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South Korea's coastal and offshore catch of common squid fell from 189,160 tons in 2009 to 13,546 tons in 2024, a decline of 92.8%, according to the National Institute of…
India needs a larger, sustained troop presence along its border with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in New Delhi on Saturday, November 14, 2026, arguing that roads, tunnels,…
Türkiye has enacted Law No. 7597 approving ratification of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, following a parliamentary vote of 279 in favour and 119 against.…
China will host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen on November 18 and 19, 2026, with artificial intelligence and trade cooperation at the centre of its agenda. A…
Five Uyghur men detained in Thailand since 2014 face the risk of being sent to China, including two who have moved from prison into immigration detention. On November 13, 2026,…
China and the United States discussed lowering tariffs on about $30 billion worth of goods from each country at their first trade council meeting on November 13, 2026, bringing a…
Azerbaijan's Chamber of Accounts has warned that customs revenues could fall 300 million manat, about $176 million, short of the forecast in the draft 2027 state budget. The warning concerns a planned 6.868 billion manat in receipts through the State Customs Committee, built around an…
Rahul Gandhi challenged the legitimacy of India's 2024 general election at the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad on November 14, 2026, alleging that 140 million people who voted had subsequently been…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office summoned Telecommunications Secretary Amit Agrawal on November 14 to explain how his department ordered internet providers to block 129 websites using fabricated High Court…
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has instructed Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia to ensure that at least 70% of the benefits from mining permits go to the state, raising…
Sri Lanka's proposed Prevention of Foreign Terrorist Fighters Bill has cleared a parliamentary oversight committee, advancing legislation that would allow legal action over specified terrorism offences committed abroad. The move…
Thailand's Election Commission published its full ruling on alleged collusion in the 2024 Senate selection on November 13, 2026, setting out a case against 77 people, including 26 serving senators.…
Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to establish rules for controlled cannabis cultivation and production, opening a route toward licensed medicinal, scientific and industrial activity after decades of prohibition.…
Myanmar has rejected proposals on ASEAN's special envoy and regular progress reports, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said in Manila on November 14, 2026, leaving the regional bloc…
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an proposed a NT$399 monthly bus pass, while Democratic Progressive Party challenger Puma Shen called for electric YouBikes to be included in the NT$1,200 T-Pass, as the…
Thailand's government says it has suspended more than 1 million mule accounts as part of a campaign against online crime, while reported losses from online scams fell from 6.577 billion…
An electric microbus carrying about 20 people left Kathmandu for Sarlahi before dawn to take families home for Chhath. At around 5:45am on Thursday, it plunged down a slope at…
When Zhang Ji invited her former colleague Zhang Hongquan into her home in Jinan, Shandong province, in the summer of 2012, he had rectal cancer, difficulty walking and just over…
Compensation has been provided to 983 families in connection with disappearances in Jaffna district, where 2,249 registrations have been recorded, Additional District Secretary K. Sivakaran told a workshop at the…
China had 223.65 million people aged 65 or older at the end of 2025, outnumbering children aged 0 to 14 by 10.89 million. Across 17 provincial regions, older residents now…
Uzbekistan's 2026 census counted 39,047,321 residents, including 189,557 born abroad, and revealed a country where 54.5% of people live in urban areas but 85.3% live in individual houses. Tashkent was…
A tacklebox spotted from a police helicopter helped end the search for William, a 17-year-old from Morwell who survived six days in Victoria's Gippsland bushland with a packet of chicken-flavoured…
Videos reportedly filmed at Beijing Capital International Airport on November 9 and 10 show lines of passengers in wheelchairs being pushed by ground staff before flights said to be bound…
Trade ministers from all 11 ASEAN member states signed the Digital Economy Framework Agreement in Manila on November 14, 2026, setting common rules for electronic payments, business identities, trade documents…
An Airbus A350-1000ULR flew 23,155 kilometres without landing during a development flight from Melbourne to Toulouse, earning Guinness World Records recognition on 9 November 2026. The aircraft spent 24 hours…
North Korean trading officials reportedly sought help from Koreans living overseas to purchase 20,000 advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips in China, a request that points to computing ambitions far beyond…
Hong Kong police will activate facial recognition on their SmartView surveillance network on November 16, 2026, adding automated searches for criminal suspects and missing people to a system that police…
Taiwan's semiconductor industry is forecast to produce NT$9.7615 trillion in output in 2026, up 49.7% from a year earlier, as demand for artificial intelligence computing drives growth across chip manufacturing,…
Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport announced the launch of its 2026 Teacher Policy on November 13, 2026, at the National Institute of Education, bringing teacher training, working conditions and career development into the next stage of the country's education reforms.…
Sri Lanka's government is considering the rapid removal of unauthorised construction after receiving information that nearly 500,000 such structures exist across Colombo and its surrounding suburbs. The move, described on…
A fine of about 600,000 baht can be 25 to 50 times cheaper than properly treating hazardous waste, according to Veerayuth Kanchuchat, a People's Party MP and deputy leader. In…
Pakistan's Punjab government has deployed 750 pollution officers in 67 rapid response units to tackle crop fires, promising to reach reported burning within 10 to 15 minutes as Lahore struggles…
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to immediately seal 191 polluting industries in Delhi and the National Capital Region, while ordering faster repairs…
Mongolian and Russian scientists have reached a preliminary conclusion that the proposed Egiin Gol hydropower project could be built and operated without adverse effects on the Selenga River and Lake…
India has tied its goal of reaching 900 gigawatts of clean electricity capacity by 2035 to a major investment in the networks and batteries needed to deliver that power. On…
China expects additional clean electricity generation to cover all growth in its electricity demand by 2030, according to the China Energy Transition Outlook 2026, released by the Chinese Academy of…
Air pollution cost India an estimated $260 billion in 2024, equivalent to roughly 6% of its gross domestic product, through weaker worker output, premature deaths, medical expenses and lost consumer…
Indian Railways has approved a weekly passenger train between Janakpur Dham in Nepal and Ayodhya Cantt. in Uttar Pradesh, setting out a route of approximately 604 kilometres with 10 intermediate…
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) will introduce eight additional fast Namo Bharat services on the Delhi–Meerut corridor from Monday, November 16, 2026, with trains taking 36 minutes between…
China's railways carried 4.13 billion passenger trips from January through October 2026, up 4.7% from the same period a year earlier, according to China State Railway Group. The total set…
Dubai Airports stopped SpiceJet passenger check-ins on November 12, 2026, over outstanding dues of about AED 14 million, approximately ₹35.85 crore, forcing the cancellation of four passenger services to Amritsar,…
Air India and Air India Express have extended flight suspensions to and from Riyadh and Dammam through November 30, 2026, and Jeddah through November 21, as tensions involving Yemen's Houthi…
Pakistan reached their first SAFF Championship final with a 1-0 victory over Bangladesh at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday, November 14, 2026, ending the hosts' campaign after they…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest captain in top level men's Twenty20 cricket at 15 years and 232 days on November 14, 2026, leading Bihar against Saurashtra at Holkar Stadium in…
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored in the first minute of stoppage time as Japan beat Brazil 3-2 at Singapore's National Stadium on November 14, 2026, recovering from the loss of a two…
India reached the SAFF Championship final with a 2-1 victory over Bhutan at Dhaka's National Stadium on Saturday, November 14, 2026, surviving a difficult second half in a match that…
South Korea beat Taiwan 6-4 at Tokyo Dome on November 14, 2026, using three home runs and six innings from starter Lee Ro-woon to reach the Asia Professional Baseball Championship…
Japan scored 11 runs before Australia recorded its first out on November 14, 2026, turning its final round robin game at Tokyo Dome into a 16-1 victory and securing a…
Usman Khan scored 107 from 111 balls as defending champions Pakistan made 337 for nine against India in the Under-19 Asia Cup final at Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Ministry Turf…
Chun-Lin Huang hit a solo home run with two outs in the sixth inning, and Harris Miller Jackson completed seven innings on 85 pitches as Taiwan defeated defending champion Japan…
BTS members Jin, J-Hope, Jimin and V have shared photographs from South Korean reserve military training during a break in their ARIRANG world tour, showing how military responsibilities continue after…
The Weeknd's Hong Kong has turned a song premiered at Kai Tak Stadium into a global video hit, reaching No. 1 on YouTube's worldwide music trending chart and drawing more…
Hong Kong will retire A Symphony of Lights on November 18, 2026, ending a nightly harbour spectacle that began in January 2004 and grew from 18 buildings on Hong Kong…
Netflix and AEG Presents will launch the KPop Demon Hunters Golden World Tour with two performances at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore on June 5, 2027. The first announced schedule…
Sony Interactive Entertainment says PlayStation 5 shipments exceeded 100 million worldwide as of November 10, 2026, almost six years after the console launched. The achievement makes PS5 the fourth PlayStation…
Tamagotchi reached 100 million worldwide shipments on July 31, 2025, according to Bandai Namco Holdings, nearly three decades after its debut in Japan on November 23, 1996. The milestone followed…
Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana: Rise of a Legend crossed Rs 1,000 crore in worldwide ticket sales on November 12, 2026, eight days after its release, before reaching an estimated Rs 1,110.70…
NCT DREAM have marked their 10th anniversary with DREAM AFTER DREAM, a sixth studio album that brings together 10 songs, memories of growing up together and plans for a future…