Supporters say the new rules simplify the system and benefit companies and workers. Critics say the laws will “only benefit” ...

East and West. The new Russian language dictionary relaunches visions of democracy and autocracy in official ideology.

In Sri Lanka, the preliminary death toll from Typhoon Ditwah stands at 56, with 44,000 people affected. Hundreds of ...

Banned in the 1979 after the Islamic Revolution, opium cultivation could be legalised again by Iran’s parliament. Supporters ...

The alarm was raised in a report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Long-term resilience measures are needed to combat economic losses, health crises and th ...

Books and essays are among the tools traditionally used to oppose regimes. Sales of books on the “difficult pages” of the ...

Myanmar's military junta has released more than 3,000 political prisoners and dropped charges against another 5,500 people.

In Penang, 800 delegates from churches across the continent gathered for a ‘pilgrimage of hope’ in the Jubilee year. Cardinal ...

At last week's summit in Johannesburg, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a six-point agenda, ranging from coordination against drug trafficking and terrorism to a new framework for cri ...

Floods continue to cause damage in Southeast Asia, and now Sri Lanka is also preparing for the arrival of Cyclone Ditwah; In Malaysia, the state of Sabah, the poorest in th ...

The devastating fire that destroyed much of a public housing complex in Tai Po has exposed the fragility of Hong Kong's ...

The senator opens a new chapter in the family feud, which threatens to affect the whole country. After accusing her brother ...