Asia

China said its coast guard is “safeguarding order” around the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands, asserting sovereignty and rejecting Taiwan’s accusations of provocation.

China defended DeepSeek after the US banned the Chinese AI from government systems, highlighting escalating tech tensions between the two countries.

Chinese automakers’ Q3 earnings are set to shine on hybrid export growth, but an EU import cap and China’s export tax-rebate cut cloud the outlook.

South Korea's early-October exports surged on AI-driven chip demand, posting a large trade surplus and supporting expectations the central bank will hold rates.

Malaysia’s tourism faces cancellations and fewer bookings as Indonesian wildfire haze disrupts flights and obscures attractions, threatening revenue and 2026 visitor targets.

UN experts urged India to stop excessive force against voter-list protests and called for an independent probe into injuries, ill-treatment and mass detentions.

Two years into office, Indonesia’s Prabowo is balancing ambitious policy promises against fiscal discipline, highlighting economic gains and challenges.

Indonesia is investigating a car-sized metal fragment suspected to be Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket debris that crashed into a Central Kalimantan palm plantation; no one was hurt.

South Korea is withdrawing some staff from its embassy in Ukraine following a dispute over prisoners of war, CNA reports.

GMO Internet Group’s security arm says China-linked AI agent Artex was used in cyberattacks on Japanese retail, logistics and financial firms; a separate probe links it to South Korean bank attacks.

South Korea vowed resolute punishment after North Korea threatened new border measures, amid rising tensions.

South Korea warned of a firm response to further North Korean provocations after a DMZ mine blast injured three soldiers, rejecting Pyongyang's blame as unacceptable.