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Scam victims in Singapore could lose access to their own money as the country ramps up efforts to curb hundreds of millions of dollars lost to scams.

Protesters say they are angry and devastated as South Korea's parliament fails to pass a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law declaration. 

South Korea's parliament has failed to pass a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he suddenly declared martial law on Tuesday night.

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol apologises for causing a public stir by declaring martial law and promises there will not be a second such declaration. 

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, Elon Musk and Tesla look likely to benefit from influential ties to both the US president and the Chinese government.

South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik tells parliament that he and other politicians will fight to prevent martial law if President Yoon Suk Yeol declares it again.

Boeing's guilty plea is blocked under a deferred prosecution agreement in the case which dates back to two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.

News of an unfolding political crisis in South Korea dominated global headlines. But just over the border, North Koreans are kept in the dark. How will the hermit kingdom's leaders respond?

A controversy over sanitary pads in China has sparked widespread outrage on social media and ignited a broader debate on gender inequality.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol opted for the nuclear option when he declared martial law. But it followed months of scandals, low approval ratings and a stand-off with a hostile parliament.

For some of the Korean diaspora in Australia, the sudden declaration of martial law evoked memories of a dark past. 

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, but then rescinded it, after criticising the opposition as "anti-state forces" threatening the country's democracy.

Australian stocks have ended lower and the local currency has fallen sharply after third-quarter GDP came in lower than expected. Here's how the day's trade unfolded on the markets blog.

Matcha's vibrant colour and health benefits have made it a new fad food, fuelling a surge in demand that is outpacing supply.

The head of federal parliament's intelligence committee has suggested Australia is bolstering its military capabilities in part to deter China from invading Taiwan.

At least 19 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands affected in Malaysia and Thailand as officials brace for the worst flood in a decade.

Beijing has launched a three-year plan to tackle obesity, with rates of overweight children and adults rapidly increasing in just a few years.

Family dynasties have a stranglehold on Filipino politics — and this week was a reminder that some dynasties at the top are militaristic and fond of violence.

In the days after backpackers in Laos began falling violently ill due to suspected methanol poisoning, travellers tried desperately to warn each other about the hostel at the centre of the scandal.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who took power from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in 2021, is accused of crimes against humanity for the deportation and persecution of the Rohingya.