President Rodrigo Duterte made the decision in order to speed up relief and rehabilitation efforts.

The South East Asian nation has benefited from the working from home electronics boom

Chinese president Xi Jinping says it will import more high-quality goods and sign more trade deals.

The talent firm said Masahiko Kondo's "thoughtless" behaviour warranted "strict punishment".

The police headquarters in Bangkok was defaced a day after violent clashes left dozens injured.

The "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing group say China seeks to silence critical voices in Hong Kong.

There is "credible evidence" that special forces soldiers were involved in 39 killings, a report finds.

It's been 10 years since New Zealand's Pike River mine disaster, and families of victims still feel raw.

Queensland win their first State of Origin series since 2017 by beating New South Wales in the game-three decider in front of a 52,000-plus crowd.

The "Robodebt" scheme aimed to find welfare cheats but wrongly accused hundreds of thousands of people.

Eamonn Harrison denies the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a container in Essex.

Varavara Rao is a Maoist ideologue and poet who has espoused radical thinking and revolutionary ideas.

State officials say a "six day pause" on all community activity is crucial to curbing the virus' spread.

Constable Zeena Ali will become the first in the force’s history to wear the specially designed hijab

A study suggests that one of China's vaccines shows a quick immune response.

The tiger travelled 3,000 km in nine months, the furthest a big cat is known to have walked in India.

Long-lost classics are gaining a new audience on vinyl, as Asia's forgotten music is rediscovered.

The Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, calls the planned withdrawal "a mistake".

An Australian photographer says it feels "amazing" to capture spectacular images of long-absent storms.

Police use water cannon and tear gas against protesters trying to cross a barricade near parliament.