TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - Solar power generation in Japan and South Korea expanded to record levels in May, according to the global energy think tank Ember.
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - Singapore's sovereign wealth fund says net-zero targets aren't much help in its climate-change fight, preferring to invest its billions in green technology while supporting energy companies in their drive to cut emissions.
Pyongyang blames the US and South Korea for inflaming hostilities.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake.
Wuhan’s district of Jiangxia said its main urban areas must enter a three-day restriction from Wednesday.
Health minister hopes firms will ‘get rich’ - with medicinal products only.
Rampant food inflation and chronic shortages of cooking gas and petrol are making daily life a battle for millions.
His administration has seen its approval rating sink below 40% after two months in office.
Knowing if disease came from animals or was caused by lab accident vital to averting next pandemic.
Ms Peng said that as important neighbours, the Chinese and Indonesian people have enjoyed a friendship with a long history.
This year's monsoon is being felt hardest in cities.
The Chinese side has repeatedly made clear to the United States its firm opposition to Ms Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan.
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo invited China's Xi Jinping to attend the Group of 20 summit in November, as the two leaders held a rare meeting in Beijing amid strict Covid-19 controls.
YANGON (BLOOMBERG) - Myanmar has sufficient foreign reserves to avoid an economic crisis similar to Sri Lanka's, the military government said, pushing back on suggestions by some analysts that the South-east Asian nation faces a growing possibility of default.
AHMEDABAD (REUTERS) - Authorities in India's western state of Gujarat are investigating an incident in which at least 28 people died and more than 50 were admitted to hospital after drinking spurious liquor, an official said on Tuesday (July 26).
TOKYO - Japan's politicians are coming forward to reveal their ties with the Unification Church in a wave of disclosures that has exposed the church's reach in politics.
COLOMBO (BLOOMBERG) - Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to return home from Singapore where he has been staying for nearly two weeks after fleeing violent protests in the South Asian country where citizens called for his ouster.
The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.
The executions sparked shock and anger in Myanmar and around the world.
Ms Simone Strobel was 25 years old when she disappeared from a caravan park after a night out with her boyfriend and friends.