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Tajikistan faced calls to release people held arbitrarily, protect journalists and investigate torture during its fourth United Nations human rights review in Geneva on November 5, 2026. Representatives of 98…
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 11 Chinese military aircraft, 10 warships and three other official Chinese vessels during a 24 hour period ending at 6 a.m. Saturday. Nine aircraft…
The United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan have launched two technical planning groups to advance a proposed transport and energy route through southern Armenia, moving a project agreed at the White…
Five people from Myanmar's Chin community have asked the Philippine Court of Appeals to compel prosecutors to act on a war crimes complaint filed on October 25, 2023, against military…
ASEAN observers visited O Phlouk Damrei in Cambodia's Pursat province on November 5, 2026, to examine ceasefire compliance at a location Cambodia's Ministry of National Defence says remains unlawfully occupied…
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs who sought shelter in India because of religious persecution or fear of it must obtain an appropriate visa to continue living there under an amendment to…
Indonesia's system for collecting value-added tax on qualifying foreign digital purchases began operating on September 25, 2026, with five banks and LinkAja, the Directorate General of Taxes says. The government has now clarified that plans to expand collection in November will leave personal money transfers…
Hong Kong's government on November 7, 2026, rejected criticism from ten countries over a 10-year prison sentence imposed on democracy campaigner Joshua Wong, saying their joint statement interfered with judicial…
New Zealand's governing coalition led by National is projected to hold 67 parliamentary seats after the November 7, 2026 election, putting Prime Minister Christopher Luxon within reach of a second…
Hundreds of workers rallied behind Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Saturday, November 7, 2026, while hundreds of women marched against his policies, bringing two different sets of demands…
China has proposed removing the power of police to place criminal suspects and defendants under residential surveillance at a designated location simply because they have no fixed residence. The change…
Taiwan's legislature passed amendments on November 6 raising the monthly allowance for elderly farmers from NT$8,110 to NT$15,000, an increase of NT$6,890, while widening eligibility and making the changes effective…
Hong Kong plans to require people searching land records to fit their request into one of nine specified purposes, prompting objections from journalists and lawmakers over who will decide whether…
Malaysia's Attorney General's Chambers called for Najib Razak's transfer to house arrest to be temporarily suspended on November 6, 2026, after his party paid a RM50 million fine and the…
Hong Kong's new task force against bid rigging in building repairs will send officers to owners' meetings to gather intelligence, Security Secretary Chris Tang Ping-keung has said, bringing investigators into…
Hong Kong's Highways Department has required MTR to submit a detailed investigation report by November 16, 2026, after the railway operator discovered unapproved repairs to concrete columns at the Tung…
Thailand has ordered inspections of foundations nationwide as police investigate the alleged misuse of 527 million baht from approximately 815 million baht in donations connected to actress and charity founder…
Mongolia plans to implement a national 100,000 Homes program from 2027 to 2030, combining housing development with a sharp expansion in mortgage lending. The government aims to increase annual home…
Indonesia's new Employment Protection Law contains 23 chapters and 313 articles covering wages, contracts, leave, dismissal and severance, with trade union leaders saying it incorporates most of their demands. The…
Women in Tajikistan could face five or seven additional years before retirement under two options proposed by the Asian Development Bank, while men could face an increase of two years.…
Canada plans to accelerate permanent residence processing for thousands of Hong Kong residents in 2027, with an allocation of 32,000 places under a temporary measure, according to Hong Kong Watch.…
Pakistan has recorded 2,807,250 Afghan nationals returning to Afghanistan since its removal campaign began in 2023, according to figures released by Punjab's Home Department. Punjab accounted for 143,474 of those…
Azerbaijan recorded 95,875 births in 2025, down from 166,210 in 2015, according to the State Statistics Committee. That is a loss of 70,335 births a year, or about 42%, in…
Li Jiaqi sold about 100,000 monthly memberships for Alibaba's QwenWork office AI service in roughly 30 minutes on November 2, 2026, turning an allowance of about 2 trillion AI tokens…
Indonesia is stepping up studies of three coastal areas in East Kalimantan for a future nuclear power plant: Sangatta in East Kutai, Samboja in Kutai Kartanegara, and Babulu in North…
The United States has ordered a financial cutoff of MEXC Global after the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network identified $16.7 billion in transactions connected to alleged illicit activity between…
NVIDIA RTX Spark computers priced around NT$150,000 to NT$200,000 are attracting corporate research teams, university laboratories and design studios in Taiwan, turning a premium PC launch into a contest over…
Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has directed Grab to pause autonomous vehicle testing at certain junctions after a vehicle making a left turn nearly hit a schoolgirl at Punggol Field…
The World Bank has approved $300 million to improve education for 26 million children in Bangladesh, targeting reading, writing and mathematics from pre-primary through Grade 5. The programme will provide teaching materials, structured lesson plans and teacher training, with extra lessons for children falling behind…
Colombo received 129 millimetres of rain within a few hours on November 6, overwhelming roads and prompting Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar to call attention to a drainage system she said…
Tap water production in Thailand's Mae Sai district recovered to about 80% of normal on November 6, 2026, a day after unusually muddy water disrupted treatment for 14 villages. An…
An Australian C-130 air tanker completed three waterbombing operations near Samarinda in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province by 3 p.m. Jakarta time on November 6, 2026, as authorities prioritised two fire…
Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang made their public debut at Zoo Atlanta on Friday, November 6, 2026, opening a new chapter in the city's conservation partnership with China.…
The Philippines has submitted a 2026 climate pledge targeting a 75% net reduction and avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions against projected cumulative emissions for 2025–2035. The government plans to pursue…
Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved in principle five measures to tackle PM2.5 pollution in 2027, with targets to cut forest areas burned by at least 10%,…
A pygmy hippopotamus born on 4 November 2026 at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand's Chonburi province has made Moo Deng, the zoo's viral star, an aunt. The newborn is…
China has passed its first law devoted specifically to Antarctic activities and environmental protection, requiring approval for expeditions, tourism and other operations while setting penalties for unsafe tours, interference with…
Indonesia's state railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) plans to procure 23 new electric commuter trainsets over two to three years, replacing a proposal to import used trains from…
Hong Kong's Central Kowloon Bypass is scheduled to open fully on December 6, completing Route 6 and cutting the estimated journey between Tseung Kwan O town centre and Yau Ma…
Singapore Airlines will introduce sliding doors in Business Class and First Class suites with double beds measuring 80 by 60 inches as part of an investment exceeding S$2 billion. Unveiled…
Indian Railways is operating about 18,000 special train services for the 2026 festival season, roughly 6,000 more than last year, as passengers heading home for Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath…
Air India has restored nonstop flights from Delhi and Mumbai to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport after Iraqi airspace became available again, removing…
Alex Eala held off Maria Sakkari 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 at Victoria Park Centre Court on Saturday, November 7, 2026, reaching the Hong Kong Open final after two hours and 43…
Towhid Hridoy scored an unbeaten 242 from 359 balls on Saturday, setting Bangladesh's highest individual Test score and turning a threatened collapse into a 30-run first innings lead against West…
Samsung scored six runs in the first inning, received four steady innings from a rookie aged 19 and survived a bullpen scare to beat the KT Wiz 10-5 on November…
An Se-young needed just 37 minutes to beat Japan's Riko Gunji 21-7, 21-13 at the Korea Open, extending her winning streak to 53 matches and moving within two victories of…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will captain Bihar against Saurashtra on November 14 and Railways on November 16 in Indore, taking charge of the senior state team for the first time at just…
T1 reached the League of Legends World Championship semifinals for a sixth consecutive year after beating Karmine Corp 3-1 in Allen, Texas, with Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan recording 35 kills, three…
Caitlin Simmers and Gabriel Medina won the inaugural World Surf League Championship Tour Philippines Pro at Cloud 9 on Siargao Island on November 3, 2026, turning the Philippines' first appearance…
Thailand's Queen Suthida piloted a royal Boeing 737-800 from Bangkok to Japan on October 14, 2026, completing a journey of approximately seven hours just six days after her first solo…
Haruna Kojima, the former AKB48 member who now works as a model and entrepreneur, announced on November 7, 2026, that she had given birth to her first child and registered…
After two years without a distributor, Vinod Kapri's 111-minute film Pyre opened in Indian cinemas on 30 October across 70 screens. Its leads, retired army soldier Padam Singh Kapri and…
South Korea's music industry is confronting a copyright dispute that now reaches from the top of the charts to neighborhood cafes. On October 26, 2026, the music project Meomureu reached…
PLAVE's five members keep their real faces and identities hidden, yet their commercial results are increasingly visible. Their fifth mini album, HYPERDRIVE, sold 1,322,973 copies in its first week, becoming…
BTS finished the South American leg of its ARIRANG world tour with 853,000 admissions across 14 sold out concerts in five cities, according to its agency, BigHit Music. The final…
Weta FX plans to acquire a significant stake in Taiwan's Moonshine Studio as part of a partnership with the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) that combines visual effects investment, artificial…
A scene showing Sai Pallavi's Sita fighting beside Ranbir Kapoor's Rama against the 14,000 demons of Khara and Dushana has put director Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana at the centre of a…
Stray Kids member Lee Know is scheduled to begin his mandatory military service in the first quarter of 2027, JYP Entertainment announced on November 5, 2026. The January to March…