The country hopes to use the global attraction to its manga and anime to help draw tourists, whose numbers the Abe administration ambitiously hopes will swell to 40 million by 2020. As the curtains fell on the Rio Olympic Games,...
The country hopes to use the global attraction to its manga and anime to help draw tourists, whose numbers the Abe administration ambitiously hopes will swell to 40 million by 2020. As the curtains fell on the Rio Olympic Games,...
SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will address the nation over a snowballing influence-peddling scandal on Wednesday, her spokesman said, as Seoul lawmakers stepped up efforts to impeach her. The televised address - Park's third over the scandal that...
To continue civil action against his friend over a poker debt, former Ku De Ta boss Chris Au will have to pay HK$2 million (S$367,000) into a Hong Kong court as security. Mr Au, a Singapore permanent resident, failed in...
All vessels must fully declare all cargo on board before docking at Hong Kong's port, according to the Hong Kong Customs authorities. Generally, cargo in transit does not require an "import or export licence" as it will remain at all...
Japan started culling more than 300,000 chickens and ducks after a highly contagious form of bird flu was found in two locations in the north of the country, Kyodo news reported on Tuesday. It is the first time in two...
BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday (Nov 29) submitted the name of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to the nation's parliament, paving the way for his endorsement as king several weeks after his father's death. "The prime minister's secretary will notify the...
Thailand's parliament is expected to invite Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to become the new king on Tuesday, lawmakers said, more than one month after the death of his father, revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej. King Bhumibol, who was the longest-serving head...
FUKUOKA CITY, Japan: Authorities in Japan temporarily closed a road which had been rebuilt after it had collapsed into a huge sinkhole, as it showed signs of sinking again early on Saturday (Nov 26) morning. Police cordoned off the area...
CHINA has lodged representations with Singapore after Hong Kong customs seized Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) vehicles bound for the city state after a military exercise in Taiwan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said yesterday that China has asked Singapore...
