Taiwan Travelogue, a tale of forbidden love and Taiwanese food, has won the International Booker Prize.

It's the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award. BBC Chinese met with author Yang Shuang-zi for a food tour, and to learn more about her inspiration behind the book.

Rescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week.

The BBC's Sumedha Pal described how difficult it was to be standing in the streets of Delhi as temperatures rose to 45C .

The temple has moved the flame to a different location and authorities said the fire may have been caused by it, according to Japan Times.

A North Korean women's football team played in South Korea marking the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border in nearly 8 years.

Rounds of gunfire were heard but officials have not revealed who fired the shots.

Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.

Officials said the group had been hiking up the active volcano despite a climbing ban.

Japan's PM is pushing to revise country's pacifist constitution - and it's causing controversy.

Analysts say the daughter of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is not just growing up - she’s being styled for succession.

A glamping facility was destroyed by the raging torrent in Bogor, West Java on 4 May.

At least 15 people have died after a train crashed into the female-only carriage of a commuter train in Bekasi.

Thousands of people have been displaced after a fire destroyed around 1,000 homes in Malaysia's Sabah state.

The escape of Neukgu, a two-year-old wolf, from a zoo in the city of Daejon captured national attention.

The Philippine President challenged anyone questioning his fitness to join him in the gym.

Asha Bhosle died in Mumbai on Sunday after being admitted to the hospital following a heart attack.

K-pop stars BTS kicked off their marathon world tour in South Korea, with a heavy nod to their new album Arirang.

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

Min Aung Hlaing presided over his last military parade in Myanmar before he takes up the role of president.

Drivers are queuing for hours at petrol stations in Myanmar as the Iran war continues to send shockwaves across the globe.

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