John Lee's appointment is being seen as a move by China to tighten its grip on the city.

“They are always after women” rather than tackling Afghanistan’s many problems, one activist told the BBC.

The reported launch comes just days before South Korea's new president takes office.

Any woman refusing to comply with the new decree could see a male guardian jailed for three days.

What is it about the Indian market that impels even the biggest food chains to adjust to local needs?

She has rallied tens of thousands of young voters. But can she beat frontrunner Bongbong Marcos?

A whistleblower group says Facebook deliberately overblocked a news ban affecting vital services.

The Asian Games in China are postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, says the Olympic Council of Asia.

As temperatures soar, the country's poorest are struggling to make ends meet and survive the heat.

His father was a dictator, his mum known for her 3,000 pairs of shoes - and now he could lead the Philippines.

A lack of fuel, ice, and places to sell their catch has left fishermen in Jaffna in the lurch.

Australia's contestant Sheldon Riley will compete in Turin with his powerful song Not The Same.

Dozens of people are still feared missing in the debris of a fallen building in the city of Changsha.

Solomon Islands leader Mannasseh Sogavare made a scathing attack on critics of a new China pact.

The firm said almost all of that loss was a due to falls in the value of investments in other companies.

Boris Johnson and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida are expected to agree a defensive partnership.

A mass clean-up is sweeping through Shanghai, with the city's gradual reopening expected to follow.

After the Myanmar military entered his village, Joseph fled into the jungle but his 13-year-old was killed.

The Reserve Bank of India's surprise move is an attempt to stem rising inflation.

Nearly as old as the country, LIC is an insurance behemoth that has played a historic role in India.