Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

In South-east Asia, borders are not just lines — they are living legacies of colonial cartography, shifting sovereignties, ...

A China-built F-7 fighter jet, operated by the Bangladesh Air Force, crashed into a college building in Dhaka, killing 19 ...

Russia is sending a second Arc7 liquefied natural gas carrier through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as the first ship of the summer sea that preceded it emerges from the Arctic passage and heads to ...

The origin of red beans — also called adzuki — has been murky. A new study says Japan is where it all started.

In response to rising US protectionism and an increasing fracturing of the multilateral trading system, East Asia must deepen economic integration by establishing the East Asian Economic Community ...

Trump's Middle East moves may be part of a strategy to revive the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor, a major infrastructure project designed to bypass China ...

HSBC Holdings Plc has appointed Christopher Chua as head of mergers and acquisitions as the lender targets growth in Asia and the Middle East after a sweeping revamp.

Israel’s attacks on Iran cement a hard truth for the United States: Pivoting away from the Middle East isn’t as simple as just ignoring it.

After Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran last Friday, the two countries continue to trade deadly strikes, disrupting talks on Iran’s nuclear program and raising concerns of a prolonged Middle ...

U.S. exports of LNG are already at record highs so far in 2025, but forecasts for above-average temperatures across key Asian import markets could lift them even higher this summer.

Sales in SAPMENA, a region coined by L'Oreal that covers South Asia Pacific, Middle East, and North Africa, is the beauty brand's fastest growing region.