Closing the Strait would spur a big rise in the price of oil, but analysts say shipping and air travel to the Middle East has already been hit and there may be other ways Tehran seeks to strike back against the US.
The world's biggest trial of software designed to keep children under 16 offline has found there are 'no big tech barriers' to enforcing a social media ban for teenagers in Australia
Global firms are seriously underestimating the threats to their operations from increasingly changing climates, experts say
Border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia continues to simmer, as Phnom Penh pushes for international recognition of old boundaries
Notorious ethnic group in northeast Myanmar is guarding new Chinese-run rare earth mines in Shan State, where chemicals are used to flush the minerals out of local mountains, creating another toxic runoff concern for Thailand
There are over 1,100 787s in service around the world, and while there have been concerns over the plane's engines, this is the Dreamliner's first fatal crash
New report says scam centres now spread across Cambodia have links to leaders of the country's ruling party; they are allegedly reaping over $12.5 billion a year.
A new round of trade talks between US and Chinese officials got underway in London on Monday. They will focus on export controls on rare earths, chips and other issues.
The carbon removal industry is set to a hit a major milestone this year but its current pace of growth is not nearly enough to play any meaningful role in reaching climate goals
Senator says China probably cheers the White House move to revoke some students' visas because the CCP wants these students to come home, not stay in the US
Federal appeals court pauses Wednesday's trade court ruling that said US tariffs were invalid under an emergency law; that caused Asian markets to fall on Friday.
Multi-storey buildings were flattened by a giant and still unexplained explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China on Tuesday