Nepal faces health crisis as budget cuts threaten vital services
Officials say they are being asked to prepare programmes based on uncertain budgets with unclear funding sources.
Philippines’ Mt. Kanlaon erupts; third big blast since 2024
The eruption produced a voluminous plume that rose at least 4 kilometers above the vent before drifting west and southwest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology…
Monitoring of nuclear-contaminated water discharged by Japan to continue
China said it found no abnormality in the activity concentration of hazardous elements in seawater and marine life samples the country independently collected from waters nearby…
Civilian infrastructure, medical workers in Gaza must be protected: Singapore Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stressed how Singapore has consistently called for all parties in the conflict to comply with international law, and ensure that civilians are…
Seoul slams Japan’s repeated claim of disputed islets in Diplomatic Bluebook as ‘provocation’
In the Japanese-language version of this year's Diplomatic Bluebook, Japan claims “Takeshima is clearly an inherent part of Japan’s territory, both in light of historical…
Japan PM Ishiba, US President Trump talk over phone, agree to ministerial level tariff talks
The phone conversation lasted for about 25 minutes, and the prime minister told Mr. Trump that he was “deeply concerned” the U.S. tariff policy could “weaken investment…
Philippine-ex president Duterte lawyers seek limits to victims’ role in trial
The former president’s defence team wants a limited ‘range’ for the identification and legal representation of drug war fatalities and their kin.
China, EU committed to upholding free, open trade
Li reiterated that Beijing's macroeconomic policies this year have taken into full account various uncertain factors, while reaffirming the commitment to expanding opening-up and…
Any negotiations will put Malaysia’s interests first, says minister ahead of US trip for talks
Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz will also be chairing a meeting with Asean member states on April 10, where matters related to the US…
Vietnam eyes backup plans as US tariff threat looms
The Southeast Asian nation must consider diversifying export markets, especially those with free trade agreements already in place.