Myanmar President Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half a century, in one of the most symbolic US gestures yet to support his r [ … ]

The second Asia-Pacific Water Summit opened on May 19 in Chiang Mai province, Thailand , to seek answers to the world's drought, flood and wastewater problems.

Over 60 people have been injured after a two-car train derailed on Hong Kong's light railway in the north of the city, police said.

North Korea fired three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korean officials said. Pyongyang recently withdrew two mid-range missiles from its eastern coast followi [ … ]

An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website said, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world.

Thousands of mourners in Bangladesh have held prayers for more than 1,100 people who died when a garment factory building collapsed last month.

At least 50 Rohingya Muslims are feared drowned after their boats capsized off western Burma, officials say.

The ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its 12th meeting in Jakarta , Indonesia from May 6-10.

The Singaporean Government has strengthened measures to cope with any disease outbreak. The extra precautions come as global concerns over H7N9 flu and novel coronavirus grow.

Singapore has opened a coroner's inquiry into the death of a US engineer whose parents believe he was killed over a China-linked project related to sensitive technology.