BEIJING - Environmental authorities in China have advised 23 northern cities to issue red alerts, the highest possible air pollution warning, on Friday (Dec 17) evening, against the "worst" smog the country has experienced since autumn, state media said. China issued...
BEIJING - China's military has carried out its first ever live-fire drills using an aircraft carrier and fighters in the northeastern Bohai Sea close to Korea, state media said. China's growing military presence in the disputed South China Sea has...
SEOUL - The impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun Hye has no legal foundation, her lawyers argued on Friday (Dec 16), as they submitted their defence against her ouster to the country's highest court. Parliament voted to impeach Ms Park...
Tokyo - Nintendo shares dived Friday after the release of its Super Mario Run mobile phone game, with analysts citing concern over the high price tag despite the app topping download charts. Coming on the heels of the Pokemon Go craze...
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday the path towards resolving issues that have prevented Japan and Russia from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War Two is difficult, and without trust the goal can...
Unable to find out who threw a yogurt bottle out of a window, the parents of a 2-year-old girl who was hurt by it sued 448 suspected homeowners. The Chongqing Yuzhong District People's Court ruled this week that all of...
Former secretary for security Regina Ip said she still wants to enact an unpopular law that saw her quit in 2003 as she launched her "Win back Hong Kong" campaign for the city's top leadership post. "I wish the Hong...
Elite counter-terrorism commandos have nabbed more members of a Solo-based terrorist cell, including a third Indonesian woman, involved in an ISIS-inspired plot to bomb the presidential palace in Jakarta. Indonesian police spokesman Martinus Sitompo said that the woman was arrested...
Singapore and the Philippines are taking steps to boost economic co-operation, with local companies encouraged to venture beyond its capital, Manila. Cities such as Davao and Cebu are among prospective places they are urged to consider by International Enterprise (IE)...
TOKYO - They're illiterate, uneducated and live at least 10km from a power grid. Meet the 'solar mamas', an affectionate term Barefoot College founder Mr Sanjit "Bunker" Roy uses to describe the numerous women that have benefited from his programme. For...
