1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (63+ words) CNA Search underway for 140 people after Indonesian ferry reported missing We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be. To continue, upgrade to…...

16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (794+ words) An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland is being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with mainland China. HONG KONG: Chan Yuk-tong hoped to spend his remaining…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (615+ words) SAPTARI, Nepal: For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue. When a disaster response team finally pulled him to…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1132+ words) Saudi Arabia shut down the East-West pipeline after it was attacked by drones, calling it "a precautionary measure". CAIRO: Saudi Arabia said on Friday (Sep 12) it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (222+ words) CORON, the Philippines: The bodies of passengers killed in a ferry fire off the Philippines arrived at a port near the resort town of Coron, Palawan, on Saturday (Sep 12) morning, as the country's coast guard warned t...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (518+ words) The fire that tore through the ferry on Wednesday evening killed at least five people and left 84 missing. PALAWAN, the Philippines: A deadly blaze that swept through a Philippine ferry happened "in seconds", the coast guard said on Friday (Sep…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (35+ words) JAKARTA: Respiratory infections caused by hazardous wildfire pollution in Indonesia have more than doubled in just over a week, data from the country's health ministry showed on Thursday (Sep 10).Fires have b...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (569+ words) An influx of newcomers into some of the Malaysian capital’s most sought-after neighbourhoods is boosting commercial activity and changing the retail landscape. Korean-owned businesses line the streets in the upscale neighbourhood of Solaris Mont Kiara in Kuala Lumpur. (Image: CNA)…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1637+ words) Taking effect on Sep 15, China’s new exit-entry rules largely put existing practices into writing - but they also give authorities greater powers to intervene in sensitive cross-border movements, analysts say. SHANGHAI: Fu Tianhui, 74, is heading for the highest paved border crossing…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (442+ words) VENICE, Sept 10: A documentary charting the rise of Diesel fashion brand founder Renzo Rosso premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, becoming one of the first AI-assisted entries to test the technology's place in mainstream cinema. Directed by Francesco…...