Philippines

Braving 4am starts, the dragon boat team of The University of Philippines is full of dedicated athletes. But without being recognised as an official sport, they receive no pay for their time and sacrifice.

Alleged terrorists Naveed and Sajid Akram spent almost a month holed up in a small hotel room in a city in the southern Philippines in the lead-up to the attack, local staff have said.

Philippines National Police say they are investigating whether the father-son Bondi gunmen travelled to a region known as a hotbed for violent Islamist militants.

Father-son gunmen Sajid and Naveed Akram travelled to the Philippines to receive "military-style training" in the month before they killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, security sources have confirmed.

Manila's coastguard says nearly two dozen Philippine fishing boats near Sabina Shoal were targeted with water cannon and blocking manoeuvres on Friday.

Australian Defence officials have been briefing Pacific nations about the formidable capabilities and weaponry of a Chinese naval flotilla in the region, which the ADF is continuing to monitor closely.

Accused of incompetence and apathy in the aftermath of natural disasters, governments across Asia are facing increasing backlash as the impact of global warming intensifies.

The idea of the Philippines curling team reaching the Winter Olympics has a hint of Cool Runnings about it, while one team member, Alan Frei, has more than a suggestion of Eddie the Eagle. But at the heart of this story is a genuine sporting fairytale that is one step away from becoming an Olympic legend.

The judge says it is "necessary" for the 80-year-old to remain in detention as the conditions proposed by his lawyers do not meet the conditions for parole.

The death toll is expected to continue rising after a week of record-breaking rain, flash flooding and a "rare" tropical cyclone.

Former mayor Alice Guo has generated headlines for years in the Philippines. Now, her story might have come to an end.

Soldiers rescue people in neck-deep floodwaters as heavy rains lash Taiwan, where thousands have been evacuated ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong. 

Strong winds and rain hit Taiwan as Fung-wong approaches the island's south-west, where it is forecast to make landfall.

The aftermath of a 1,800-kilometre-wide super typhoon has left more than a million people displaced from their homes in the Philippines. 

The massive storm has already killed four people and forced more than a million people to evacuate from flood and landslide-prone areas.

The Philippines has evacuated more than a million people ahead of Super Typhoon Fung-wong making landfall.

Typhoon Kalmaegi left hundreds dead and as Filipinos are bracing for more extreme conditions as they mourn their loved ones and pick up the pieces.

Youth demonstrations in Madagascar are the latest in a number of gen Z protests across parts of Asia, Africa and South America, and young people are galvanised to join some of the largest protests of their generation.

Typhoon Kalmaegi lashes Vietnam with fierce winds and torrential rain as it makes landfall, after leaving at least 188 people dead and 135 missing in the Philippines.

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines has risen as the storm gathers strength and heads towards Vietnam.