The Latest Breaking News from Asia

The mother of a UK backpacker who died from Dengue fever while travelling in southeast Asia has issued a warning amid fears climate change could bring the disease to the UK.

The Scot is currently in Vietnam and with an event in St Andrews on the horizon, he believes the Saudi-funded tour is enjoying a new lease of life.

Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay is poised to leave the A-League Men club, saying he's set to pursue a new challenge.

April 7-13, 2023

North Korea says it has tested a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile intended to target the mainland U.S. North Korea’s state media said Friday its recent weapons test involved a new long-range missile powered by solid propellants, which it described as “the most powerful” piece of its growing nuclear arsenal…

Yellow dust was observed in central Tokyo on Thursday morning for the first time in two years, as a haze from continental Asia continued to drift over a wide area from Kyushu to Hokkaido.

Hong Kong-based billionaire Calvin Lo, who already has financial links to Formula One team Williams, says he would like to see a greater Asian presence in F1 and is in talks with potential new teams. The chief executive of insurance broker RE Lee International told Reuters he was considering backing…

No Escape on Paramount Plus sees Abigail Lawrie and Rhianne Barreto play two best friends from Britain who seek refuge on a yacht in south east Asia.

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after the Federal Reserve said its economists expect a “mild recession” this year

Luxury conglomerate LVMH reported Q1 2023 results on April 12. You would hardly know from its results that there was a possible recession around the corner. Iconic companies tend to be like that.

The world’s richest man Bernard Arnault is set to benefit from the jump in sales