By the end of the year, China's will be one of the world's largest 5G deployments, state media said.

Pakistan has a history of fatal railway accidents.

When farms in Russia's Far East collapsed with the old Soviet Union, Chinese firms saw an opportunity.

The 18 Shades of Black campaign was inspired by the reaction to women gaining entry to a holy shrine.

If you sign up for tambo rugby in Japan, playing dirty isn’t a choice - it’s a promise.

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how instant noodles became a million dollar idea.

Kellinu Portelli was suffering from extreme altitude sickness and was found dead at the base camp.

Mike Jones-Mathias died 10 months after he was punched after being accused of not paying a bar bill.

In 2011, a tsunami led to a catastrophic nuclear disaster on Japan's Fukushima coast. Eight years on, the Olympics are set to arrive.

Cambodian police say Amelia Bambridge was found 30 miles off the island where she was last seen.

If confirmed as a missile test, it would be North Korea's 12th this year.

Australian authorities arrest four after finding drugs hidden in imported chilli sauce bottles.

The airline is inspecting its 737 NG fleet after similar discoveries by regulators in the US.

The fire apparently started when a gas cylinder, being used by passengers to cook food, exploded.

It's part of a controversial move to tighten the Indian government's control of the region.

Human Rights Watch reports that Afghan forces committed "extrajudicial killings" and other abuses.

India has 400 million WhatsApp users, making the country the Facebook-owned service's biggest market.

High-end real estate and a luxury hotel will be forfeited as part of the settlement with financier Jho Low.

Shuri Castle, in Okinawa, was built 500 years ago in the Ryukyu Dynasty and is a World Heritage Site.

It's a Unesco World Heritage site and has been designated a national treasure.