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Almost 8,000 trainee doctors in South Korea have walked off the job in protest against the government's recent plan to recruit more students to medical schools. Here's why they're happening and whether there's support for them.

Nearly three-and-a-half decades after a catastrophic crash wiped out the Japanese asset bubble, its stock market has finally hit a record high. But the ASX is not following, amid a raft of mixed profit results. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.

PTSD, anxiety and depression dogged Michael Jefferies after he left the military, but he was able to start healing in an unexpected place.

Kim Jong Un "liked the car, and so the decision was made" to present him with the high-end Aurus Senat for his personal use.

The family of imprisoned Australian Yang Hengjun reveal he will not appeal his suspended death sentence in China, saying the writer has no faith in the Chinese court system, and that his ill health makes it impossible for him to continue his legal fight. 

The ASX closed down, Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka announced she will step down and BHP CEO Mike Henry speaks with The Business.

Dozens of people have been killed in a clash between tribes in Papua New Guinea's Highlands that's been described as an "ambush".

After last week's announcement of compulsory military service for Myanmar men and women over the age of 18,  the Thai embassy in Yangon was flooded with requests for tourist visas, with some youngsters sleeping in their cars overnight to get to the front of the queue.

Twice elected premier and ousted in a 2006 military coup, Thaksin was given his freedom before sunrise on Sunday by King Maha Vajiralongkorn because of his age and health, after being treated at Bangkok's Police General Hospital.

From Australia to the US, these South Asian women share what being in an interracial relationship has cost them.

When China opened its fifth research station in Antarctica this month, analysts sounded alarm bells about potential security threats on Australia's southern doorstep.

The launch further enhances the country's space credentials, following the historic "pinpoint" moon landing of Japan's SLIM spacecraft last month.

Experts warn the presumptive new president's personality and questionable past could cause some headaches for Canberra.

The pandemic transformed living as a digital nomad from an influencer-fuelled fantasy to a liveable reality, and Japan is the latest country in Asia to offer a way in for foreign workers, but how much it will help the aging country that's facing economic woes? 

Indonesians in Australia who voted in this week's presidential elections have expressed scepticism about the provisional results and concerns about the future should the provisional winner, Prabowo Subianto, be officially confirmed as the country's next president.

Protesting Indian farmers clash with police for a second consecutive day as tens of thousands march towards the capital to demand guaranteed prices for their produce.

Opposition politicians in the Solomon Islands are vowing to make public or even scrap a deeply contentious security pact with China if they manage to oust Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in elections this April.

Today millions of Indonesians headed to the polls to elect a new leader. Here's a look at who's in the running and the issues that could have swayed voters.

The Myanmar junta's decision to begin enforcing a conscription law first enacted 14 years ago is an attack on the country's young people, a "pronouncement of psychotic resolve" and likely to have unintended consequences, analysts say.

The Australian share market finished lower for the day as earnings season continued, while the price of bitcoin surged to $US50,000 for the first time in two years and AGL's Loy Yang A power station in Victoria suffers an outage.

After the Taliban outlawed opium production in Afghanistan, war-torn Myanmar became the world's main supplier. But former poppy farmers in Shan state say they have a solution for getting out of the drug industry.

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif declares victory in Pakistan's national election, but says he will talk to other groups to form a coalition government as his party had failed to win a clear majority on its own.

In a high-profile speech laying out Australia's Indian Ocean strategy, the foreign minister warned against political interference and economic coercion, urging China to be more transparent about its military build-up.

Here are 10 questions to help you understand the diversity, traditions, foods, and significance of the Year of the Dragon — and how to greet people celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Australian shares end higher after AGL posts a better than expected half-year profit and upgrades its forecast for the full year. Mainland Chinese shares shrug off the worst deflation numbers since the global financial crisis. Look back on how the trading day unfolded.