Celebrities and fans pay tributes to Asha Bhosle

Everything you need to know about BTS's comeback tour

The megastars kick off their grandest tour, the largest in K-pop history, in Seoul on Thursday after a nearly four-year hiatus.

How the Iran war is causing fuel chaos in the Philippines

BBC News Asia Business Correspondent Suranajana Tewari spoke to people taking to the streets of Manila.

'BTS is everything for us': K-pop fans gather in Seoul for comeback show

Some 260,000 fans are expected to watch BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since 2022.

Viral monkey Punch rejected by mother given stuffed orangutan

A young Japanese macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan went viral, after videos showed him playing with a soft toy that zookeepers gave him for comfort.

Watch: Singles pray to a goddess for love in Bangkok

A Lakshmi goddess shrine at Bangkok shopping mall has become a place where young people come to pray for love.

BBC reports from outside court after Jimmy Lai sentencing

The pro-democracy media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court.

At the scene of deadly Pakistan mosque explosion

At least 31 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police.

Watch: CCTV captures moment mayor hit in rocket launcher attack in the Philippines

A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight.

'Grim scene': BBC on site after crane collapses on train in Thailand

Correspondent Jonathan Head says the 'devastating' accident is an enormous setback for Thailand's efforts to modernise its infrastructure.

BBC visits Myanmar polling station as civil war rages on

Voters in Myanmar's election say the poll is taking place in a "climate of fear", the BBC's South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports.

Watch: Meteor lights up sky over Japan's Mount Fuji

The meteor could be seen blazing through the night sky over Japan's Mount Fuji

What does the Jimmy Lai verdict mean for Hong Kong?

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of foreign collusion following a landmark national security trail. Here's everything you need to know about the case.

Watch: Furious fans invade pitch at Messi event in India

Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (£100; $133) to catch a glimpse of the football star.

Watch: BBC reports from scene of deadly Goa nightclub fire

India Editor Vikas Pandey visits the Indian nightclub where 25 people were killed in a blaze.

Scores killed as floods sweep several Asian nations

At least 80 people have died in Indonesia with another 56 dead in Sri Lanka in a week of extreme weather.

Video shows speed fire spreads in Hong Kong tower block

Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House.

BBC on the scene of the Hong Kong apartment block blaze

At least 44 people have been killed in the fire, which took local authorities 18 hours to bring under control.

Watch: Dawn aerial footage reveals scale of Hong Kong apartment blaze

More than 800 firefighters were still tackling the blaze at Wang Fuk Court this morning.

Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocks

Video footage shows large plumes of smoke billowing up into the sky, as firefighters on cranes try and put out the blaze.

Watch: Moment researcher finds rare flower after 13-year search

Researcher Septian Andriki collapsed in tears upon discovering the rare Rafflesia hasseltii plant in Indonesia.