A transportation mega-project north of Phuket under development by Bangkok Airways has been tentatively named the Phang Nga-Andaman International Airport. In what is being envisaged as either a public-private-sector partnership or a solely private investment, sources in the tourism industry...
The Palace Museum is planning to release a 19,999-RMB (S$4,162) mobile phone in collaboration with a Chinese phone maker. The phone is expected to be available at the end of January 2017, and only 999 units will be sold. The...
Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this week, state media reported late on Wednesday, as South Korea and Japan battle to control outbreaks of the deadly virus.
Local authorities ordered a halt to poultry...
China is spluttering under sky-high pollution levels which have brought factories, roads and schools to a standstill for several days. State news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday that 23 cities in the Middle Kingdom have activated red alerts, the most severe...
A six-wheel truck driver, allegedly under the influence of crystal methamphetamine, was nabbed near Sukhumvit Soi 63 in Bangkok's Wattana district Wednesday afternoon for causing an 38-vehicle collision. The suspect, who was fleeing after crashing into a policeman's motorcycle, went...
HENAN/SHIJIAZHUANG, China - More than 400 students in China's Henan province were forced to sit for their exam in an outdoor field amid choking smog, sparking public anger after an image of the exam was circulated on social media. The...
SEOUL - South Korea's Foreign Ministry plans to give severe penalties and pursue legal action against a diplomat who is accused of harassing at least two teenage girls while working in Chile, officials said Wednesday. After a two-day investigation on...
HONG KONG - Kung fu master Wong Yiu-Kau stands in a Hong Kong studio and waits as his black suit is covered head to toe in reflective markers to capture his every motion. The lights dim and Wong launches a...
SEOUL - South Korea's top carrier Korean Air said its staff followed company procedure in restraining an unruly passenger after 80s pop singer Richard Marx tweeted that he helped the "ill-trained" crew handle the situation. Marx said he and his...
SEOUL - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pledged to devote his life to the advancement of South Korea on Tuesday, sending the strongest signal yet that he might run in next year's presidential election. "If what I have learned, seen and...
