Asia Pacific

Authorities are on edge after residents spotted smoke pouring from a volcano in Bali, following several recent eruptions that caused chaos for holidaymakers in Indonesia. 

Australia’s spy chief has warned that major conflict could break out in the Indo-Pacific region within the decade as China’s navy ratchets up its intimidation tactics.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Hong Kong officials have said that contractors at the ill-fated housing estate where a fire killed more than 150 tried to conceal the use of unsafe material.

A Sydney man facing the death penalty for allegedly orchestrating a deadly shooting in Bali has made an emotional apology to his victim's widow.

The death toll from an inferno at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 83 as police arrested the bosses of a construction company.

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter as police continue to investigate the apartment complex inferno which has left at least 44 people dead and 270 missing.

A fire that spread across seven apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex has killed at least 44 people, with three people reportedly arrested.

The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft has been launched to help China bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged vessel left them temporarily stranded.

AARON PATRICK: China’s third-ranked political leader, Zhao Leji, helped oversee a vast purge of officials designed to entrench Xi Jinping’s power.

Xi Jinping pressed Donald Trump on the status of the self-governing island of Taiwan and urged his counterpart to maintain improved ties, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

A staff member has spoken out about the shock she felt when he heard knocking coming from a coffin after a woman's body was brought in for cremation.

‘The doctor said that our child was poisoned... then his heart stopped’

More than 20 people remain missing after landslides that were triggered by torrential rain, leaving at least 30 people dead.

Evacuations are underway, and airlines are monitoring a developing situation after an Indonesian volcano, responsible for the deaths of more than 50 people in 2021, exploded, causing a monstrous ash cloud. 

The eruption of Indonesia’s Semeru volcano could cause chaos for Aussie travellers in the coming hours.