Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in central Seoul on Saturday to demand President Park Geun-hye's resignation over a spiraling scandal involving her confidante Choi Soon-sil. Some 200,000 people flocked to Gwanghwamun Square in the evening, according...
SEOUL - A South Korean court said on Sunday it had issued arrest warrants for two former presidential aides under investigation in an influence peddling scandal that has sent President Park Geun-hye's approval rating to a record low. Tens of...
JAKARTA - Indonesia's President Joko Widodo postponed a visit to Australia on Saturday after a mass protest in Jakarta that briefly turned violent as Muslim extremists pressed for the resignation of the capital's governor, a Christian they say insulted...
Seoul - Thousands of South Koreans took to the streets Saturday to demand embattled President Park Geun-Hye resign over a crippling corruption scandal. Protesters chanted slogans and carried banners urging Park to step down, the day after she issued a...
TOKYO - This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Toyota Corolla, one of the world's best-selling cars. Since the first model went on sale in Japan on Nov. 5, 1966, some 44.3 million Corollas have been sold globally through...
Worsening conditions in one of Philippine's most crowded jails
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ZHEJIANG - A restaurant in Wenzhou, eastern China, was ordered on Thursday (Nov 3) to pay 237,000 yuan (S$47,000) to a woman who suffered severe burns after a waiter poured hot water over her head, Sina reported. The incident happened...
China's top internet regulator released controversial new rules on Friday requiring the country's live-streamers to hold a broadcasting license. The restrictions put forward by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) will mean anyone who uses or provides content which could...
Seoul - South Korean police deployed thousands of officers Saturday ahead of a planned mass protest calling for embattled President Park Geun-Hye to resign over a crippling corruption scandal. Despite a tearful televised apology to the nation by Park on...
As President Park Geun-hye on Friday expressed willingness to be investigated over the Choi Soon-sil scandal, debate is moving toward the formalities and methods on what will be the first-ever investigation into a sitting leader. The special prosecutors' team in...
