Thousands of Sikhs and other groups in Afghanistan have sought haven in India and more still want to escape.

Discovery predates Sanxingdui mask that made headlines around the world last year.

The potent storm – remnants of Typhoon Merbok – has been so powerful the force of the water moved some homes off their foundations, and one house in Nome floated down a river until it got caught at a bridge.

Government pandemic adviser David Hui also suggests scrapping PCR requirement for inbound travellers.

The UK foreign ministry noted Taiwan’s de facto ambassador Kelly Hsieh “enjoyed the same treatment as the heads of state, representatives and members of the royal family of other countries who have gone to Britain to mourn”.

Residents say they have not been given enough food and denied medical care, becoming the latest city in China to experience such problems.

India’s strategic decoupling from China may be part of New Delhi’s plan to build its own domestic manufacturing base and assert itself as a global alternative to China for foreign investments.

A chemical study of what appears to be cosmetic jars from Chinese nobility around 800BC suggests they contained skin-whitening make-up, the oldest known example of the common cosmetics .

Two jobless men, aged 28 and 41, arrested in major drugs operation.

Six months into the Russia-Ukraine war and with no end in sight, Post Magazine visits two port cities - Mykolayiv and Odesa - to see how people are living in Ukraine’s combat zones.

Public Security minister Wang Xiahong urges security forces to uphold stability ahead of 20th national congress in article for major party journal.

Gautam Adani is now the second richest person in the world, after the Indian’s fortune of US$146.9 billion surpassed Jeff Bezos’ net worth of US$145.8 billion.

Government’s financial reserves might further dip to around HK$800 billion, Chan reveals on blog.

Coronavirus controls, market turmoil stoked by the Ukraine war and sluggish global demand are challenging manufacturers in China’s southern export hub Dongguan.

Appeal follows the discovery by Ukrainian authorities of around 450 graves outside the formerly Russian-occupied city of Izyum with some of the exhumed bodies showing signs of torture.

Incident puts in sharp focus Singapore’s strict approach to drug use versus more liberal attitudes among some younger citizens, regional neighbours.

The nation’s meteorological agency has warned of ‘unprecedented’ danger from high winds, storm surges and torrential rain.

Prince William and his brother Prince Harry stood guard around the crowned casket in London’s Westminster Hall. Harry was in military attire, the latest olive branch offered by King Charles towards his youngest son, who is no longer a working royal...

A police department in Shanghai is investigating an officer after a lawsuit decision, which he won, revealed he had skipped on paying for an expensive meal.

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing meets Vladimir Putin for first time since coup, as countries sign nuclear road map for cooperation over 2022-23 and signal commitment to deepen partnership in key areas.

Do Kwon, the wanted South Korean founder of the failed cryptocurrency Terra, denied on Sunday he was on the run after the Singapore police said he was not in the city state as had been believed. A South Korean court on Wednesday issued an arrest warr...

Cultural establishment in danger of not having lease renewed at historic premises in Central’s Old Dairy Farm Depot.

PM Ismail Sabri is under pressure from his party to call a snap election even as the monsoon season threatens damaging floods.

In her first public comments broadcast since the queen’s death, King Charles III’s wife said it must have been ‘so difficult’ for the late monarch.

The decentralised Mastodon platform has seen the number of Chinese users surge by about 50,000 this year amid harsher social media policies in China.

Rapid test that can distinguish between elephant and mammoth ivory could thwart traders trying to cover up illegal sales.

Türkiye has been affiliated with the SCO since 2013, full membership would give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed leverage against the West.

Japan is standing with the US in its escalating competition with China, making the 50th anniversary of the normalisation of Sino-Japanese ties a low-key affair.

‘He had no weapon. So why was he shot? Why was he killed? He’s got a child on the way … We’ve had enough of injustice’, said a protester.

‘You will change the face of war unlike anything since World War II’, said Joe Biden about the possibility of Vladimir Putin using such weapons.

Prime Minister Liz Truss’s approach to Russia and China puts her on the same page as President Biden, but her stance on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland could be a source of tension.

Humanity tends to lack a long-term perspective because there has been little in our evolutionary history that rewards such thinking. But long-term strategies can help avert existential threats we create ourselves, such as climate change, lab-engineer...

She is the highest-ranking US official to travel to Armenia since the tiny impoverished nation’s 1991 independence from the Soviet Union.

The new, albeit unfinished, canal will mean ships no longer must secure Russia’s permission to sail from the Baltic Sea to ports of the Vistula Lagoon.

The issue is likely to set a precedent for other indebted nations and Beijing has historically been reluctant to see its commercial lenders take outright loses.

The new monarch and the heir to the throne shook hands with mourners and thanked people in line to pay their last respects to the late Queen Elizabeth.

The lifting of the embargo is conditional on Nicosia continuing to block Russia warships from its ports.

CAS Space founder says passengers could pay upwards of US$285,000 for a flight to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Western defence officials, analysts believe Russian forces are establishing a new defensive line after Ukrainian troops broke through the previous one.

SCO summit yields joint declaration but differences over the war in Ukraine remain, observer says.

Monday’s funeral will bring together leaders and royalty from around the world, including Asia, but representatives from Russia and Myanmar are not invited.

A teacher in China thought outside the box this year for classroom jobs her students compete for in a class vote such as flower and grass administrator and windowsill director.

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says rule will apply to unions that have not completed registration process before Monday.

Japan’s weather agency classified the typhoon as a “violent” storm with wind speeds of up to 270km/h, and issued evacuation instructions for some 330,000 residents in Kagoshima

Report is latest evidence that a narrative war is being waged between the US and China as they scramble to bolster their global discourse power.

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says nine relevant authorities will inspect 10,000 flame trees by end of this month.

Members of the public, including former footballer David Beckham, waited in line for up to 24 hours to say goodbye to Britain’s longest-serving monarch.

Eight Namibian cheetahs were released into their enclosure at Kuno National Park as part of a project to reintroduce the big cats to the South Asian nation.

Social media users, who shared misleading content, blamed her death on causes other than old age, including Covid-19 vaccines and Hillary Clinton.

Some 100 Shiite Muslim refugees in Indonesia are still barred from returning home, 11 years after fleeing their hometown as a Sunni mob descended.