Special investigators on Friday sought to execute a seizure and search warrant at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, naming the state chief a bribery suspect in the extensive corruption scandal, but left after hours of unsuccessful attempts to...
Key government and junta figures yesterday ruled out the possibility of a fresh military coup this year, rebuffing a prediction in the Washington Post that Thailand had a high risk of another power seizure. Authorities said there were no reasons...
Only two of nine people survived the collapse of four residential houses in Wencheng county in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, on Thursday morning. The buildings, four to five stories tall, collapsed at 8 am. Those caught in the collapse were from two...
Do you remember your playmates from childhood? One woman from the northern city of Tianjin is hoping to track down a boy who hugged her 18 years ago. The young woman with an online name Xiaoxiannvhehehehehe posted two photos on...
Famous big-bike racer "Benz Racing", who was being sought by police over his possible links to an alleged Laotian drug kingpin, surrendered to police yesterday. Akarakit Worarojcharoendet, better known by his racing moniker, reported to police at the Narcotics Suppression...
Listed firms controlled by Tomorrow Holdings, the company run by missing Chinese-born businessman Xiao Jianhua, slumped on Friday, despite the parent group saying its businesses were all operating normally. Mystery swirled around billionaire Xiao's whereabouts earlier this week, with some...
MANILA - The Philippine education ministry has rejected a plan to distribute condoms in schools, authorities said Friday (Feb 3), blocking a move meant to stop one of Asia's fastest growing HIV epidemics. The health department said in December it would...
TOKYO - Radiation levels inside a stricken reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have hit a record high capable of shutting down robots, in the latest challenge to efforts aimed at dismantling the disaster-hit facility. Radiation levels inside the plant's...
SEOUL - Oblivious of their surroundings, "Pokemon Go" players often encounter dangerous situations The "Pokemon Go" craze that has swept through South Korea has ignited various safety problems, with reports of players entering dangerous situations in order to catch virtual characters...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to propose during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on Feb. 10 a bilateral economic co-operation plan, including the creation of a US$450 billion (S$636 billion) market through railways and other infrastructure investments...
