Distressing images and videos of skeletal sun bears begging for food from visitors in an Indonesian zoo has prompted calls for them to be rescued. In one video posted on Jan 10, the bears are seen standing up on their...
A possible arrest warrant for Samsung Group's chief, if approved by Seoul's central district court on Wednesday, could turn the heat up on South Korea's large family run conglomerates, known locally as chaebols. Investigators in South Korea have accused Samsung...
In yet another criminal case related to the President Park Geun-hye scandal, Choi Soon-sil's niece Jang Si-ho admitted to having coerced donations from Samsung Group at a court hearing Tuesday. However, Choi, the president's longtime friend and central figure in...
Taiwan's government denied allegations that it had covered the costs of President Tsai Ing-wen's high-profile welcome during her stopover last week in San Francisco, where she was escorted by police on Harley Davidson motorcycles. During a San Francisco transit last...
Thousands were stranded and evacuated in different cities in central and southern Philippines as floods triggered by incessant rains swamped Visayas and Mindanao islands. Heavy rains swamped parts of the Visayas and Northern Mindanao due to a low pressure area...
LAHORE - A mother who murdered her own daughter and set her alight for marrying the man of her choice has been sentenced to death, officials said on Tuesday (Jan 17), in a case that had revolted many in...
An attractive Hong Kong model broadcast her suicide attempt to a live audience on Facebook in the early hours yesterday (Jan 16), showing the plunge in the final cliff-hanging moments. An incoherent and distraught-looking Ng Shuk Yi, 28, talked about...
More people in Japan are turning to meals designed for athletes, spurred by a growing interest in sports ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Some are also moving away from placing excessive limits on carbohydrates and other nutrients. These special meals...
Chinese tech giant Tencent has apologised for organising a sexually suggestive party game at a company event after a massive uproar by netizens who saw a video which went viral. It also 'punished' the staff from the instant messaging department...
SEOUL - The Office of the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Korea said on Tuesday that it was planning to question President Park in early February when he investigated corruption scandals in Parliament last month. Prosecutors expect Park to agree...
