SINGAPORE/JAKARTA — Indonesia is facing a surge ​in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland ‌on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with carbon dioxide readings currently the highest in the...

SINGAPORE - Benchmark ⁠Brent ⁠crude oil futures rose ​past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, breaching the symbolic barrier for ​the first time ‌since July 24 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East fuelled growing concern about supplies.

Two men have been arrested in Bangkok after allegedly attempting to transport protected wildlife for export, a Rhinoceros Hornbill and a Yellow-cheeked gibbon, authorities said.

SEOUL — A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered South Korean video game tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin to pay more than 2 trillion won (US$1.5 billion) in a divorce settlement, the largest asset division ever awarded in the country.

CHON BURI: A policeman shot his teacher wife to death while she was at work at a kindergarten in Bang Lamung district on Wednesday.

HONG KONG — China’s biotechnology market has “significantly” driven up the demand for primate experimental models as the market recovers, tightening the supply of laboratory monkeys, according to a leading biotech firm.

TOKYO — With the recent ⁠surge in Japan's currency to a ​seven-month high, investors are wondering if this is the beginning of the end of the yen carry trade that has been a pillar of ​global markets.

Asia Books, part of the BJC Group, has made preparations to officially launch the first Tsutaya Bookstore branch in Thailand at One Bangkok shopping centre on Oct 20.

Hua Hin Provincial Court has sentenced a man accused of killing and robbing a hotel employee in January to death, ruling that the crime was so serious and shocking that there were no grounds for leniency despite his guilty plea.

NEW YORK - Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka rallied in the final set to beat Linda Noskova on Tuesday and reach a sixth straight US Open semi-final.