Asia Pacific

BRICS 2026 chair India and 2027 chair China are seeking wider economic, trade and AI partnerships to boost the bloc's global clout.

Indonesian rescuers say 129 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying 243 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea.

A cargo ship docked for repairs in a Chinese port caught fire, killing at least 25 people and leaving others missing.

One survivor reported ‘a loud explosion, then followed by smoke and fire’.

Authorities said the accused gunman fled to his home after the deadly attack inside the school building sparked the evacuation of 44 children.

Nepali rescuers clung to hopes of finding survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels on Wednesday, as authorities request DNA samples to help identify victims.

The assailant fatally shot the kindergarten teacher inside the school building on Wednesday.

A major volcanic eruption between Java and Sumatra is impacting flights across the country, here’s what you need to know.

China’s stern presence at the latest meeting of Pacific leaders, and confirmation the US is deepening its military presence in Australia, has highlighted the strategic balancing act this country faces.

Thai authorities claim the harsh crackdown aims to address concerns around foreigners misusing extended stay visas to become involved in criminal activity.

After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defences at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s ‘cascade of hazards’ overwhelmed them.

The NSW man is the first Australian confirmed to have been killed in Nepal’s flash flood disaster.

Rather than choose between America and China, Pacific leaders are choosing to deepen ties with Australia by signing the Asia-Pacific’s first new alliances since the early days of the cold war. 

Like America, China wants its laws to apply everywhere. The measures range broadly and touch on everything from foreign sanctions to ethnic policy. 

The devastating torrent was unleashed after a 600m-wide chunk of Himalayan ice snapped off. 

Scientists are rushing to understand the exact causes of the deadly flash flood that sent a devastating wall of mud and water tearing through Himalayan river valleys. 

It’s believed 34 Australians are among the hundreds of people reported missing in the massive flash floods that have so far left at least 98 people dead.

Four people working on a railway track in Japan have died after an express train hit them north of Tokyo.