Alibaba founder Jack Ma has recently come under fire for commenting that China's unbranded goods are usually better than their branded counterparts."The problem is that the fake products today, they make better quality, better price than the real product,...
PETALING JAYA: The Abu Sayyaf has released a gruesome video showing the beheading of Canadian hostage Robert Hall.The video starts off with two militants standing over Hall, who is made to kneel down before them, with the Islamic State...
Indian court jails 11 for life over Gujarat massacre of MuslimsNEW DELHI - An Indian court jailed 11 Hindu attackers for life on Friday for murdering dozens of Muslims in one of the most notorious massacres of the 2002 Gujarat...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp is planning to pay compensation of around US$600 million (S$810 million) to compensate owners of four minivehicles models where it overstated mileage readings, with each owner receiving 100,000 yen (US$960), the Nikkei newspaper said on Friday.Mitsubishi...
China sent ships on Friday in response to a request from Vietnam to help find a coastguard plane that crashed with nine personnel aboard while looking for a missing fighter jet and pilot, Vietnam's defence ministry said.The CASA turboprop...
If you're not a thrill seeker, you would probably not understand why this climber decided to scale a steep, narrow skyscraper pole in Shanghai - with nothing but his bare hands.Known as "Chernobro" to his followers on Instagram, the...
In a country known for its lack of sanitation - an issue Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has formed a national programme to address - this humble village is a model of cleanliness.In eastern India's Mawlynnong village, tidying up...
After a fierce fight, silver-haired Ismail Iblahim took out his medicated liquor and prepared to give the champion a massage."This helps him relax," said the 60-year-old, while soothing his big black rooster.The man and his bird live in Turpan...
Photos of a Chinese lawyer who was allegedly attacked by policemen in court went viral this week. Kelly Grovier explores the history of violent disrobement.It is an archetypal scene, rehearsed countless times on the cracked surfaces of ancient altar...
Dozens of pilot whales have beached on the coast of East Java, discovered on Wednesday by residents in Probolinggo, East Java.The giant marine mammals are thought to have become stranded due to changes in the sea temperature.The short-finned pilot...
