US President Joe Biden (left) meets with Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Huein Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. - AP
Malaysia:
* Boss Anwar meets 'The Boss' Rajnikanth
* 12MP review: Steps taken to increase women’s labour participation to 60%
* 12MP review: Option of reintroducing GST remains, says Rafizi
* 12MP review: Govt planning start-up congress to boost technopreneur numbers
* 12MP review: At least 5% GDP growth per annum targeted
* 12MP review: Projects slow to start will be canned, says PM
* Report: 12MP set to achieve annual GDP growth of 5-5.5%, GNI of RM61,000 in 2025
* Report: Private investment to grow RM301bil per year, public investment at RM83bil
* RAM Ratings expects Malaysia’s economy to grow at 4.5-5.5% in 2024
* Anwar tables 12MP mid-term review, reveals extra RM15bil allocation
* MACC to call up Sanusi over REE mining probe
* Law on revision of death sentences and life imprisonment comes into force on Sept 12
A ten-year-old girl (left) plays in the gamelan, a traditional Indonesian orchestra, during the Kendalisada Art Festival 2023 in Kaliori, Banyumas, Central Java. - AFP
Singapore:
* Singapore: Shocking admission as teen admits he sexually abused and attempted rape on younger sister, 11, when he was just 14
* Singapore's Changi Airport runway reopens after Air China plane makes emergency landing due to engine fire
* G20 summit agrees on words but struggles on action
* 'He confessed to the murder' - Sri Lankan man, 30, charged with murdering his wife at Holiday Inn Express Singapore Katong
* Raising the bar on a night out in Singapore
* Asia stock markets mixed amid Chinese property sector sell-off
* Oil prices ease but supply cuts keep Brent above US$90/bbl
Indonesia:
* Asian countries including those from South-East Asia are tightening grip on key minerals
* 6.1-magnitude quake hits Halmahera, Indonesia, says GFZ
* Indonesia president says rice stock sufficient amid soaring prices
* Indonesia unveils Jakarta-Bandung HSR EMU educational and cultural exchange base
* Indonesian govt lifts ban on Australian live cattle
* Emerging Markets - Asian currencies gain ground on promising China data, falling dollar
Chinese tourists posing for photographs at the Grand Palace in Bangkok. - AFP
Thailand:
* Thailand beats China, takes second place behind India as best nation for starting business
* Thailand's PM Srettha targets economic growth of at least 5% annually
* Thailand's new prime minister tells Parliament his government will urgently tackle economic woes
* Thailand's new PM draws flak in parliament for 'aimless' economic agenda
* Thai PM pitches US$16bil cash handout to revive economy
Philippines:
* A wonderful full of shocks and surprises at Manila basketball World Cup; now for the 2024 Olympics in Paris
* Philippines: Duterte being urged by ex-President Arroyo to return to politics
* Philippines may scrap rice price cap soon as harvest starts and more local stocks will be available
* Philippines resupplies sea outpost despite China maneuvers
* Philippines' rice crisis a warning sign for all in the world
Germany poses with their gold medals after winning the championship game of the Basketball World Cup against Serbia in Manila, Philippines. - AP
Vietnam:
* 'You look very young': As he leaves Vietnam after visit; Biden's age under scrutiny in South-East Asian country
* 'The danger is global warming and not war' - Biden says climate change poses greater threat than nuclear war
* US President Biden: Relations with Vietnam have 'entered a new stage'
* US and Vietnam warn against 'threat or use of force' in South China Sea
* Biden leads US tech execs in Vietnam talks
* VinFast’s 504% rally burns traders playing greater fool theory
Myanmar:
* KL cops rescue four women (all from Myanmar) from human traffickers
* 300,000 stimulant tablets seized in east Myanmar
* How worrying is a Vladimir Putin-Kim Jong Un alliance?
* Myanmar receives Russian fighter jets
Members of the US army launch the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) during the Super Garuda Shield 2023 joint military exercise including Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Australia and the US in Situbondo, East Java on Monday, September 11, 2023. - AFP
Cambodia:
* China has always been a great friend to Cambodia, says Hun Manet's govt before this week's meeting with Xi Jinping
* New Cambodian PM Hun Manet to visit China for economic talks
* Cambodia records 180 per cent rise in air passengers in first 8 months, says aviation report
Laos:
* Lao police hand over 164 people suspected of online fraud to China at Wattay International Airport
* Six Mekong-Lancang countries reach pact on more dam operations data sharing
* Laos will be top guest at forum, says Kremlin
Brunei:
* Johor's Sultan Ibrahim flies to Brunei for one-day visit
* There is no imported farm and seafood products from Japan's Fukushima, says Brunei resource ministry
* Brunei arrests over 400 for drug use and trafficking from January-July
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, April 25, 2019. A North Korean train presumably carrying North Korean leader Jong Un has departed for Russia for a possible meeting with Russian President Putin, South Korean media said Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Citing unidentified South Korean government sources, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the train likely left the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Sunday evening and that a Kim-Putin meeting is possible as early as Tuesday. - AP
AseanPlus:
* Customs foil attempt to smuggle 51kg meth to Australia out of Port Klang
* China says detained US spy lured officials in 'honey traps'
* UK suspect denies being 'Chinese spy' as Beijing slams claims
* Climate change 'dystopian future already here': UN rights chief
* Duck meat passed off as beef, mutton in China’s latest food fraud
* US holds highest-level talks with China in months, with Biden-Li meeting at G20
* Tropical storm rains batter China for seventh day; untold damages and trapping many residents in low-lying areas
* Chinese scientists mark tech first with underwater survey near South China Sea’s Scarborough Shoal
* Taiwan detects 39 Chinese warplanes and carrier after navy training by US and Canada
* India cenbank, banks plan new features to boost digital currency transactions - sources
* Former Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang steps down from cloud unit in surprise exit amid leadership transition
* China slams UK spying reports as 'political farce'
* Grandma arrested in Japan after two-year-old boy left in car for nine hours dies
* Chinese national charged for abandoning son, 9, on Jeju Island in South Korea
* North Korea's Kim appears to have departed for Russia for summit with Putin -YTN
* G-20 broadens debate on AI risks and mulls global oversight
* Support slumps for Australian Indigenous rights referendum
* Balancing food inflation and subsidy reforms in India
* Island states seek climate protection from Law of the Sea
* Robot fried chicken: Entrepreneur seeks to improve South Korea’s favourite food
* Hoops galore in Manila: Germany wins Basketball World Cup for first time, holds off Serbia 83-77 for gold medal
* Tennis - Djokovic wins US Open for record equalling 24th Grand Slam
* ‘Unbreakable shield’: HK action star Donnie Yen apologises for security team ordering public to ‘move aside’ at event in China after online backlash
