TOKYO - A Chinese spy ship entered Japan's territorial waters on Wednesday as Tokyo conducted a joint exercise with the United States and India, Japanese officials said.Japan quickly voiced "concerns" over the intrusion as it came less than a...
BANGKOK, Thailand - When former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived in this sleepy corner of northern Thailand and flashed her familiar smile, waiting supporters gasped and spoke of a political revival.But as she cradled babies, hugged grannies and posed...
A group of children and youths from ASEAN member countries, ages 12 to 18, will gather at the fourth ASEAN Children's Forum in Hanoi from June 20-23.This year's forum will be held following the establishment of the ASEAN Community...
In a bid to expand its international flight network and tap the growing tourism sector, Garuda Indonesia has reactivated its route connecting Medan, North Sumatra, with neighbouring Singapore.The airline plans to operate daily flights to and from Singapore, utilizing...
TOKYO - Tokyo's governor is expected to resign on Wednesday after being criticised over lavish personal spending and faced with a no-confidence vote in the local assembly, reports said.Yoichi Masuzoe, 67, has been subject to tough media and legislative...
Twenty-two lawmakers proposed a bill to impose a 100,000 won (S$115) fine on people who consume alcohol in Seoul's parks and playgrounds, Monday.According to lawmaker Kim Gu-hyun, the legislation is anticipated to foster a responsible drinking culture that will...
More than 60 per cent of 1,302 college students interviewed in a recent survey say they accept student couples' public displays of affection (PDA), according to a new report on China Youth Daily on Monday (June 13).The PDAs that...
TWO men punched an air stewardess for refusing to upgrade them from economy to first class seats for free, China Press reported.According to China website Long Hua, the incident happened on a Chinese domestic flight which was preparing to...
DHAKA - A Bangladesh court Tuesday ordered 18 people stand trial for the collapse of a garment factory three years ago that killed more than 1,100 people, a prosecutor said.A senior magistrate issued the order against the 18 charged...
BEIJING - Countries in Southeast Asia have "serious concerns" over recent events in the disputed South China Sea, an unusually strongly worded communique issued by their foreign ministers in China said Tuesday.In a rare diplomatic slap in the face...
