Asia-Pacific Community: Shared heritage, shared future: culture links China, Mal...

​Stepping into the Malaysia-China Wangkang Museum in Malacca, Malaysia, visitors are greeted by a towering replica of a "Wangkang" dating back to around 1919. With its intricate patterns, lofty sails, and fluttering banners, the vessel shows vivid cultural vi...

Sticky rice and stories of a nation

"If there were no sticky rice in the world, I think some people wouldn't be able to survive. I feel like the sky would literally fall," Phanuphon Bulsuwan, the top chef who runs Blackitch Artisan Kitchen in the Nimmanhaemin neighborhood of Chiang Mai, says and...

Interview: China's advancements in AI drive inclusive growth, says Malaysian exp...

China's rise in artificial intelligence (AI) technology has unlocked new opportunities for other countries and facilitated cross-border progress, the chairman of a Malaysian think tank has said.

Asia-Pacific Community: Hundreds join fun run in Cambodia to celebrate LMC's 10t...

Hundreds of people took part in a 5-km fun run along the Mekong riverbank here in the capital of Cambodia on Saturday to celebrate the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Week 2026 and the LMC's 10th anniversary.

Nepal's newly elected parliament sworn in

Lawmakers of the newly elected House of Representatives of Nepal take the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony at the main administrative complex Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 26, 2026.

Vietnam moves major media, academies under Party administration

The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) approved the transfer of five government-affiliated agencies to become public service units under its administration, local newspaper Nhan Dan reported Wednesday.

Boao Forum for Asia empowers overall development of Qionghai City in China's Hai...

Philippine women's group condemns escalating U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran

Around 100 Filipinos marched through downtown Manila on Sunday to commemorate victims of wartime atrocities and call for peace amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

Ministerial meeting of China-Vietnam "3+3" strategic dialogue held in Vietnam

The first ministerial meeting of the China-Vietnam "3+3" strategic dialogue on diplomacy, defense and public security was held in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on Monday.

Sri Lanka rolls out QR code system for fuel distribution amid supply concerns

​Sri Lanka on Sunday began distributing fuel through a mandatory QR code system for vehicles, as authorities moved to manage reserves amid supply disruptions linked to the ongoing military situation in the Middle East, the Ministry of Energy said in a press r...