The Hong Kong flagship carrier said that the price of jet fuel has "approximately doubled" due to conflict in the Middle East.

The law implements a trade agreement for South Korea to invest US$200 billion in US strategic industries and US$150 billion in shipbuilding-related cooperation in return for more favourable tariff terms.

From diplomatic signalling to efforts to revive domestic demand and “invest in people”, China’s Two Sessions that closed on Thursday (Mar 12) offered clues to Beijing’s priorities for the year ahead and beyond.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran war has disrupted global oil shipments and driven fuel prices sharply higher.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had struck the Thai-registered Mayuree Naree for ignored "warnings".

The bodies were found inside a car in Queensland’s flood-hit Gympie region.

Non-governmental organisations say they are receiving more complaints from Myanmar nationals over issues like unpaid wages, as well as allegations of recruitment scams that lure workers into illegal work such as sexual services.

Singapore is among the US' trading partners subject to the excess capacity probe. The US said it found that Singapore had excess global capacity in semiconductors despite a trade deficit.

Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter Ju Ae has long been seen as next in line to rule the country.

Oil prices jumped more than 9 per cent on Thursday to break back above US$100 a barrel as Iran struck two tankers in Iraq and threatened to bring down the global economy.

The language of China's 2026 government work report reveals the tensions shaping its economic strategy, say experts.

While the Iran war has not spilled out of the Middle East, defence planners from Asia will look closely at how it is being fought, says defence writer Mike Yeo.

Some parents and experts question how realistic enforcement will be, whether children will find ways to bypass the restrictions, and how digital literacy can go in ensuring young people’s online safety.

Several airlines, including Air New Zealand, Qantas and Thai Airways, have raised fares amid a surge in jet fuel prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Photos showed heavy black smoke billowing from the hull and superstructure of the Thai-registered Mayuree Naree, with life rafts floating in the water.

About 4,900 of the accounts were taken down with the help of the Singapore Police Force.

Japan's strategic oil reserves are among the world's largest and stood at more than 400 million barrels as of December.