No injuries have been reported.

As of April 2025, 61,142 facilities nationwide had been designated as emergency shelters.

The final budget could reportedly reach 10 trillion yen as Tokyo upgrades its defence to navigate growing tension with neighbours such as China, North Korea and Russia.

The National Forensic Service, which carried out the autopsy, was unable to establish a cause of death.

Japan wants to procure low-cost drones that can work in tandem with long-range missiles.

Shein also revealed a quarterly loss ahead of the deal and warned that tariffs were hurting earnings.

Ichibanya will probably attract large buyers, including private equity firms, said an analyst.

A total of 525 police officers and personnel were deployed to ensure the smooth running of the celebration.

It is produced from naturally derived ingredients, which contribute to environmental protection.

In the first of a two-part series on climate resilience, CNA looks at how farmers in the southern Chinese province are coping with storms that can wipe out a year’s harvest, drive down prices and cause lasting damage.

Aug 31 – The UAE air force engaged a drone over its territorial waters that had come from Iran, the defence ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Shigeko Kagawa, a 115-year-old resident of Nara prefecture, died on Aug 27.

On August 20, China’s National Immigration Administration expanded the 240-hour visa-free transit policy to two more countries — Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam — bringing the number of eligible nationalities to 57. A parallel 30-day visa-free scheme for Hainan now covers 61 countries. The […]

Singapore will also deliver humanitarian assistance comprising both civilian and Singapore Armed Forces supplies to Nepal, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

MAS said Singapore has more than 1,800 fintech firms that employ close to 10,000 professionals

The US-Israeli war against Iran passed its six-month mark this week, and on August 24, the bill for two decades of hosting American power came due. The US Treasury opened a global sanctions campaign against everyone still trading with Tehran. It runs through Emirati and Qatari banks, ports and free […]

Cyberspace authorities have vowed to crack down on “false disaster information” that could mislead members of the public and “disrupt online order”.

Authorities did not specify what punishment each person received.

In The Backstory, Rexan Wong shares how a three-hour project became an app with half a million users.

Zheng’an sent S$45.81 million worth of guitars to more than 40 countries in 2025.

He cited trade, geopolitics and a weakening multilateral system as challenges facing both countries.

The primary school teacher, had part of her left arm amputated after the June 13 attack at Coogee Beach.

Indonesia’s ambition to evolve into a global price-setter for commodities was formally unveiled by President Prabowo Subianto on August 4, 2026, during his State of the Nation Address before the joint session of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), the House of Representatives (DPR), and […]

An operator was accused of allowing eight teenagers aged 14 to 17 to enter the cafe.

SEOUL, Aug 31 – A South Korean court on Monday sentenced Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to a combined two years in prison over political funding and bribery offences linked to efforts to gain influence with former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration.

Factory’s Eno Reyes explains why judging AI by token price is misleading, and why measuring the true cost of finished work matters more.

Sarawak’s Serian district recorded the worst Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 475 at 9am on Monday (Aug 31). But moderate air quality in Putrajaya enabled Malaysia’s National Day celebration in the administrative capital to proceed as scheduled.

Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan was the most polluted city in the archipelago, with an air quality index (AQI) of 780 as of noon on Aug 31. Meanwhile, a Japan Self-Defense Force transport ship is enroute from Hiroshima to Indonesia to aid in firefighting operations.

The Nepali government says more than 100 workers may still be alive inside multiple tunnels.