“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board,” the airline said in a Facebook post.
India election: ineligible 17-year-old votes 8 times for PM Modi’s BJP, as rivals claim fraud in polls
The Election Commission of India suspended officials and ordered a fresh vote in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh after a minor posted a video of himself repeatedly voting for the Hindu nationalist BJP went viral.
Vietnam parliament elects Tran Thanh Man new chairman amid leadership reshuffle
Two presidents and a parliament speaker have stepped down in less than 18 months amid an escalating anti-graft campaign. The positions are among Vietnam’s four “pillars” of leadership.
Western concerns about Chinese oversupplies are woefully misplaced
The West misunderstands China’s efforts at boosting innovation and satisfying domestic demand as seeking to undermine foreign competitors. While oversupply is a valid concern, a bigger problem is concentrated production among a small cluster of firms which US tariffs on China will not address.
Elon Musk, Indonesian health minister launch Starlink satellite internet service for healthcare sector
Indonesia is the third country in Southeast Asia where Starlink will operate. Starlink was launched at three Indonesian health centres on Sunday.
Philippines replaces military commander overseeing South China Sea forces
Rear Admiral Alfonso Torres Jnr will replace Vice-Admiral Alberto Carlos as chief of the Western Command on Palawan island.
South China Sea: Marcos says Philippines will ‘vigorously defend what is ours’ as maritime row heats up
The Philippine president told military graduates Manila faced ‘a blatant disregard of internationally accepted principles’.
Macron’s response in French territory of New Caledonia risks helping China, analysts say
French President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitions to deepen French influence in the Pacific, where China is expanding its security ties, could be put at risk by the heavy-handed response to civil unrest in New Caledonia
Will Philippines’ Marcos Jnr form social media regulatory board for ‘anti-government propaganda’ clampdown?
A civil society group is urging Marcos Jnr to start a social media regulatory board but analysts fear the move could be targeted at silencing critics.
Singapore PM Lawrence Wong’s ancestral ties spark Chinese social media interest: ‘the pride of Hainan’
Observers note the bump in online interest reflects blurred boundaries between Chinese nationality and ethnicity.