Trump is set to meet Xi in South Korea on the last day of his regional swing

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said yesterday.

Pakistan’s defence minister said yesterday he believes Afghanistan wants peace but that failure to reach an agreement during talks in Istanbul would mean “open war,” days after both sides agreed to a ceasefire following deadly border clashes.

The talks in Istanbul, which began on Saturday and are expected to continue into Sunday

Beyond a twice-weekly route between Islamabad and Manchester, PIA plans to operate flights to London and Birmingham as well

Sirikit supported rural development, revitalised Thai silk industry

China will develop its high-tech sector on a massive scale in the next decade, top officials vowed yesterday, a day after meetings on the country’s future policy priorities concluded in Beijing.

India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.

46th Asean summit will be held from October 26 to 28

Bus collided with a motorbike, triggering the blaze and trapping sleeping passengers inside

Confirmed Thai authorities

North Korea said yesterday it had tested a “cutting-edge” new weapon system using hypersonic missiles aimed at bolstering its defences against Pyongyang’s foes.

Taiwan has culled dozens of pigs after detecting its first cases of African swine fever, with the agriculture ministry saying yesterday no other infections have been detected elsewhere on the island.

Gunmen fired on a vehicle in Pakistan’s northwestern border region, killing a pro-government militia leader and five others before torching their bodies, an official told AFP yesterday.

The Indian government has reduced the number of officials who can order content to be taken down from the internet, a move that follows a bitter legal battle with Elon Musk’s X that centered around a contentious policy.

Trump, under pressure from US farmers reeling from big drops in Chinese orders for soybeans, said he expected to reach some agreement with Xi on the issues

A highly publicised crackdown starting in February saw around 7,000 workers repatriated and Thailand enact a cross-border internet blockade

India’s government yesterday proposed that artificial intelligence and social media firms should clearly label AI-generated content to tackle the spread of deepfake and misinformation, prompted by similar moves by the European Union and China.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday he had held a conversation with Donald Trump, with the US president saying the pair had discussed trade as the countries negotiate a deal that could mend strained ties.

Vorapak Tanyawong denies wrongdoing but steps down to fight legal battle