US reaffirms defence aid for the Philippines President Marcos on Monday met with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who hosted an enhanced honour cordon before their bilateral meeting. Sec Hegseth ...

Head of China’s world-famous Buddhist Shaolin Temple under criminal investigation Shi Yongxin is suspected of criminal offenses, including embezzling and misappropriating project funds and temple ...

Pakistan floods death toll at 10 as rescue operations continue, need for aid mounts The devastating impacts of climate change have become more visible in Gilgit-Baltistan as unprecedented heat­­waves, ...

The 12-round bout has been set at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila for Sunday, Philippine National Police chief Gen Nicolas Torre III said after letting journalists watch his “pre-fight” training ...

How did the Criminal Investigation Department identify the Dhaka jet crash bodies so quickly? CID identified five Jet‑Crash victims in just 48 hours via accelerated DNA profiling. Despite severe burns ...

Seeing the bright side of 19% Trump tariff on Philippine exports The government also said it ensured that the zero tariffs on US goods will not affect the country’s main agricultural products such as ...

Storm Wipha, southwest monsoon death toll now 6; over 1 million affected in the Philippines So far, damage to agriculture has been estimated at P54 million.

New ‘Demon Slayer’ film breaks records in Japan with US$37.5 million box office revenue About 5.16 million people went to see the new film in the first four days, raising the box office revenue to ...

Seafood, exotic Indian dishes highlights of dinner buffet in Kuala Lumpur Chef Vengadesen Sundarasan, who trained in engineering before kitchen life, brings 19 years of experience to Crowne Plaza KL ...

Despite cheaper rubber, Vietnam’s tyre makers saw profits nosedive in Q1—DRC’s net profit plunged 81 per cent and Casumina’s fell 26 per cent—as fixed costs rose and export markets cooled.

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao back in boxing, says ‘forget about politics’ Politics hasn’t been kind to the boxing legend the last couple of times he threw his hat in the election ring.

Citizen protection efforts underway after car crash leaves 2 Vietnamese dead, 1 injured in Germany The deceased twin brothers had been studying in Hamburg since early 2022 and were in Frankfurt that ...