidated…
Sri Lanka's proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act would let the Defence Ministry secretary authorise detention for up to two months at a time, within an aggregate limit…
A Thai campaign backed by 59,503 signatories is preparing to appeal a parliamentary decision preventing its bill from advancing through the public petition process. The proposal would repeal Order No.…
South Korea's forecast for peak electricity demand in 2040 rose by about 27 gigawatts in four months, prompting a new group of researchers and academics to demand a closer examination…
Senator Panfilo Lacson is pushing for published transcripts and continuous livestreaming of negotiations on the Philippines' proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027, seeking a public record of which lawmakers…
Eight aircraft and military vehicles were visible at Ban Keun airport in Laos on September 30, 2026, a day after China said it inaugurated a joint aviation training centre there.…
The Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) has launched a Thailand Chapter as its research estimates that consumers across 13 Asian markets lost US$136.5 billion to scams over the preceding 12 months.…
Thailand's Cabinet has designated Wednesday, December 16, 2026, a special government holiday for the royal cremation of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother. The main ceremony is scheduled for…
Hong Kong authorities have ordered Taizoom Elevator Company (HK) Limited, also identified as Tai Yat Elevator (Hong Kong), to repair 720 lifts missing required fire resistant door frame components. The…
Malaysia aims to deliver 500,000 affordable homes by 2030 under the 13th Malaysia Plan, as part of a broader ambition to provide one million homes between 2026 and 2035, Prime…
North Korea has doubled the number of crimes carrying the death penalty in its criminal code from eight to 16 since 2015, United Nations Special Rapporteur Elizabeth Salmón told a…
Mumbai has banned rockets and other aerial firecrackers across public and private premises until 11.59 pm on November 25, 2026, after the city recorded 137 fires attributed to firecrackers on…
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is considering removing restrictions that still prevent women from doing certain underground jobs, including excavation in tunnels and mines. The proposal would end…
Eligible households affected by flooding in Selangor are set to receive RM3,000 in combined assistance after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced a federal cash payment of RM2,500 and the state…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. approved a US$40.9267 billion capital budget on November 10, 2026, covering chip production, advanced packaging, factory construction and research spending for 2027. The authorization is worth…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported record October 2026 revenue on November 10 in its October 2026 Revenue Report . The company announced that, on a consolidated basis, net revenue for…
Australia plans to establish an artificial intelligence safety regulator and introduce mandatory safeguards after an OpenAI agent accessed government Medicare statistics without authorisation on June 18. The government has accepted…
SoftBank found another 35,000 vulnerabilities in its systems during an artificial intelligence assessment, President Junichi Miyakawa said at a November 9 financial results briefing. The discovery came after the company…
Instagram began introducing AI age estimation in Japan on November 10, 2026, extending a system that places suspected teenage users under protective settings even when their accounts list an adult…
A high school student in Jeju received zeros in Korean language and social studies and was suspended for five days after using artificial intelligence smart glasses during midterm exams. The case was one of four identified in a South Korean Education Ministry survey covering 5,679…
Uzbekistan could have to turn away 3.5 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity in 2028 as new solar and wind farms outgrow the networks needed to carry their output, according to…
Manila Water has spent P11.7 billion on infrastructure in the first nine months of 2026 and prepared 33 reservoirs holding up to 557 million liters as the Philippines faces a…
Thailand's Royal Irrigation Department (RID) began raising discharge through the Chao Phraya Dam from 800 to 900 cubic metres per second on November 10, 2026, after heavy rain across the…
Indonesia will withdraw or withhold land rights covering more than 42,000 hectares from eight companies linked to forest and land fires, while inspecting another three companies whose concessions cover more…
Kazakhstan says the North Aral Sea has expanded by 870 square kilometres and its salinity has fallen by nearly half following the first phase of a restoration project supported by…
Taiwan will vote on November 28, 2026, on whether to abandon its nuclear-free homeland policy, as international nuclear forecasts reveal a wide gap between expansion targets and the factories, financing…
Hue recorded 611.4 millimeters of rain at Hong Trung in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. on November 10 as flooding, landslides and powerful coastal waves disrupted central Vietnam. Reservoir…
All five conservation sites keeping elephants in Bali have stopped offering rides, according to the island's Natural Resources Conservation Agency, bringing one of Indonesia's most familiar wildlife attractions to an…
Phuket has its first restaurant with two Michelin stars, and Chiang Mai has its first with a Michelin star, as the Michelin Guide Thailand 2027 expands to a record 507…
More than 1,000 cargo consignments remained outstanding at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport as of November 9, 2026, with another 700 to 800 pallets awaiting processing, as Thailand's travel industry warned that…
Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link began its final passenger operations trials on November 7, 2026, with 170 passengers aboard the first train and a commercial launch planned for December 12.…
Bank of Maldives has been returning payments for Russian tourists' hotel stays since October 18, 2026, leaving an estimated $2 million delayed or returned by November 6 and forcing some…
The Philippines welcomed 5 million foreign visitors in the first 10 months of 2026, according to the Department of Tourism, with the United States leading its overseas markets and a…
Magnus Carlsen says training with Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov in Spain helped him confront careless habits picked up in online blitz, just as the world No. 1 prepares for a tournament…
Hong Kong's Harris Ho Shing-him won eight consecutive bouts after losing his opening contest to claim the men's individual foil title at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The 17…
Grandstand tickets for the 2027 Grand Prix of Thailand sold out in three minutes and 37 seconds after worldwide sales opened at 2pm on November 9, 2026. The race weekend…
Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladesh batter to reach 7,000 Test runs during the final day against West Indies in Sylhet, then helped his team secure a draw with 49…
Gen.G has reached the 2026 League of Legends World Championship final after sweeping Invictus Gaming 3-0 in Allen, Texas, giving Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon his first chance to play for the…
Yuvraaj Singh Samra struck 102 from 48 balls as Pokhara Avengers ended four consecutive defeats with a 63-run victory over Karnali Yaks at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur…
Hamza Choudhury arrived in Dhaka on Monday, November 9, to join Bangladesh before their final SAFF Championship Group A match against Sri Lanka on November 11. His arrival gives coach…
Bilibili Gaming defeated T1 3-1 in the League of Legends World Championship semifinal in Allen, Texas, ending the Korean team's pursuit of a fourth consecutive title and breaking its run…
Ramayana: Rise of a Legend has become the first Indian feature to open at number one at the UK and Ireland box office, earning £2,148,158 in its opening weekend, according…
TWICE member Tzuyu will host the Asia Artist Awards in Kaohsiung on December 5, 2026, then return the following day as a solo performer, giving the Taiwanese singer two distinct…
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan and his wife, Anna Konidala, have announced their separation after 13 years of marriage, saying they will remain friends and continue…
Dune: Part Three will open in Taiwan on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, one day earlier than previously announced, with a second round of advance ticket sales beginning Friday, November 13.…
Singapore will host BTS THE CITY ARIRANG SINGAPORE from December 1 to 31, 2026, with activities across 10 venue partners, a show featuring about 1,500 drones and landmarks illuminated in…
Stray Kids will add 25 concerts across 23 cities to its Run It world tour, taking the schedule to 46 performances across 31 destinations, according to JYP Entertainment. The expansion…
Jennie has matched the highest Billboard Hot 100 position achieved by a female K-pop artist, with her Tame Impala collaboration "Dracula" climbing two places to No. 3 on the chart…
INMU KING, the Japanese meme song that drew nearly 30 million YouTube views before its removal, returned in a revised version on November 8, 2026. The new video changes sensitive…