The long-delayed opening of the New Yalu River Bridge comes as the two countries expand trade despite international sanctions imposed on North Korea.

New China-DPRK Yalu River Bridge opens

Malacañang on Thursday encouraged Vice President Sara Duterte to attend the bicameral conference committee deliberations on the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 if she has concerns that it might be used against her in the impeachment trial.

An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance with higher standards and more concrete measures will be published on Friday.

Every time Kristaen Albert returns home, he reaches for one of the dozen cans of oxygen on a table by the entrance of his house in Central Kalimantan. The air in his neighbourhood has turned dusty amber, with air quality far exceeding hazardous levels. “My breathing is noticeably heavier whenever I step outside. It’s hard to concentrate and stay focused, and it is really affecting my work,” Albert, a 31-year-old software engineer, told This Week in Asia. “Living in this haze is awful.” “The...

This October witnesses the 90th anniversary of the end of the Long March. But was that the end of the story? This is a key question raised in the new CGTN Documentary Breaking Through. Part travelogue, part history, this series retraces the steps of those intrepid pioneers, reflecting not just on how and why the original Long March happened, but also on the impact it continues to have on the landscape of today's China. And the conclusion it comes to is a thought-provoking one: the Long March's most enduring legacy is perhaps not the monuments that dot the route taken by the original Marchers, but a whole range of endeavors taking place today with the potential to reshape not just China, but the entire world.

The roof of a school collapsed in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, killing a teacher and 32 students, mostly aged under 14, health officials said on Thursday, as residents and rescuers scrambled to pull children from the rubble. Twenty more students were taken to hospital after the collapse, which authorities blamed on “weak infrastructure”. Others in the densely populated neighbourhood described a close call. Resident Sohail said “everyone began screaming in panic” after his niece...

The private plane used in the attempted smuggling of shabu from Laos to the Philippines was registered in the United States, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

Among those fined is 'onion queen' Lilia Cruz, the alleged cartel mastermind. It's the biggest fine ever imposed by the Philippine Competition Commission.