ISLAMABAD - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump offered to help solve Pakistan's problems and praised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a "terrific guy" in the first call between the two men, the Pakistani leader's office said. Historical allies in the region,...
China will impose an extra 10 per cent tax on high-end cars in a bid to rein in lavish spending and to reduce emissions, the ministry of finance has said, a potential headache for luxury car makers. The new tax...
BANGKOK - Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn returned to Bangkok on Thursday, two days after parliament said it would invite him to become the country's new king following the death of his father, revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The prince will...
Here's a story that should warm your heart. A woman who herself is in her 90s has been taking care not of her husband or children but her daughter-in-law and not for one year, two year or even 10...
Tens of thousands of unionized workers staged a general strike and students boycotted classes Wednesday, upping pressure on President Park Geun-hye to resign. Demanding the president's immediate resignation, civic groups, the workers and students vowed to hold a large-scale rally...
NEW DELHI - All cinemas must play the national anthem before screening movies and audiences should stand for it, India's highest court ruled Wednesday, drawing angry accusations of an assault on civil liberties. The Supreme Court panel said cinemas should...
A middle-aged woman in China recently sought help at the hospital after realising that her breasts had shrunk dramatically while her belly grew bigger. There, doctors found that her breast fillers had migrated southward to settle in her belly, NetEase...
Many people in China think this young man has lost his mind. While the Chinese society seems to have given their nod of approval in general to the Chinese women who went under the knife so that they could look...
The government and ruling parties plan to exempt foreign tourists from paying liquor taxes on sake and wine purchased at breweries designated as tax-free shops, as part of tax system revisions for fiscal 2017. They also aim to extend the...
Imagine a home that can be programmed to detect viruses and monitor indoor air quality, and be equipped with mirrors that can sense vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure. President Tony Tan Keng Yam, who is in...
