China’s economy grows 4.3% in Q2, slowest since late 2022
Lagging consumer spending and business investment offset the boost from strong exports thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence.
Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital
More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the…
Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people, officials say
Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging and plumes coming out of the front door of…
China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns
The launch, using a dummy warhead, took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense treaty meant…
China’s military promotes 2 new generals after anti-corruption purge thins ranks
The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader,…
Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70
Lam was one of five people from Causeway Bay Books who disappeared in 2015. He later detailed his detention by…
Funerals held for 14 Pakistani children killed in tutoring center collapse
Police are investigating whether negligence during construction work caused the collapse in the eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday.
Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction
Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted…
Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say
Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in response to militant attacks across Pakistan. Afghanistan condemned the…
Plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest building; damage reported
The cause of the damage could not be independently verified, and authorities did not immediately issue a statement on the…