Asia Today

Today's headlines: two dead but less damage than expected as super typhoon Fung-wong passes over the Philippines; Pakistan is the country with the fastest growing solar energy sector in South Asia; Xi Jinping opens the Chinese National Games, organised for the first time jointly by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao; Kyrgyzstan wants an International Day of Nomadic Culture.

Today's news: The Afghan Taliban say the latest round of talks has failed due to Islamabad's "irresponsible and uncooperative" approach. North Korea threatens further "offensive action" against South Korea and the United States. Hundreds of delays and cancellations occurred yesterday at Delhi airport due to a management system issue. More than a hundred people have been missing or kidnapped in Syria since the start of the year.

Today's headlines: truce in Gaza and two-state solution at the Vatican meeting between Pope Leo and Abbas. Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile off the east coast. A hundred Indonesian activists protest against the granting of national hero status to former President Suharto. The area under opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is reduced by a further 20%. In 2024, over 53,000 people killed by pollution in Iran.

Today’s News: In the Philippines, more than 140 dead and 127 missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi; Marcos declares a state of emergency. The wife of Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh, kidnapped and missing since 2017, wins lawsuit against the government. Kathmandu and Delhi to build three major cross-border connection lines. Afghans in the north appeal to the Taliban for the reconstruction of the Blue Mosque damaged by the earthquake.

Today's headlines: over 90 dead and 400,000 displaced by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines; Japan deploys army to hunt bears, at least 12 dead since April; In Iran, medical treatment denied to a Christian convert imprisoned for her faith; Beijing has sentenced five people linked to a gang of cross-border fraudsters in Myanmar to death; Kerala is the first Indian state to declare itself “free” from “extreme poverty”.

Today's headlines: Pyongyang pays tribute to Kim Yong Nam, former “head of state” who died yesterday at the age of 97; Beijing leads campaign of harassment and intimidation against Sheffield Hallam University for “sensitive” research on the Uyghurs; Bangkok and Phnom Penh begin “demilitarising”disputed border;Thirty per cent of Iran's population lives in “absolute poverty”.

Today's headlines: Hamas has handed over the bodies of three more deceased hostages and Israel has confirmed their identities; Beijing has expelled two more former senior Communist Party officials for corruption; Baghdad has signed an agreement with Ankara for the construction of water infrastructure: According to a report, nearly 300 people were killed in the summer of 2024 in the violence that led to the fall of former Prime Minister Hasina.

Today's headlines: Cambodia and the United States announce the resumption of joint military exercises suspended since 2017 following criticism over human rights; In Southeast Asia, deaths from air pollution could increase by 10% by 2050; Ten dead in a stampede at a temple in Andhra Pradesh; Chinese scientific mission to study Antarctic ice at a depth of 3,000 metres.

Today's headlines: Death toll from floods in central Vietnam rises to 13; Manipur government wants to close refugee camps in December; Taiwanese president rejects China's “one country, two systems” promise (not kept in Hong Kong); In Iran, state agency bans Halloween-themed events and sales.

Today's headlines: A further 700 Indonesian children poisoned by Prabowo's free meal; Singapore and Vietnam sign agreement on rice exports on the sidelines of APEC; New report links the deaths of 1.7 million Indians in 2022 to air pollution; Al-Sharaaa in Riyadh says Syria has attracted $28 billion in foreign investment.

Today's headlines: Nepal, two new interim ministers including Gen Z leader Bablu Gupta; Guilty plea on first day of trial for Shinzo Abe's assassination; Sheikh Hasina announces boycott of 2026 Bangladesh elections over Awami League exclusion; Floods in central Vietnam submerge 103,000 homes.

Today's headlines: Trump signs new economic agreements, including on rare earths, at Tokyo summit with Prime Minister Takaichi; Indian minister accused of victim blaming against two Australian cricketers; Indonesia issues new rules for loans to local authorities; Israel lifts state of emergency in the south of the country.