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Actors Shin Min-a and Kim Woo-bin have donated more than 5 billion won between them, with their charitable work stretching from hospital treatment for children to heating bills for older…
Japan and the United States agreed on October 28, 2026, to establish a facility in Japan for the final assembly and inspection of AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, known as…
Japan and Germany agreed on October 28, 2026, to strengthen supplies of critical minerals, establish a high-level dialogue on artificial intelligence and explore closer military cooperation, bringing industrial policy and…
Australian Army commanders allowed authority over the Special Air Service Regiment in Afghanistan to shift towards sergeants and corporals, according to a newly published summary of an official investigation. The…
North Korea has increased the number of sample tanks at its Pyongsan uranium refinery from 10 to 11, adding to satellite evidence of continued activity at a plant that supplies…
South Korea has withdrawn eight diplomatic personnel from Ukraine and warned that relations could deteriorate to a complete diplomatic break, escalating a dispute over President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's disclosure that two…
Ho Chi Minh City's international financial centre recognised its first 10 members on October 28, 2026, bringing together companies with $33.63 million in registered charter capital and committed contributions and plans to mobilise and invest about $2.7 billion by 2027. The centre expects cumulative investment…
Indonesia's police chief, General Suyudi Ario Seto, called for greater use of cameras worn by officers to strengthen accountability during demonstrations as student protesters heading toward Jakarta's Hotel Indonesia Roundabout…
Shen Po-yang leads Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an by 45% to 41% in a telephone survey of 1,115 registered city residents conducted on October 20 to 22 and October 25. Yet…
Indonesia's House of Representatives is aiming to finish work on its asset forfeiture bill before December 2026, bringing forward an earlier target of December 15. Yet Commission III, which handles…
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resigned from Pakistan's Lahore High Court on October 28, 2026, telling President Asif Ali Zardari that constitutional changes had weakened judicial independence and that his conscience…
Indonesia's wildfire crisis brought students and civil society groups onto the streets on October 28, 2026, as protesters demanded a national disaster declaration and challenged President Prabowo Subianto over public…
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received 1.94852 billion won in his prison money account over 14 months and withdrew about 1.9 billion won through 574 transactions, according to…
A threat against television host Kevin Tsai has become the focus of Taiwan's latest warning about Chinese interference ahead of the November 28, 2026, local elections. On October 27, a…
Japan's Democratic Party for the People decided on October 28, 2026, to support a Liberal Democratic Party proposal to remove 31 proportional representation seats from the House of Representatives, accepting…
Hanoi's People's Council approved a preliminary VND22.229 trillion redevelopment of the Hoan Kiem Lake area on October 28, 2026, selecting a Sun Group member company to build an underground shopping…
Singaporean Riona Krishnan Dighe, 18, won Miss Teen Universe Asia 2026 at the global finals in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on October 25, becoming the first Singapore representative to receive the…
Kazakhstan could begin building its first nuclear power plant, Balkhash, in 2027, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said in his October 28, 2026 state of the nation address. He also called for…
Japan is considering giving legal recognition to the surnames people used before marriage while keeping the requirement that married couples share one registered family name. The proposal would address a…
Taiwan will begin imposing tougher penalties for driving under the influence of drugs on October 31, 2026, with first offenses bringing fines of NT$120,000 for motorcycle riders and NT$150,000 for…
Indonesia plans to launch its national Digital Social Protection service on November 10, 2026, as the government prepares to require people seeking two major welfare benefits in 2027 to register…
Hanoi is proposing to reserve up to 902 social housing apartments for households living in severely crowded homes in Hoan Kiem ward, allowing eligible families to buy or enter hire…
A camera concealed inside a white air freshener casing in a staff changing room at Dr. Zainoel Abidin Regional General Hospital in Banda Aceh was removed on Monday, October 26,…
Apple is expected to introduce its first touchscreen MacBooks in Los Angeles on October 28, 2026, pairing OLED displays with its existing M5 Pro and M5 Max processors. The reported…
Kazakhstan plans to commission a third supercomputer and simplify the legal rules for digital employment by the end of 2026, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said in his October 28 address. His…
Indonesia is preparing a vehicle electrification roadmap through 2060 that would gradually replace more than 170 million vehicles powered by combustion engines with electric alternatives made domestically. The first phase,…
Sony will release its 6-inch ELF-MN1 Spatial Reality Display in Japan on December 11, 2026, with a Sony Store price of ¥53,900 including tax. The device connects to a compatible…
South Korea's Korea Media and Communications Commission fined Google 42.9 billion won and Apple 20.81 billion won on October 28, 2026, finding that their app payment rules left developers with…
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has recruited veteran blood disease specialist Professor Anskar Leung Yu-hung from the University of Hong Kong as it prepares to admit the first 50 students to Hong Kong's third medical school in the 2028/29 academic year.…
More than 100 million tonnes of dust and salt rise each year from the Aralkum Desert, the exposed bed of the shrinking Aral Sea, according to the Food and Agriculture…
Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to form a joint task force to investigate companies suspected of contributing to haze, combining evidence from fire sites with information about corporate relationships and…
The World Bank approved a $100 million loan to Uzbekistan on October 27, 2026, joining a financing package worth $371 million to modernize and digitize 60 major electricity substations. The…
Singapore plans to introduce amendments to its Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) at Parliament's November 3 sitting, giving the National Environment Agency (NEA) powers to order companies to appoint specialist…
Taiwan's Ministry of Environment review panel has required revisions to the environmental impact assessment for the proposed Baozhong Industrial Park in Yunlin County, where residents want a written commitment excluding…
Cambodia has approved an investment framework proposing about $690 million across 15 project concepts to reduce land and forest fires and eliminate harmful open burning in priority agricultural and forest…
Malaysia has approved a requirement for data centres to use at least 30% renewable energy, while tightening scrutiny of how much electricity operators reserve and actually consume. Deputy Prime Minister…
About 350 personnel have been deployed to fight fires in Indonesia's Way Kambas National Park, where peat continued to smoulder beneath the surface after weeks of firefighting. As of October…
Uzbekistan and Thailand have agreed to pursue the signing of an agreement on visa free travel, with the draft under Thai review, Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry said on October 28, 2026.…
Japan's approved international passenger flight schedule will shrink by 3% at the start of winter 2026, with services to China falling 49% even as airlines add flights to South Korea,…
Travel between Delhi and Haridwar could fall from around three to four hours to 90 minutes when a new road connection opens, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari…
Pakistan has barred Taiwanese airlines from its airspace under its One China policy, forcing China Airlines and EVA Air to change routes between Asia and Europe. Flightradar24 tracking data cited…
Nepal's Department of Immigration has urged trekkers to suspend journeys in high hill and Himalayan regions from October 29 to 31 and stopped issuing new permits for restricted trekking areas,…
Naoya Inoue and Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez are moving closer to a proposed fight in Tokyo in March 2027, with the Japanese champion's camp reporting steady progress after a public disagreement…
Kylian Mbappe apologised on Tuesday after Dongpeng Beverage, dairy producer Mengniu and cheesemaker Milkground ended their partnerships with the Real Madrid forward over a video apparently referring to Mao Zedong.…
The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) expects the third Nepal Premier League to generate around Rs 1.5 billion in transactions over roughly a month, with eight franchises supporting a growing…
Tomoya Masaki hit a home run in the 10th inning as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2-1 on October 27, 2026, taking a 3-0 lead in…
Naomi Osaka saved three consecutive set points before beating Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 7-6(4) at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Park on Tuesday, turning her first Pan Pacific Open appearance in four years…
Three Vietnamese media companies have reportedly jointly purchased broadcasting rights to the 2026 U17 World Cup, sharing the cost of a tournament that will feature Vietnam for the first time.…
Cong An Ha Noi claimed their first AFC Champions League Elite victory on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, beating Shanghai Port 3-2 after taking the lead three times and surviving a…
Dilshan Madushanka took five wickets for 34 runs as Sri Lanka bowled Pakistan out for 110 in Lahore on Tuesday, October 27, then completed an eight wicket victory with 191…
Amazon MGM Studios plans to double its investment in original Japanese content, its Japan chief Buddy Marini said at TIFFCOM in Tokyo on October 28, 2026, outlining an expansion that…
Tencent's Lvpaopao short drama service reached 143 million monthly active users in August 2026, according to QuestMobile data, giving the company a substantial audience for its challenge to ByteDance's Hongguo.…
More than 10 billion Douyin views, a Chinese duet with Huang Ling and a place on QQ Music: those are the achievements Big Arts Entertainment lists for the Chinese version…
Former BigBang member Seungri says he has already registered his marriage to a woman outside the entertainment industry and is expecting his first child, a son, in January 2027. His…
Hins Cheung has expanded his Christmas and New Year concert series at The Londoner Arena in Macao from six performances to eight after tickets allocated to the fan club priority…
Garena has announced an October 28 launch for Free Fire India, with daily play limits of up to three hours for users under 18 and six hours for adults, parental…
Pokémon UNITE will end service on Nintendo Switch and smartphones at 9:00 a.m. Japan Standard Time on March 23, 2027, with unused paid gems eligible for refunds afterward and a…
Tokyo Disneyland will open Sugar Rush: Sweet Rescue on Thursday, April 15, 2027, bringing the world's first attraction themed to Wreck-It Ralph to Tomorrowland on the park's 44th anniversary. The…