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South Korea's entire fleet of two ocean intelligence ships was unavailable for more than 40 days after an unexpected breakdown overlapped with scheduled maintenance, according to information disclosed by People…
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…
Cambodia and Thailand agreed on measures to build mutual trust during maritime boundary talks from October 14 to 18, 2026, at the Peace Palace in The Hague. Their next meeting…
North Korea is considering restarting loudspeaker broadcasts and deploying more weapons along its border with South Korea, Kim Yo-jong said on October 19, 2026, after mine blasts injured three South…
Pakistan has extended its ban on Indian aircraft using its airspace until 4:59 a.m. local time on November 24, 2026, according to the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA). The extension replaces…
Six cargoes from Reliance Industries' Jamnagar refinery in Gujarat reached European Union ports in September 2026, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), eight months…
Pakistan's economy grew 3.65% in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, as a stronger agricultural performance helped offset weaker estimates for industry and services. The annual figure was slightly below the previous estimate of 3.70%, while growth slowed to 2% in the final quarter…
A redevelopment proposal covering all 447 hectares of Hà Nội's Vĩnh Hưng Ward would affect about 7,250 households, or 20,000 people, according to the draft planning summary. Yet residents say…
Thailand has identified 2,360 land plots worth 14.01 billion baht, about US$417 million, in a nationwide crackdown on suspected arrangements that use Thai nominees to hold property for foreigners. Prime…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated a memorial bearing the names of 834 people killed in the July 2024 uprising at Dhaka's Osmani Udyan on Monday, October 19, 2026, joining bereaved…
Pakistan's Supreme Court has clarified that people challenging their convictions can have their petitions, applications and appeals placed before judges without first surrendering to police or prison authorities. The court…
Bangladesh government employees are due to receive higher basic salaries in their October 2026 payroll, while certain allowances will continue to be calculated using the basic pay they received on…
Bangladesh's October 19, 2026, news picture brought together a cabinet resignation, major Hindu religious celebrations and a quieter scene of a child fishing in a field as monsoon water receded.…
South Korea has conveyed concerns to Washington over remarks by Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, that placed the country's beginning at the southern fence of the Demilitarized…
China plans to recruit about 35,700 people through its 2027 national civil service examination, including 24,600 places aimed mainly at recent university graduates. Both figures are lower than a year…
Pakistan launched its first National Strategy to End Violence Against Children on 14 October 2026 in Islamabad, setting out a framework for protecting the country's 120 million children over the…
Japan will begin recruiting Bangladeshi workers under a new employment and skills agreement on April 1, 2027, with Bangladesh's government promising legal protection equivalent to that enjoyed by Japanese workers…
Thailand says 6,800 refugees from Myanmar entered its workforce during the first year of a program that began on 1 October 2025, opening jobs outside nine border camps after decades…
Sri Lanka's Public Utilities Commission has approved one hour of rotational power cuts per day for October 19, 20 and 21 after a breakdown left the Lakvijaya Power Station unavailable.…
Thailand and Myanmar have agreed in principle to waive a requirement for Myanmar workers to spend 30 days in their home country after completing four years of employment under their…
Beijing expects residents aged 60 and above to make up more than one third of its population by 2035, increasing pressure on pensions, family caregivers and neighbourhood services. The capital…
Indonesia is preparing its first aircraft carrier, KRI Sriwijaya-100, to deliver emergency supplies, move relief personnel and support evacuations across its scattered islands, following its commissioning at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok…
Huanggang Port recorded 9,728 departures in a single hour on Sunday, October 18, 2026, as a surge of travellers heading from Hong Kong to mainland China brought queues and crowd…
VEON has agreed to buy Uzbekistan's Perfectum mobile operator for approximately $207 million, including about $93 million in outstanding financial debt, in a transaction that would increase Beeline Uzbekistan's radio…
Beeline Kazakhstan has introduced Starlink Mobile for compatible smartphones, bringing messages and selected internet services to places beyond the reach of its ground network. The service targets a large geographic…
Akita Prefectural University has presented an autonomous robot dog designed to detect bears, growl at them and help drive them away from places where people live. Officially named MATAGIroid Hacchan,…
The Eurasian Development Bank and AKASHI Data Center PLC have signed an agreement for up to $31.2 million to support a data center campus in Astana, Kazakhstan, with its first…
Google announced the launch of Google Pay in Uzbekistan on October 19, 2026, following changes to the country's personal data law and months of work by banks and payment networks.…
India's National Medical Commission (NMC) has withdrawn the Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023, which set out institutional fines of up to Rs 1 crore per violation and personal fines of up to Rs 5 lakh for submitting false records. Medical colleges must…
Rangers working with Angelina Jolie's Maddox Foundation removed close to 7,800 meters of wire snares from Cambodia's Samlaut forest in 2025, according to a foundation field note published in June…
Oyster reefs in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Estuary once covered more than 3,000 square kilometres, according to a historical reconstruction for 1750. Researchers now estimate that just 1.34…
Tashkent recorded an unhealthy air quality index of 154 at 09:00 on October 19, with fine particle pollution reaching 60 micrograms per cubic metre, according to IQAir. That concentration was…
Three South Korean public financial institutions committed 48.45 trillion won to overseas fossil fuel projects between 2020 and 2024, supporting facilities expected to release about 2.93 billion tonnes of greenhouse…
Malaysia is preparing possible assistance for Indonesia's forest and peatland fires, including helicopters and aircraft that drop water, as smoke makes some of the proposed rescue flights too dangerous to…
A mother orangutan with burns on her hands and feet, her infant son and an adult male coughing after exposure to smoke are among the animals caught in Indonesia's forest…
Typhoon Champi strengthened to sustained winds of 55 meters per second as forecasts shifted its path farther west, raising the likelihood that its storm winds would reach Taiwan. The Central…
Mining permits across 12 regencies and cities in Aceh cover 155,307.50 hectares, with more than three quarters of that area assigned to exploration, according to figures attributed to the provincial…
Tan left Wuxi in Jiangsu province on October 10 and reached Lhasa on October 12, completing a train journey he said lasted 43 hours. At 94, the retired railway worker…
Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will offer Economy Transit fares starting at RM125 one way between Gombak and Kota Bharu, with Express tickets starting at RM147, ahead of a…
For 300 to 350 yuan, Jinzu Wang can leave his Beijing university dormitory behind, soak in a hot bath, play billiards, sing karaoke and eat unlimited fruit before settling in…
All Nippon Airways unveiled its Chiikawa Jet at a Haneda Airport hangar on October 18, 2026, ahead of a scheduled October 19 debut on flight NH661 from Tokyo to Nagasaki.…
Hong Kong's rebuilt Huanggang Port recorded 9,728 departures between 1pm and 2pm on October 18, 2026, as its first Sunday of operation collided with the Chung Yeung Festival holiday. The…
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…
Hakuho, the Mongolian born former grand champion who won a record 45 top division titles in professional sumo, has been elected president of the International Sumo Federation and will also…
Kazakhstan defeated Russia 45 to 40 in the men's team epee final in Casablanca on October 18, winning a World Cup gold medal with a changed lineup and adding another…
Babar Azam became the fifth Pakistani batter to reach 16,000 international runs during a 37 run victory over Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on October 18. He reached the landmark in…
Sheetal Devi scored 704 out of 720 in women's compound archery qualification on October 19, equalling the world record as India began its Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games campaign. The…
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…
Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, is scheduled to have its world premiere on the evening of October 27, 2026, at the David Geffen Theatre inside the Academy Museum…
SHISEIDO's Ultimune collaboration with Japanese graphic artist VERDY brings BLACKPINK member LISA, new illustrated characters and limited purchase gifts into a global campaign beginning in July 2026. Japan's rollout includes…
More than 300 spectators watched the cast of Godzilla -0.0 walk an 83 meter red carpet on Tokyo's former KK Line expressway on October 19, bringing the sequel's Japan premiere…
Ado will begin a six show tour devoted to cover songs on January 10, 2027, exactly 10 years after she first posted a singing video on Nico Nico Douga. The…
Nepal has denied public screening permission to Udta Teer, the spy comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, ahead of its scheduled theatrical release on October 23, 2026. The…
Advance bookings for Ramayana: Part 1 are scheduled to open in India on October 20, 2026, ahead of a worldwide theatrical release on November 5. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor…
Jun Maeda, the 51-year-old writer and composer behind AIR, CLANNAD and other influential Japanese games, has been diagnosed with pharyngeal cancer and is hospitalized, Visual Arts announced on October 19,…