The weak yen is driving up energy import costs that are already elevated due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, fuelling concerns about an inflation overshoot.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court will decide whether to grant Najib’s request for a stay of his sentence in a 1MDB-linked corruption case, pending an appeal against his conviction, says his lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

A Cambodian government official said that the country had eradicated large-scale scam compounds since it began a year-long crackdown, though it has not provided a full list of the sites it has raided.

Ugly is having its moment in China. Behold the bizarre objects taking Chinese consumers by storm – and surprise.

Donald Trump says the two sides have made progress on key issues, while Xi Jinping says their rivalry should be a "race", not a "wrestle".

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul sent his congratulations, saying Nene "brought pride to Thai people".

A Chinese CEO delegation was said to be in the works just a week before the Washington summit, but multiple reports now indicate Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the US without one.

"If I were to give them a grade, it would be an F," said Ryu Seung-min, president of the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee. 

The “Najib Razak Solidarity Fund” by UMNO party has raised more than RM1 million (US$244,530) for the former premier to pay a fine required to serve his remaining jail term at home. A legal expert says there are no specific laws in Malaysia gover...

Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah will press for international support at the UN General Assembly after the disaster that killed more than 1,400 people in his country and China's Tibet. 

Wildfires in Indonesia have caused transboundary haze and disrupted livelihoods in Sumatra. In the last of a three-part series, CNA looks at why the fires persist despite bans and crackdowns - and what it will take to stamp them out for good.

Clashes on the water between China and the Philippines have become sharper and more frequent after two years of relative quiet, says Andrew Chubb from the Asia Society Policy Institute.

Crackdowns can encourage criminal networks to become more decentralised and geographically dispersed, says a researcher.

In an exclusive interview with CNA’s Roland Lim, British Minister of State for Trade Anas Sarwar discusses London’s push to balance its relationships with the United States and China while strengthening ties with Southeast Asia.