Case of popular TV, film actor Qiao sparks call for greater understanding The death of a popular actor and singer, rooted in depression, has stirred public attention and drawn calls from medical experts for better understanding of the condition. Qiao Renliang,...
OSAKA - Riding the coattails of the cat cafe boom, so-called animal cafes have become popular, especially in urban areas. Customers can get up close and personal with a variety of creatures - including snakes, owls and rabbits. Animal cafes...
To mark a baby's first month, Chinese parents would traditionally throw a feast at home or at a restaurant to celebrate the occasion with relatives and close friends. One proud dad in Hunan province wanted something unique and aerially spectacular. Xu...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday (Sep 21) demanded that the world find a new way to halt the threat from North Korea after the long-sanctioned regime's nuclear and missile tests. Abe, addressing the UN General Assembly, said that...
Chinese officials have confirmed that the country's first space lab is expected to fall into the Earth's atmosphere in the latter half of 2017, sparking speculation that authorities have lost control of the 10.4 meter long module that weighs...
Someone in North Korea is in a lot of trouble. The secretive state somehow accidentally opened access to all the websites hosted on its servers, revealing that it only has 28 registered domains. On Monday at around 10 p.m. Pacific time,...
Dhaka - At least 13 people died when an overcrowded ferry capsized and sank in southern Bangladesh Wednesday and around a dozen more remain missing in the country's latest river accident. Some passengers managed to swim to shore when the...
Hong Kong - Hong Kong's embattled leader Leung Chun-ying choked up during a public grilling Wednesday over a housing controversy as questions remain whether China will support him for a second term. It was the latest in a series of...
Booth babes at technology shows are not surprising. Actually, they're expected - especially at video-game shows like the Tokyo Game Show 2016. But we'd bet that most people have little experience with booth dudes, since visitors to tech shows are...
Jakarta - Ride-hailing startup Grab has withdrawn an advertisement in Indonesia after the video's portrayal of a woman covered in blood sparked an online furore and drew comparisons with a zombie movie. Singapore-based Grab is considered the leading ride-hailing platform...
