The regional security forum opens on Friday (May 29) in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation.

South Korea, the United States and Japan were "maintaining a state of full readiness" and closely sharing intelligence, Seoul's military said.

The Quad meeting comes 10 days after US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to China and spoke glowingly of the two powers working together as a "G2".

Genting Malaysia Berhad previously said the charges were necessary due to steep and escalating costs of maintaining the road and its slopes, which were paid for by the firm since the 1960s.

The chairman of Shinsegae Group, the operator of Starbucks Korea, asked people not to take out any anger on their employees and frontline staff.

The Iran war has shown how deeply dependent the world is on fossil fuels beyond electricity and transport, says Alvin Ee of the Energy Studies Institute, NUS.

The legislation replaces a 2006 statute that was never implemented and was brought in following recent border tensions with Thailand.

"If you don't engage the technology of your time, you'll just simply be left behind," Mr Huang told CNA's Victoria Jen in a wide-ranging interview.

In a wide-ranging interview with CNA's Victoria Jen, Mr Huang also talked about partnerships in Taiwan and competition between the US and China.

A 31-year-old Malaysian man was pronounced dead at Kuala Lumpur Hospitals emergency department after being brought there on Sunday (May 24) morning.

Malaysias armed forces said it recognises the importance of strategic cooperation with the state government, enforcement agencies, relevant experts and local communities.

The incident occurred on Sunday (May 24) afternoon during lifeboat maintenance work at a floating storage and offloading vessel off Terengganu state.

Footage posted on social media showed a man in heated debate with two security guards reportedly during a school trip to Singapore.

Two workers pinned under the wreckage were found alive after the nine-storey structure gave way, but later died of their injuries.

Indonesia and Malaysia are considering tighter visa and immigration rules to combat criminal networks and scam syndicates that make use of foreigners, but experts caution that there are diplomatic and economic costs to consider.

With accessible travel in Taiwan, tech-enabled caregiving in Hong Kong and digital upskilling in Indonesia, communities in Asia are starting to redefine the ageing experience. These are just some of the initiatives backed by the DBS Foundation.

The Shenzhou-23 mission will see a Chinese astronaut spend a full year in orbit for the first time.

US top diplomat Marco Rubio said progress had been made on an outline that could help resolve the situation around the Strait of Hormuz

The blast at the Liushenyu shaft in Shanxi province on Friday was the country's worst mining disaster in nearly two decades, with 247 workers underground at the time.

An explosive-laden car hit one of the train carriages that resulted in a big blast, an official said.

Temperatures in several cities across the South Asian country have recently hovered well above 45C.

Also known as the Southern Tigers, JDT beat Kuching City FC 2-0 in the final to win their fourth consecutive Malaysia Cup title.

Records showed the building was intended as a nine-storey condo-hotel under the approved permit, but a 10th floor for a pool was being constructed.

Group livestreaming, or tuanbo, is one of the fastest-growing online entertainment industries in China. But behind the scenes, young performers are navigating a cutthroat world of rankings and algorithms to stay visible and relevant.

YouTuber Kim Se-eui allegedly used manipulated screenshots and AI-generated audio files to make false claims about actor Kim Soo-hyun, according to media reports.

The Taipei protest was organised by several human rights and pro-independence groups, who waved flags and shouted slogans in support of defence spending.

A meeting betweenTrade Minister Ryosei Akazawa and a senior Chinese official would have marked the highest-level engagement since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi triggered the row by saying a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a response from Tokyo.

He will also take part in a meeting of foreign ministers of the so-called Quad - Australia, India, Japan and the US - four democracies seen as a counterweight to China's presence in the Indian Ocean.

Online service providers will need to include safeguards that limit account registration and ownership by those under the age of 16. They will also need to implement stronger content governance on their platforms.

More than 240 miners were underground at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province when the accident occurred on Friday night.

The Chinese government hasvowed to severely punish those responsible, and ordered a nationwide crackdown on illegal mining activities, state news agency Xinhua said Saturday evening.

China is the primary origin of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, a highly potent opioid underpinning a deadly drug epidemic in the United States.