Asia Today

Today's news: Vietnam has lost billions of dollars in foreign aid due to the ongoing anti-corruption campaign; Japan approved joint custody of children for divorced couples; South Africa appealed to the International Criminal Court demanding an end to the military operation in Rafah; The problem of natural disasters in Tajikistan.

Today's news: Violent clashes continue in New Caledonia; US imports from Vietnam grow, supported by Chinese exports; Facebook removes and then republishes posts with news of Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim's meeting with a Hamas leader; A former Indian army officer the UN official killed in Gaza in an alleged Israeli attack; Thailand exchanges foreign dissidents for Thai political activists abroad.

Today's news: Pyongyang laundered $147.5 million in stolen cryptocurrencies in March alone; Rosewood trade from Mozambique to China finances Islamic State militants; YouTube blocks "Glory to Hong Kong" videos as requested by local government; Israel and Egypt blame each other for closing the Rafah crossing and blocking aid.

Today's news: three men accused of spying for Hong Kong arrested in the UK; India and Iran sign agreement to develop Chabahar port; Japan will invest in construction of a new railway line in Indonesia; Myanmar generals propose a national census.

Today's news: The death toll in Afghanistan has risen to over 300 from floods in the north; New tensions over some arrests in the Indian state of Manipur; The Myanmar military junta bombs a monastery where civilians had gathered; The number of Chinese cities that have joined the programme to visit Hong Kong individually has risen to 51.

Today's headlines: Arvind Kejriwal, one of India’s top opposition leaders, is granted bail. North Korea continues to test new weapons, which experts say will be transferred to Russia. In Thailand, the record heat has already killed more than 60 people. Japanese trains are becoming a new place of entertainment.

Today's news: arson attack by settlers on the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem, building closed for security reasons; Presidential elections in Sri Lanka between September and October; Seoul opens to foreign doctors in hospitals to cope with strike, controversy over racist web post; Gazprom sells off some properties in Moscow to compensate for losses.

Today's news: Biden warns Israel, no offensive weapons from US if Rafah offensive begins; From 1 July in China, police will be able to ‘search’ electronic devices; Japan also opens hunting for larger whales; After Russia also in Kazakhstan hostility against Tajik migrants.

Today's news: Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom crossing, but Gaza is short of diesel (essential for water supplies) after the Rafah blockade; Hun Sen asks generals to talk to Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese opposition sceptical; The Central Bank of Singapore: artificial intelligence will never be able to set interest rates. Kirill's blessing to Putin on his fifth term as president.

Today's news: Beijing into British MoD data; Some Chinese provinces open up to flexible working to encourage motherhood; In the Philippines inflation is higher among poor families and in the suburbs; Putin will meet Armenian President Pašinyan to ‘frankly’ address differences.

Today's news: Families begin Rafah evacuation while Gaza ceasefire talks remain stalled; Pakistani farmers announce a march against falling wheat prices; In Malaysia, data centres boom in the Johor region, very close to Singapore; Four Jehovah's Witnesses sentenced in Russia to six and a half years for 'terrorist activity'.

Today's news: three Indians arrested in Canada for the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar; China launches mission to take samples from the hidden side of the Moon; In Brazil Kishida signs a cooperation agreement with Lula on Amazon protection; Uzbekistan to restore oldest Koran manuscript dating back to the 7th century.