Mangoes are an integral part of Indian history, culture, mythology and religion. But extreme temperatures and unseasonal rains have badly dented harvests.

Tournament was expected to be held between June 16 and July 16 in 10 Chinese cities. But officials say China told them they would not be able to host the competition.

Bezos accused President Joe Biden of “misdirection” on Twitter in response to the US leader’s tweet saying inflation could be tamed by making wealthy corporations “pay their fair share.”

During his trip the pontiff is expected to personally apologise for the Catholic Church’s role in running residential schools where many indigenous children were abused.

The number of passport applications has spiked to more than 7,000 a day, peaking at 14,000 – that compares with about 2,000 a day before the pandemic.

CDC’s top epidemiologist says cases will soon be under control through joint efforts.

Activists have raised concern about the safety of LGBTQ+ people planning to attend the World Cup in November. Qatari laws deem homosexuality illegal.

Joint statement includes deal to ensure freedom of navigation in the South China Sea – often a source of US-China confrontation.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam among the first to embark on ride along operational stretch under project previously plagued by years of controversy.

The world was counting on India, the second-largest wheat producer to alleviate supply constraints sparked by the war in Ukraine.

New infections of the highly transmissible Omicron variant have been declining in Shanghai since April 23, the vast majority of them showing no symptoms.

Dr Mike Kwan, head of the paediatric infectious diseases unit at Princess Margaret Hospital, points out sufferers were also unvaccinated, urging parents to get young ones jabbed.

Gary Wong, who made a fortune raising empurau, hopes to create 100 jobs a year for underprivileged jobseekers, young people.

State media reports remarks made by Wang Yang, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at Beijing meeting.

The National Security Agency is involved in parts of the process to ready new encryption standards for quantum computing, which could break existing standards.

Scientists in China announced they have found a beautifully preserved embryo of a genus of dinosaurs called hadrosaurs, colloquially known as duck-billed dinosaurs.

Researchers say they are close to solving the intractable problem of building lunar infrastructure.

Opinion polls suggest Anthony Albanese’s Labor party is ahead of incumbent PM Scott Morrison’s ruling conservative coalition, but surveys have not been a good predictor of election outcomes.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said although Ukrainians are doing everything they can to drive out the Russians, while also stating that Ukraine shot down the 200th Russian aircraft of the war.

Driving the turn in sentiment has been China’s stabilising Covid-19 outbreak , which helped soothe worries that movement restrictions may intensify.

Kim Jong-un ripped into senior ruling party and government officials over what he described as a serious lapse in national efforts to fend off Covid-19.

Churchman criticised Beijing openly, joined calls for democracy, attended protests over the years.

Building vertically was, in reality, Hong Kong’s only option due to the geology and climate, but the city has made the best of it. Creating communities around MTR stations has strengthened rather than weakened community engagement and helped bind u...

The Biden administration is releasing the first funds out of US$65 billion set aside to bring broadband internet to every US resident by 2028.

A looming global shortage of wheat amid the war in Ukraine has sent the cost of flour used in ‘ban mian’, ‘roti canai’ and other popular snacks shooting up, leaving vendors little choice but to pass on the increase to customers.

Yohannes Abraham, chief of staff to the White House National Security Council has been nominated as the new ambassador to Asean – a post that has been vacant since the start of Donald Trump’s administration in 2017.

Collector Fu Chunxiao says he intends to donate some of the reclaimed items to Hong Kong and mainland Chinese governments.

Stringent Covid-19 controls have disrupted logistics in China’s manufacturing hub, leaving small factories struggling.

20 countries have reported acute liver inflammation in young patients, many of them previously healthy.

The 31-year-old attacker had been investigated for possible Islamic extremism while living in a refugee hostel in 2017.

Quirky China: a boy aged six astonishes with his cooking ability, the ‘most inconvenient’ convenience store located on a cliff and a father buys his son a toilet to help with homework.

The large fire broke out at a four-storey commercial building in west Delhi in the late afternoon, but its cause was not immediately clear.

Some residents in Beijing’s most populous district, Chaoyang, have endured 20 days of lockdown and at least 10 Covid-19 tests since April 25. They have no idea when or under what circumstances they will be freed.

‘Open secret’ that some boats moored at typhoon shelters are being rented out to overnight guests.

The leader said she was ‘gutted’ to miss two major announcements in parliament next week, but ‘isolating with Covid-19 is a very Kiwi experience this year’.

The exclusion of mainland spouses from the standard dependent visa system of Hong Kong permanent residents means they are forced to rely on the arcane and problematic one-way permit. This seems out of place, given Hong Kong’s ambitions to be a mode...

Arely Naomi Proctor’s mother, who also faces child abuse charges for the death, thought her daughter was possessed because she would wake up and scream or cry periodically.

China is building a new and bigger nuclear submarine with a more advanced propulsion system than its active Type 093 variants, according to satellite photos.

China’s yuan continued to weaken against the US dollar on Friday, further complicating the outlook for manufacturers amid a slowing economy, coronavirus disruptions and an aggressive US Federal Reserve interest rate policy.

Asian-Australian candidates running for election in a country with less political diversity than Canada, Britain or New Zealand discuss the xenophobia they face and the issues that matter

Images released by Kyiv show destroyed armoured vehicles near a damaged pontoon bridge over the Siversky Donets River.

The Finnish electricity network operator says it will be able to make do without Russian power with help from Sweden and Norway.

Its opposition could pose a problems for the two Nordic nations, as new members need unanimous agreement from other countries in the alliance.

The billionaire cited an issue with spam and fake accounts, with some analysts believing he is looking for a pretext to back out of the acquisition.

Washington recently unveiled a US$150 million package for the region, including an initiative to promote a ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific.

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse were among the most-discussed topics at the Jumpstarter 2022 forum.

The 51-year-old was shot while reporting on an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.

Man tests positive for rat hepatitis E virus during treatment at Prince of Wales Hospital for underlying illnesses.

Prominent Chinese analysts say that flexible coronavirus controls could help support and reassure foreign businesses that contribute a great deal to the national economy.

Chinese foreign ministry reiterates pledge to help North Korea tide over the crisis as a ‘comrade, neighbour and friend’.