Optus announced a cyber attack has exposed the data of up to 10 million current and former customers, with 2.8 million people significantly affected.
The Republic of Korea and the United States on Monday began their first combined naval exercise near the Korean Peninsula in five years.
The Philippines reported 2,001 new COVID-19 cases while Singapore registered 1,606 coronavirus infections.
Japan will honor on Tuesday its former PM Shinzo Abe, the country's longest-serving leader, with a state funeral that has been nearly as divisive as he was.
