SEOUL - The woman at the centre of a South Korean political scandal begged forgiveness on Monday as she arrived to meet prosecutors investigating allegations she used her friendship with President Park Geun-hye to influence state affairs and gain...
SEOUL - North Korea has deployed one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on the east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, the anniversary of the birth of the country's founder, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.A...
Hanoi - A Vietnamese court on Monday agreed to hand over to Malaysia eight Indonesians who were arrested last year on suspicion of hijacking a Malaysian-flagged oil tanker, according to reports.
The men washed up on Vietnam's southwestern Tho Chu...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Human error was the main cause of last year's TransAsia Airways crash, an Aviation Safety Council (ASC) investigation has concluded.The investigation report, which was released Thursday, also showed that a problem occurred in the plane's second...
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has found nothing wrong about his nephew being given a post with the Third Army without having to undergo a recruitment exam."Every year, when posts become vacant, there are two systems for recruitment. One...
Bangkok - Thais should "socially sanction" those accused of defaming the monarchy following the death of King Bhumibol, the junta's justice minister said Tuesday, as he vowed to hunt down critics both at home and overseas.
The death of the...
A new campaign calling for civilised travel was launched in Beijing on April 15. Sponsored by the National Tourism Administration, the effort aims to encourage more tourists to exhibit civilised behaviour during their travels.Roughly 10,000 tourists gathered at nine...
PHUKET: A nine-year-old girl received a reward for returning a bag containing 130,000 baht(S$5,292) in cash and 90 grams of gold yesterday afternoon.
Piyarat Boonkek and her parents met with 55-year-old Nukhlia Sangkaew, the owner of the bag at Kamala...
