Speaking to CNA’s Roland Lim at the Gastech 2026 energy conference in Bangkok, government and industry leaders said countries will need more diverse energy supplies and stronger regional links as disruptions expose Asia’s vulnerability to supply ...

Prime ministers in Japan routinely shuffle their cabinets to refresh the government's public image and to distribute ministerial posts to loyal supporters and experienced lawmakers from the same party.

Rapidly warming temperatures in the region have caused glaciers to thin and have melted ice and permafrost buried deep in the bedrock of the Himalayas, according to the researchers.

General Maruli Simanjuntak tells CNA in an exclusive interview why the building of bridges and digging of wells by the military is consistent with Indonesia’s defence philosophy. 

At the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, rangers have stepped up surveillance in recent weeks, using drones to monitor hotspots and assess how the haze and hot weather could be affecting the primates, a major draw for Sarawak’s ecotourism industry. 

Bought for RM1 in 2001, AirAsia grew from a struggling Malaysian carrier into one of Asia’s best-known low-cost airline groups, but more than two decades later, it is facing mounting financial pressure from debt and rising fuel costs.

The chance of a “very strong” El Nino from next month to December is forecast to be 98 per cent now. CNA’s Insight looks at how living costs could rise and how ready the region is for the disruptions ahead.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim can buy time if he can resist his deputy’s push for an immediate general election. But he still needs a solution, says Asian studies professor James Chin.

The US and China are in a stand-off rather than a state of agreement, says Alan Beattie for the Financial Times.

The combined toll from the deadly glacial mountain collapse on the Nepal-China border from both nations now stands at 1,446 people dead and at least 6,669 missing.  

"We urge all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at an early date", said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

"I invited him because I want to tell him that we can be friends and trade. We can accept Myanmar, but they must accept (its refugees) back," Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.

Details about how a SK Hynix-Intel deal might be structured are being reported for the first time.

Four years in the making, the Pinglu Canal cuts the journey to the sea for goods from southwestern China by more than 560km, generating annual transport savings of more than five billion yuan (US$745 million), according to state news agency Xinhua.

Analysts say the appointment of Suahasil Nazara signals that President Prabowo Subianto wants to achieve ambitious economic growth targets in a more careful and prudent way, adding that the new minister will have to balance this goal with fiscal disc...