Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. Recent Journals Vol. 3 Vol. 2 Vol. 1 BBC Asia News'You need to shape up': Trump's pick for Singapore envoy grilled in SenateAnjani Sinha was criticised by a US senator in an exchange that has gone viral in Singapore.North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong Un for abuseA Seoul rights group says this is the first North Korea-born defector taking legal action against the regime.India and China strive to reset ties but with cautionBilateral relations between India and China have improved since the 2020 clash - but larger challenges remain.Chinese students sleep off heatwave in libraries and tentsAs eastern China deals with extreme heat, residents are finding new ways to cool down.South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrestedYoon is in detention for a second time over his failed martial law declaration last year.China rejects German claim it targeted military plane with laserGermany says a laser fired by a Chinese warship tried to disrupt a reconnaissance plane over the Red Sea.'You did it': How doctor realised mushroom cook was a killerErin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three relatives with a toxic mushroom lunch.