Asia

The ferry MV June Aster had sailed from Manila and was near Coron in Palawan province when the fire started Wednesday.

A measles outbreak sweeping across Bangladesh has killed hundreds of children following setbacks to the South Asian nation’s vaccine program.

Ministerial salaries in Singapore, already among the world’s highest, will go up even higher, increasing the prime minister’s annual pay 64% to $2.85 million.

Chinese tech companies Huawei and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable smartphones on Monday, stepping up competition in China’s premium handset market ahead of Apple’s product launch later this week.

Less than two weeks ago, Gyirong Port was bustling with activity, serving as the main crossing for between China’s Tibet region and Nepal. Now, nothing remains.

North Korea is dialing up pressure on the U.S. after rebuffing President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back a military drill with South Korea in a conciliatory step toward Kim.

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of flights as volcanic ash drifted across parts of western Indonesia.

PATTAYA, Thailand — After a record-long deployment in the U.S. war with Iran that strained supplies and morale, U.S. sailors and Marines from the USS Abraham Lincoln traded the roar of engines for the roar of elephants.

HONG KONG — After days of waiting anxiously, Lu Haitao’s family could finally breathe a sigh of relief when the Chinese man was rescued from a tunnel in Nepal where devastating floods killed more than 1,300 people.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal pulled a man and a woman alive 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, officials said Saturday.