Asia Pacific

Former residents and relatives of the victims of the massive apartment building blaze have been waiting months for answers regarding Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades.

An incident involving a molten vat has burned at least eight workers alive in shocking scenes at a factory in India.

The powerful quake felled buildings across the southern Philippines and sent a one-metre tsunami into nearby coasts.

Terrifying footage has emerged of the moment an enormous 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines, with building seen collapsing as terrified locals run for their lives.

Penny Wong says it’s still ‘appropriate’ for officials to travel to Taiwan in the wake of China banning four New Zealand MPs following their recent cross-party delegation.

At least 55 people have been killed in a blast at an explosives depot in northeastern Myanmar, local media reports say.

It was a miracle discovery, five smiling men, trapped deep within the flooded cave system, but now the efforts turn to brining the five to the surface — and one Australian is joining the mission.

Seven people who ventured into the cave to look for gold have been trapped for a week after heavy rain triggered flash flooding that's blocked the exit.

Their tour guide said they were taking a photograph moments before the horrifying incident.

A large presence of a chemical often used as rat poison was found in the watermelon the family ate before their deaths.

The critical summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could frame relations between the US and China for years (but don’t mention the war).

More than a dozen hikers have been rescued after a volcano erupted in eastern Indonesia, while authorities are scrambling to find three others who are missing.

The young tourist reportedly yelled ‘the rope isn’t tight enough’ before falling 168 metres to her death.

A top Trump ally has issued a blunt warning to Australia over its deep ties with China — and what it could mean next.

Australia is working to finalise an upgraded security treaty with Fiji this week as China appears to have killed off efforts to clinch a similar deal with Vanuatu.