Bank Negara Malaysia increased the overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 2 per cent to ease inflationary pressures.

Bilateral trade rose 23 per cent to US$64.8 billion, compared to the same period in 2021, boosted by African exports of minerals and metals.

The stingray, measuring four metres in length and weighing 180kg, was caught by accident after it swallowed a smaller fish that had taken a baited hook.

Former member of now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China receives three months’ jail time.

Provincial Communist Party chief urges highest vigilance from officials, warns of consequences in case of any mishaps.

When able to keep a distance from others, people do not necessarily need to wear masks, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said – especially considering the risks of heatstroke as temperatures rise.

A cash-strapped mother found herself short the day her annual shop rent was due and had to ask her teen daughter to help who then demanded three times as much in repayment.

Al Jazeera said veteran journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was shot ‘deliberately’ and ‘in cold blood’, but Israel’s army denied it had deliberately targeted journalists.

Suspects were involved in inciting others to violate anti-epidemic rules or damage government isolation facilities, or disseminating fake news about pandemic.

Prince Charles, the son and heir of Queen Elizabeth, delivered the state opening of the UK Parliament for the first time, standing in for his mother who is suffering mobility problems.

A Chinese post on UN Weibo account removed and internet users searching for it notified the content is deemed illegal.

US navy 7th fleet said the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on Tuesday.

Russia’s defence ministry said it inflicted heavy losses on Ukraine in terms of men, vessels and aircraft.

The new law imposes tighter oversight of Japanese firms working in sensitive sectors and calls on the government to do more to protect supply chains and infrastructure from cyberattacks.

Massive cyberattack against a satellite internet network took thousands of modems offline at the onset of Russia-Ukraine war.

China’s securities watchdog joins chorus of voices trying to soothe the frayed nerves of investors, pledging a variety of measures to shore up confidence in the region’s worst-performing stock market.

Nearly 80,000 counterfeit products seized in operation were destined for various countries including the US, Britain, Germany, and United Arab Emirates.

‘It was almost too stupid for words,’ a former Trump official told Rolling Stone, which published a report about the former US president’s fixation about a supposed Chinese weapon.

The aid action comes as a top US official warned that the conflict in Ukraine was likely to become ‘more unpredictable and escalatory’.

Six crocodiles escaped from a fenced pond in Sichuan province after heavy rains and authorities all of them after a two-day hunt.

Infections of the highly transmissible Omicron variant had been in steady decline in Shanghai since April 23, holding below 5,000 cases for the past eight days.

As president, Leonid Kravchuk agreed to transfer remaining Soviet nuclear weapons on Ukrainian territory to Russian control, in a deal backed by the United States.

Many of the white-elephant projects that helped fuel the crisis now gather dust in the home of the powerful Rajapaksa clan, which used billions in Chinese loans in a failed effort to turn Hambantota district into a major economic hub.

The country has five support centres for the theatre commands with a central hub in Wuhan.

The war in Ukraine is having a strong impact on Eurovision, which is being hosted by Italy this year.

Chinese exports in ‘grave situation’, with dwindling cash flow weighing on their bottom line while domestic demand falls amid coronavirus lockdowns.

James Hong’s longevity has resulted in credits on 469 TV shows, 149 feature films, 32 short films and 22 video games.

Beijing sends Vice-President Wang Qishan to attend inauguration of Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on Tuesday.

Labour shortages at ports in the US and other hay-exporting countries have caused delays in feed shipments, with a scarcity of shipping containers only adding to complications.

China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.1 per cent in April from a year earlier, while the producer price index (PPI) rose by 8 per cent last month, according to data released on Wednesday.

Beijing can afford to ratchet down the threat level with John Lee at the helm. It’s time to expand the discourse from patriotism, bring in the disenfranchised and flesh out policies with a game plan to secure Hong Kong’s future.

A hair salon in China is under investigation after a man was quoted one price for a hair perm but was told afterwards the price had been multiplied by 12 under a bizarre scalp ‘sections’ system.

Footage of white-clad workers entering people’s houses to spray disinfectant everywhere prompted online protests.

Dr Ho Hiu-fai recalls how helpless he felt when patients could not receive immediate treatment at height of city’s fifth Covid-19 wave.

Eyes will be on whether the Bongbong administration follows Duterte’s pivot away from the US, and his approach to the South China Sea dispute, analysts say.

The Microsoft co-founder says he is experiencing mild symptoms and will isolate until he is healthy again.

The official regulation is the latest move by Chinese authorities to reduce screen time and addiction to smartphones among kids.

John Lee’s election in a one-man race, the exodus of unpatriotic Hongkongers and the mass arrests under the national security law all point to everything falling into place. Rule of law in Hong Kong remains alive and well, it seems, with judges exp...

Speaking to US lawmakers, intelligence leaders also express concern about Beijing’s rapid nuclear weapons build-up.

Su-34 pilots are relying on the rudimentary receivers to navigate because their inbuilt systems are so bad, says British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.

A projection says that an unchecked wave of Omicron could lead to a ‘tsunami’ of cases that infects more than 112 million people.

Ukraine’s operator blamed Moscow’s occupying forces for its move to stop sending fuel via Sokhranivka, one of two key entry points.

The judge said accuser Natali Tene, who alleged that the chef of forcibly groped her while posing for a selfie, had ‘significant credibility issues’.

The social media giant permanently suspended the ex-US president soon after the January 6 Capitol attack, citing ‘the risk of further incitement of violence’.

The White House does not want to be seen as weak on China, but surging costs of goods and services are placing pressure on the president ahead of the US midterm elections.

Beijing’s strategy may not banish political enmity and ethno-religious strife from the region, but it could bring socioeconomic relief to some war-torn countries. And for those suffering hardship, that may be a lifesaver.

Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he thinks a shift would be ‘very important’, and the issue has been discussed with Chinese experts.

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told US lawmakers Putin is preparing for a prolonged conflict in Ukraine.

The human resources manager was among 20 vigilantes who attacked taxi driver whose vehicle ran into demonstrators during anti-government protest.

Chinese and French leaders also agreed on the need for a speedy ceasefire in Ukraine during talks, according to readouts from both sides.