When Islam Karimov suddenly died last September after 25 years at the helm of Uzbekistan, a veteran emerging market expert told anxious portfolio investors that he remained confident about his assets in that small Central Asian economy. Events since then...
MANILA - The Philippines' main international gateway was again ranked as one of the worst airports in Asia, according to a travel website. Citing the notorious "tanim-bala" (the alleged bullet-planting scheme in Philippine airports) scam and other complaints on services,...
LAHORE, Pakistan - Uber, the smartphone app claiming to connect riders to drivers at the push of a button, vouches that its newly launched service uberAuto will offer another cost-effective, safer and more convenient option to its customers and...
Several employees from Thailand-based Save Elephant Foundation witnessed a tender moment of a young elephant rescuing her drowning human friend. Kham Lha, the 5-year-old elephant, was seen rushing through tenacious river currents to save her Canadian trainer Darrick Thomson, 42,...
More than half of Filipinos have "little trust" in China, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted as President Rodrigo Duterte sought to forge an alliance with the Asian powerhouse and veer away from the United States...
KANI, Myanmar - The ferry reportedly carried more than 250 passengers and goods with the search and rescue teams finding 154 people and four bodies. An overloaded ferry capsized leaving an estimated 100 passengers missing near Michaungdwin village in Kani...
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that there were indeed extrajudicial killings in the country but denied that they were sanctioned by the government. Despite rising global criticisms against extrajudicial killings and rights abuses, President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday maintained...
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said that his country expects to boost traditional friendship with China and further bilateral trade and economic co-operation. Duterte will begin a four-day state visit to China on Tuesday at the invitation of...
MANILA - Police leaders from other Southeast Asian countries are praising the Philippines for its relentless campaign against illegal drugs and criminality despite the rising number of drug war casualties, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director Gen. Ronald "Bato"...
Bangkok - Thais should "socially sanction" those accused of defaming the monarchy following the death of King Bhumibol, the junta's justice minister said Tuesday, as he vowed to hunt down critics both at home and overseas. The death of the...
