DHAKA (Reuters) -- Bangladesh's interim government has banned all activities of the Awami League, the political party of ...

TOKYO -- As Japan's traditional bathhouses, or sento, face a wave of closures across Tokyo, the metropolitan government is ...

NEW DELHI -- India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to an "immediate ceasefire," U.S. President Donald Trump announced, after ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's conservatives made another about-face on Saturday and reinstated their nominee, just hours ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable peace and eliminating the ...

People Power Party nominee Kim Moon-soo welcomed the decision, which was made after polling party members over whether to ...

Pakistan's offensive came shortly after it said India had fired missiles at three air bases earlier on Saturday including one ...

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after U.S. pressure and four days of fighting, but within hours explosions rang out in ...

TOKYO -- The combined net profit of Japan's manufacturers for the year ended March 31 declined 2% from the prior year, the ...

Azry Almi Kaloko is Head of Strategic Policy and Research at the ASEAN-UK Business Forum and contributes regularly to public discourse through The Jakarta Post and other regional publications.

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's left-leaning National People's Party government is basking in another glow of electoral triumphs following last week's local council elections, as voters ensured the ruling ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's factory-gate prices posted the steepest drop in six months in April while consumer prices fell ...