The volcano in North Maluku province erupted on Friday morning, spewing volcanic ash as high as 10km into the sky.
Hong Kong government claims case ‘absolutely unrelated’ to the administration, while Chinese embassy in UK condemns ‘political move’.
First held in 2019 and brought back in 2024, the event celebrates the town’s slow, sustainable lifestyle and helps it keep pace with fast-changing tourism and population issues.
Dozens of young women like Rizza Matutino compete each year at the Rodeo Masbateno.
In the Hindu-majority nation, where cows are revered and their dung is widely available, biogas is a natural lifeline.
In China, humanoids like this AgiBot are being put to work everywhere from factories to city streets.
Up to 70 per cent of the trash in the resort island’s landfill is organic waste, which over time, generates methane that can explode or trigger landslides.
The squad of 15 intelligent traffic management robots is trained to control crowds during “golden week” holidays.
South Korea is one of the most overworked and sleep-deprived nations among Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) members and its people have some of the fewest sleep hours.
Artificial intelligence-equipped shamans in Seoul are calculating customers’ futures using an ancient fortune-telling system.
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest State media broadcast the first public image of Suu Kyi in years, but son demands proof of life.
Toxins pose health risks including cancer, organ failure and developmental harm.
The AI-themed concert, featuring a robot developed in the city, merged traditional art forms with innovation.
The energy shock from the Middle East conflict is transforming China’s trucking and logistics sector.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited victims in hospital and has ordered an immediate investigation into the deadly crash.
20,000 seafarers on around 1,600 ships are stranded in the Persian Gulf due to transit risks.
The ceremony was held as museum was unveiled for North Korean soldiers who fought with Russian forces in the Ukraine war.
Workers are harnessing AI to set up one-person businesses as cities pledge to invest in the technology’s expansion.
The passenger’s outburst caused a delay of over one hour on a flight from Chongqing to Kuala Lumpur.
2,500 residents forced to evacuate as wildfires burn for a second day in Japan’s northern Iwate prefecture.
The Sony robot achieved a milestone for AI and robotics, competing against and defeating top-level human players at table tennis.
Malaysian condom producer Karex plans to raise condom prices by up to 30%.
Tokyo approves plan to scrap restrictions, prompting warnings that this could undermine the country’s pacifist constitution.
Japan’s northern Tohoku region was struck by a 7.7-magnitude quake.
Around 1,000 homes in a coastal village razed in Malaysia’s Sabah state.
Pheap Rom was among 20 men sent to Eswatini under Trump’s ‘third country’ deals.
Newly-elected president Min Aung Hlaing also commuted all death sentences and released 4,300 prisoners to mark the Thingyan New Year.
BYD has since reported the fire is out and that there were no casualties.
Test run was held to replicate the official race to be held on April 19.
Prospects dim for India’s glass hub as gas supplies hit by energy crisis triggered by US-Israeli war on Iran.