SEOUL - A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant on Saturday for the head of the national pension fund, the world's third largest, in a corruption scandal that has led to President Park Geun-hye's impeachment, an official said. A...
In 1942 the Hollywood classic Casablanca, the Third Reich chief Strass told the French police sheriff, his impression of the main character of the bar host Rick Brian was that he was just another stolen American. Luis Reynolds captain's response...
JAKARTA - The police promptly investigated the death of six people in Pulo Mas, East Jakarta, on Tuesday, received public praise, but there are still ongoing problems that put investigators under pressure to expose the real motives behind the crime. On...
India and Singapore have revised a bilateral tax treaty to allow India to impose capital gains tax on Singapore's investment from April next year and to abolish all exemptions within two years. This applies to capital gains tax exemption of...
BEIJING - There is no space for Hong Kong independence in the "one country, two systems" agreement under which Beijing governs the former British colony, but there can be tolerance for differences in their systems, a senior Chinese official said. Chinese...
SHANGHAI - China has recovered 2.3 billion yuan (S$479 million) in losses from graft in the first 11 months of this year from across more than 70 different regions and countries, the country's corruption watchdog said on its official website...
JAKARTA - Only a year ago, this stretch of the Ciliwung river in Indonesia's capital was foul-smelling and clogged by a thick layer of floating plastic and other trash. Now, after a clean-up involving hundreds of volunteers, the river hosted...
Seoul - South Korea's former health minister was arrested under a court order Saturday in a widening probe to determine whether impeached President Park Geun-Hye took bribes from businesses including Samsung. Moon Hyung-Pyo, who is now head of the National...
MANILA - He wants him to be "more cordial" to the Filipinos, but stubbornly speaking President Rodrigo Duttett says he must do his job, even if that means his life or the president's dangers. "I can not run any more, I...
After six months at the helm in the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has been touting just two achievements of his presidency - a vicious war on drugs and a surprise alliance with his country's bitter rival, China. Yet behind the curse-laden...
