An image of Mark Zuckerberg's blocky, dead-eyed visage taken from his Metaverse avatar has become something of a reality check for anyone betting on the future of virtual reality.

Mortgage rates jumped higher this week as investors tried to make sense of data that gave mixed signals about the health of the US economy.

China has unveiled 19 new measures to shore up its economy and "secure drinking water" supply as the country continues to struggle with its worst heatwave in 60 years and rigid Covld lockdowns.

The United Kingdom's former ambassador to Myanmar has reportedly been detained by the country's military junta.

Across China, farmers are struggling to save their livestock and crops, as huge parts of the country bake under a record-breaking heat wave that has lasted more than two months. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout takes a look at the toll on farmers and local residents..

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted an extension of his pre-arrest bail on Thursday while police investigate whether he violated anti-terror laws.

Two weeks after North Korea declared victory over the coronavirus, the country has reported four suspected cases in a province near its border with China.

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has temporarily stepped aside as the country's leader but remains its defense minister, according to a government spokesman.

The island of Hainan in southern China plans to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2030, aiming to become the first province in the country to do so, according to provincial authorities.

It's been four years since a committee of United Nations experts called attention to "credible reports" that more than 1 million Uyghur and other Muslim minority peoples were interned in extrajudicial camps in Xinjiang in northwestern China for "re-education" and indoctrination.