Hillhouse Investment has launched fundraising for its next private equity fund targeting $7 billion, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, in a key test of investor appetite as deal activity ...

Tokyo police are continuing to investigate how a 12-year-old Thai girl was forced into sexual services in Japan. NHK World's ...

India's Suryakumar Yadav has taken a subtle dig at Pakistan after the two countries were drawn together in the 2026 T20 World ...

Across the world, a handful of cities have risen above others to become true capitals of fragrance, places where scents are ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has awarded the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) the hosting rights for the 2025 Men’s U-19 Asia Cup — marking the first time Afghanistan will host the ...

President Lai Ching-te says the spending, which must be approved by the island’s legislature, would fund purchases of arms ...

A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s ...

It has become unfashionable on the political right to say nice things about foreign nationals, even the ones who are here lawfully. Just ask Donald Trump, who has struggled to convince the MAGA base ...

Global demand for rare earth minerals is driving the toxic pollution of some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people.

Southeast Asia is enduring one of its wettest seasons in recent memory, with record floods, consecutive typhoons and ...

The BMC is widely regarded as Asia’s wealthiest municipal corporation, with an annual budget of nearly Rs 75,000 crore, ...

Indonesia's capital Jakarta has banned the selling and consumption of dog, cat and bat meat to prevent rabies transmission, the city's governor announced on Tuesday, in a win for animal rights ...