HANOI — Vietnam’s police have launched a criminal investigation into a Berlin-based Vietnamese journalist and website editor for alleged anti-state activities.

The Supreme Administrative Court has overturned a controversial announcement by the Labour Ministry that allowed foreign pilots to  work temporarily on domestic routes.

NEW YORK — The Bitcoin rally that welcomed a wave of new investors through easy-to-access exchange traded funds (ETFs) has officially gone underwater.

PHUKET - Immigration officers at Phuket Airport arrested a 41-year-old Austrian with forged entry and exit stamps in his passport who had overstayed his visa by 578 days.

KYODO — The chairman of a Cambodia-based conglomerate indicted by US authorities over alleged large-scale investment fraud and money laundering had acquired a luxury property in Tokyo as his residence, Japanese corporate registration documents showed on Monday.

NANDURBAR — Each morning, 17-year-old Ramati Mangla sets off barefoot with a steel pot in hand, walking several kilometres to fetch water from a distant spring in India's Maharashtra state.

TOKYO — Japan has warned its citizens in China to be careful of their surroundings and to avoid big crowds amid a diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.

The Federal Aviation Administration ended mandated cuts in domestic flights at 40 major U.S. airports, easing restrictions that had been imposed over air traffic control concerns during the federal shutdown. - REUTERS

China's Vice Premier He Lifeng and German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil agreed on Monday (November 17) the two countries should strengthen commercial ties and bring an end to months of trade tensions between the world's second and third-largest economies. - REUTERS

Valve has announced the launch of a new PC gaming console, the Steam Machine, confirming it is up to six times more powerful than the company's portable Steam Deck.