JINDO, South Jeolla Province - After nearly three years lying on the sea bed, the Sewol ferry is finally ready to come out of the water. And the day when the ill-fated passenger ship is brought on land would, for...
The United States' top envoy brushed aside months of tension between Beijing and Washington at the end of his visits with high-level Chinese authorities, pledging tighter bilateral co-operation. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday completed a three-country Asia...
Beijing shut down its last large-scale coal-fired power plant on Saturday, meaning that the capital now uses only clean energy for all electricity and heating. The measure, which was announced in the municipal government work report released in January, is...
Indonesia has defended its detention of a Singaporean boat captain for allegedly trespassing in the country's waters, urging all parties to respect existing laws. Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir told The Jakarta Post on Thursday (Mar 16) that the...
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - A Taiwanese tourist claims she was detained at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) for 35 hours because of a "damaged passport", during which immigration officers allegedly ill-treated her and demanded for money. Posting her ordeal...
TOKYO - A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and ordered it and the plant operator to pay damages, officials and news reports said. A massive...
Don't worry, these dinosaur robot receptionists at the new Henn na Hotel Maihama Tokyo Bay in Japan don't bite. Travel agency H.I.S. yesterday celebrated the opening of its second robot-staffed Henn na Hotel, conveniently located near Tokyo Disney Resort in...
Cai Yufang, 21, is a big fan of Korean television dramas like "Shopping King Louie", a show about a profligate chaebol heir who loses his memory and learns the value of love and labour from a sweet, simple country...
Jakarta - Indonesia summoned the British ambassador Friday after a cruise ship on a voyage organised by a London-based company smashed into coral reefs in a popular tourist spot and caused extensive damage. Raja Ampat in eastern Indonesia is one of...
American shoemaker Nike and Japanese retailer Muji were among companies singled out by a name-and-shame programme aired by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. The two-hour live show on Wednesday, known as "315", was held in conjunction with World Consumer Rights Day...
