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Lahore’s toxic smog is now visible from space, one area reports 720 AQI
Lahore, which has been reeling under severe pollution is now seeing thick and toxic smog clouds whi…
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Singapore scrambles two fighter jets after bomb threat on Air India Express flight
Singapore's Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said that the airlines had received an email that there was…
ANI
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Japan says China's increasingly aggressive air force breached its airspace for the first time ever
Japan said a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane had flown over the Danjo islands, west of the island …
Tom Porter
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A young family traveling to seek medical treatment for their baby was among the victims of the China Eastern plane crash. It was the first flight they had ever taken.
The family was supposed to board an earlier flight that morning, but it was canceled, Chinese state…
Waiyee Yip
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Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired its first NBA game nearly 2 years after the league was blacklisted
The league was banned after Daryl Morey, then-manager of the Houston Rockets, tweeted in 2019 in su…
Waiyee Yip
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Officials failed to disclose two positive COVID-19 cases amongst personnel traveling with Antony Blinken on Southeast Asia trip
The trip came to an early halt on Wednesday after one of the reporters in the press pool traveling …
Morgan Keith
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Private jet buyers are turning to Asia for glitzy aircraft as a shortage grips the US
While private jets from Asia were once considered less desirable, but they're now fetching a premiu…
Thomas Pallini
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North Korea aired a cartoon warning against obesity and overeating amid a national food shortage
Kim Jong Un has also reportedly dropped dozens of pounds, causing concern and worry among North Kor…
Matthew Loh
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Tata Sons may bid for rest of the 49% stake in AirAsia India
In the six-year-old joint venture, Tata Sons owns 51% of the stake, and the remaining 49% is hel…
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Tata Group may reportedly bid for Air India through Air Asia
While the consecutive governments have managed to create a consensus over many years, even…
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The air route between Singapore and Malaysia - one of the world's busiest air routes - is set to resume quarantine-free travel
In 2019, the one-hour flight between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur was one of the busiest air travel r…
Huileng Tan
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A new airline wants to connect the US and Asia with low fares and Alaskan stopover programs: Meet Northern Pacific Airways
The airline wants to charge less than competitors while offering the opportunity to add an Alaskan …
Thomas Pallini
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Chinese authorities are warning that wind might be blowing COVID-19 into the country from North Korea
Dandong city officials told residents living along the Yalu border river to close their windows whe…
Matthew Loh
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A snake combusted after sparking a power outage that struck 9,800 homes in Japan's Fukushima amid a heatwave
The Tohoku Electric Power Company said the snake could have slithered over a live fire, causing a p…
Cheryl Teh
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China is requiring influencers to have 'qualifications' to discuss law, medicine, and finance during live-streaming sessions
Live-streamers have also been banned from publishing content that "denies the leadership of the Com…
Waiyee Yip
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China plans to have every single comment reviewed before it's published on social media
Social media users are concerned that the proposed rules will further restrict what they can post o…
Waiyee Yip
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China and India now account for about 50% of Russia's seaborne oil exports, as Asian demand props up Moscow's energy revenues
While China's imports from Russia have remained constant, India's buying has ramped up, according t…
Huileng Tan
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OPINION: West Asia is building up to a Turkey-Egypt catastrophe in Libya
As I settled down to write on Libya, the news ticker opened up the whole West Asian vista. …
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One of China's biggest influencers may have unintentionally introduced fans to the heavily censored Tiananmen Square Massacre while promoting ice cream
Li Jiaqi promoted a tank-shaped ice cream online, a day before the anniversary of the bloody event,…
Waiyee Yip
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Asia is more important to the US than Europe, and US leaders need to start acting like it
Opinion: US leaders should not fixate on punishing Russia in Europe at the expense of prudent forei…