The U.S. Marine Corps' Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, will conduct simulated fires missions in the Luzon Strait.

Taiwan was named the happiest country in the World Happiness Report 2025. The island country stood out with strong marks in perceived and actual benevolence. In Taiwan, travelers can experience ...

In a span of just around one and a half hours, back-to-back earthquakes jolted four Asian countries on Wednesday. India, ...

Senior Director & Head of Business for Southeast Asia and India at HERE Technologies. Sengupta adds, “Traditional GPS (Global Positioning System) provides latitude and longitude (X and Y ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) says it recognises the “urgent need” for humanitarian assistance and stands ready to support relief and recovery efforts in ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar on Friday at 11:56 pm (local time), according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). In a post on X, the National Center for ...

The toll from Myanmar's earthquake continues to rise, as foreign rescue teams and aid rushed into the impoverished country, where hospitals were overwhelmed and some communities scrambled to mount ...

Newsweek's map below illustrates the earthquakes that took place across central and southeast Asia within the last day. The earthquakes in Myanmar will have the most significant impacts ...

Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared a state of emergency in six regions. LONDON -- An earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude has rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, according to the United States ...

He also plans to visit Japan. By Sui-Lee Wee Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used his first trip to Asia to try to reassure allies that the United States was committed to deterring Chinese ...

damaging or collapsing bridges and buildings across a swath of Southeast Asia. At least 2,700 people were killed and many more injured. With the full extent of the disaster still emerging ...