Key to the fall in fossil fuel use is China’s increasing rapid transition to renewable energy, with wind and solar reportedly now generating more than a quarter of the country’s electricity

Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul moved to dissolve parliament late on Thursday amid further parliamentary squabbling. He took the top office just over three months ago, but hopes an election in January or February will boost his chance of returning

US senator expects Chinese genomics firm to see 'big' growth through its close ties to the CCP and China's military, despite fears of misuse of its huge DNA database

Warmer oceans are one reason Asia is experiencing more intense storms, but some of the latest cyclones were rare, as they formed close to the equator.

Directors of renovation firm arrested; 'repeated complaints about mesh fire risk'; less than a third of the dead identified; 19 Filipina domestics among 200 still missing

Death toll from fire tragedy in Hong Kong rises to 65 but nearly 300 are still missing after firefighters contained the blaze on Thursday. Police accuse renovation firm of 'gross neglience'

Southern Thailand and Malaysia are the latest regions hit hard by flooding; losses in Thailand are estimated at up to $150 million a day

More than 2,400 mines - many illegal and unregulated - are releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into rivers across much of mainland Southeast Asia

The effects of social media on children have become a growing global concern, with companies like TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook facing lawsuits in the US for allegedly spurring a mental health crisis.

Authorities in multiple Asian states have seized assets totaling close to $700 million from the Prince Group since the US and UK governments imposed sanctions on the group in mid-October

Experts say the shortage triggered by surging demand is exactly what is needed to further drive up investment in the nascent market

Talks at the COP30 summit in Brazil highlight the growing need for finance to help countries build resilience to storms, flood and fires, at a time when Southeast Asia has been rocked by consecutive typhoons