Asia Today

Today's headlines: Saudi GDP set to grow by the highest figure in the last decade; Shanghai launches a 260 billion development plan; Pakistan's high court clears former premier Khan of terrorism charges; a giant statue of Padre Pio is to be erected in Cebu in a pilgrimage site; Moscow patriarchate says the meeting between the pope and Kirill is still possible and desirable.

Today's headlines: aftershocks from yesterday's earthquake in southern Taiwan at least one victim and 150 injured; more clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, a hundred people dead; a mega-church in Zhejiang held prayer services with sacred music linked to traditional Chinese culture; Turkish president and Pakistani premier agree on Russian gas supply.

Today's headlines: Metropolitan Antonij reports Pope Francis has requested a new meeting with Patriarch Kirill; ceasefire holds between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; protests in Iran over the death of a young woman detained for violating headscarf regulations; pork prices in China mount, about 70% year-over-year; Phnom Penh set to issue final verdict on Khieu Samphan.

Today's headlines: Thailand promotes tourism in Myanmar; India does does u-turn on financial aid to Sri Lanka; the death of a Malaysian citizen in Thailand is traced back to Chinese criminal gangs.

Today's headlines: Funds 'frozen' in USA to benefit aid agencies in Afghanistan; India has reduced the influx of tourists to Sri Lanka; in Japan most single people would like to get married; Lebanese savers grow desperate; in Georgia chess becomes compulsory at school.

Today's headlines: Indonesia will review minimum wage laws; Marcos' Philippines filed 52 complaints against interference in the South China Sea; in the Emirates a newspaper that had denounced oil price hikes was closed down.

Today's headlines: Thai activist found guilty of lese majesty; Human Rights Watch denounces Burmese junta atrocities; another Russian leader dies in mysterious circumstances; In India, a chain of electric scooter fires alarms the government, which wants to promote their use.

Today's headlines:, the Taliban ban journalists from using anonymous sources; speech therapists are jailed in Hong Kong for publishing 'seditious' children's books; Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida continues to fall; Indonesia wants Russian oil; in Kazakhstan academics are required to campaign for the president.

The other news of the day: China’s Communist Party plans to change its constitution. The Islamic State group is looking for recruits at the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria. Jailed Indian journalist Siddique Kappan gets bail. Negotiations under Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework are set to start. A St Petersburg area borough calls for Putin's ouster.

Today's headlines: China and India withdraw troops on part of disputed Himalayan border; Delhi reduces rice exports; Medicine prices double in Myanmar; Senior Islamic State leader arrested in Turkey; Russian anti-war priest gains followers on YouTube; Kyrgyzstan: ancient Buddhist temple opened to the public.

Today's headlines: Lockdown extended in China's megacity Chengdu; India and Japan strengthen military cooperation; Vietnam: five-year jail term for dissident blogger; Iran has uranium to build nuclear bomb in weeks; Catholic activist arrested in Russia.

Today's headlines: US hi-tech firms will not be allowed to invest in China; Security disputes between Japan and South Korea; East Timor seeks alternatives to Australia to extract its gas; India: Rahul Gandhi's 'long march' begins; Russian pop singer mourns Gorbachev's death.