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Pakistan’s May 9 riots: Supreme Court rules civilians can be tried in military courts

1 week ago | asianews.network | Umer Mehtab

May 8, 2025ISLAMABAD – With two judges dissenting, the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench (CB) on Wednesday gave its go-ahead for civilians involved in the May 9, 2023 riots to be tried in military courts. The case pertains to the military trials and the subsequent sentencing of civilians for their role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed ex-premier Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023.
Food event in China’s Xiamen cooks up a taste of Southeast Asia

1 week ago | asianews.network | Li Yingxue |Liu Kun

May 7, 2025BEIJING – In gastronomy, spices are more than ingredients — they are storytellers. A dash of cinnamon, a spoonful of chili, a swirl of curry — each holds the power to unlock centuries of trade, tradition and transformation. The fifth season of the hit food documentary Once Upon a Bite turns its lens toward these “magical keys” of flavor, exploring how spices have journeyed across continents, shaped regional cuisines, and left lasting marks on the global food map.
South Korea’s Czech nuclear plant deal halted by court injunction

1 week ago | asianews.network | Jo He-rim

May 7, 2025DUKOVANY – A Czech court has blocked Elektrarna Dukovany II, a subsidiary of the country’s main power company, from signing an $18 billion nuclear plant contract with South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, following a preliminary injunction filed by French energy firm EDF, which lost in the bidding process. The contract signing ceremony between Elektrarna Dukovany II and KHNP, scheduled for Wednesday, has been effectively suspended due to the court’s decision.
No plan to raise food prices despite end of egg subsidy, say eateries in Malaysia’s Johor

1 week ago | asianews.network | Venesa Devi

May 5, 2025JOHOR BARU – The abolishment of the egg subsidy – taking place in August – is not likely to raise food prices here, say restaurant owners and associations. “I have not increased the price of food in my restaurants for a long time despite the rising cost of ingredients, and I do not plan to start now,” said Rifayudheen Ahmad Khan, who runs three restaurants in Johor Baru and Pasir Gudang.
2 dead, 4 hurt as SUV crashes into Manila airport

1 week ago | asianews.network | Luisa K. Cabato

May 5, 2025MANILA – A sport utility vehicle rammed into several people at the departure entrance of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Sunday morning, leaving two dead and four injured. Pasay Police Substation 8 told INQUIRER.net that the incident happened around 8:50 a.m.In a Facebook post, the Philippine Red Cross said the fatalities were an adult male and a four-year-old girl.
China signals potential trade talks with the US for the first time

1 week ago | asianews.network | Cheng Yu |Zhong Nan

May 2, 2025BEIJING – Chinese authorities said on Friday they are evaluating the possibility of trade talks with the United States, marking the first and clearest indication that Beijing may be open to dialogue after Washington’s unilateral tariffs. Senior US officials have reached out recently through relevant parties multiple times, hoping to start negotiations with China on tariffs, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
Philippine President Marcos’ trust, performance ratings drop in April - survey

2 weeks ago | asianews.network | Zacarian Gavin Sarao

April 30, 2025MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s trust rating dipped by five points in April, while Vice President Sara Duterte’s increased by nine, a survey from Octa Research showed. However, Octa Research’s Tugon ng Masa nationwide survey — conducted from April 2 to 5 on 1,200 adult respondents — showed that slightly more people still trusted Marcos than Duterte.
Bracing for avoidable blunders

2 weeks ago | asianews.network | Jawed Naqvi

April 30, 2025ISLAMABAD – AS India and Pakistan brace for a fresh round of their hop-on, hop-off military stand-off, which some say could be more grievous this time than before, the words of Noam Chomsky from 12 years ago have come into focus by their sheer prescience. “There are two problems for our species’ survival — nuclear conflict and environmental endgame,” Chomsky warned in his 2013 book Nuclear War and Environmental Catastrophe.
Tik Tok faces uncertain future over ban in US

2 weeks ago | asianews.network | Belinda Robinson

April 30, 2025NEW YORK – Tik Tok, the popular video-sharing site with more than 1.5 billion monthly active users worldwide, revolutionized the US app market, showing how social media could offer entertainment, short videos and shopping all in one place, say experts. “It certainly has brought something new to the to the US.” Z, John Zhang, a professor of marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania told China Daily.
Pakistan’s wheat crisis has deepened in 2025 due to govt policy failures at multiple levels

2 weeks ago | asianews.network | Khalid Wattoo |Waqar Ahmad

April 29, 2025ISLAMABAD – In late March 2025, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released the country’s economic growth figures for the second quarter (October-December) of FY25. The data painted a worrying picture: the agriculture sector grew by just 1.1 per cent. The first quarter was even worse, barely registering a growth rate of 0.74pc (revised figure). That is a massive fall from FY24, when agriculture posted a robust 8.17pc and 5.82pc growth in Q1 and Q2, respectively.