Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (April 12, 2026).

These feline adventures come in dozens of two-minute episodes, or micro-dramas—a form of entertainment that mashes ...

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing, as well as major plot details for "The Drama." Mia Tretta has always loved romantic comedies. But Tretta’s ...

The United States recently repatriated a Chinese national suspected of drug trafficking, a "first" such return in recent years, Beijing's public security ministry said on Friday. China is the primary ...

Shin Ye Eun may star in a new drama alongside Park Bo Gum! On April 2, a media outlet reported that Shin Ye Eun is currently in talks to star as the female lead in the new drama “Night Traveler” ...

California claims some of the largest Cambodian enclaves in the U.S., with a population of roughly 9,000 people living in the Bay Area alone. On April 4, Oakland will toast its local Cambodian culture ...

The US won’t allow Chinese electric cars from Canada to enter its market, President Donald Trump’s ambassador in Ottawa said, after a January deal in which Prime Minister Mark Carney lowered tariffs ...

A new survey reveals the growing appetite for affordable Chinese electric cars that tariffs keep out of reach. Nearly half of US car buyers see strong value in Chinese electric vehicles. Tariffs ...

California governor candidate Eric Swalwell is speaking out about the Chinese spy who infiltrated his office and sparked a congressional ethics probe — as revelations surface about $300,000 in legal ...

Viet Nam News | Preserving Khmer drum dance Young people of the Khmer ethnic community in Vietnam's An Giang province are learning to preserve a centuries-old drum dance known locally as the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Six Chinese citizens and two China-based pharmaceutical companies have been indicted for allegedly selling and delivering chemical precursors used to make fentanyl intended to be smuggled ...

A famous Chinese TV and short drama studio has announced that two AI actors will star in its upcoming short drama, sparking debate over portrait rights, data use, and the future of human performers.