Forget Ip Man. Here's a renowned gongfu grandmaster who is still punching, kicking and fighting at 93.Meet Madam Zhang Hexian, a martial arts master who has been practising gongfu since the tender age of three. Known as a living...
SINGAPORE - Influential US Senator John McCain said on Friday he feared for the consequences if China rejected an impending UN court ruling on the South China Sea dispute and called on Asian nations to back US statements that...
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra yesterday, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Singapore.Some buildings in West Sumatra province, near the epicentre, were damaged but there was no tsunami, according to Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency...
On June 5, 1989, a simply crafted advertisement appeared in a Hong Kong newspaper. Its message was heartfelt: "Deeply grieve the patriots who paid the price for their heroism. Strongly condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders for the...
QUETTA, Pakistan - A Pakistani father of 35 is now searching for a fourth wife as he romps towards his goal of 100 children, a dubious ambition in the conservative Muslim country where polygamy is rare but still practiced.Sardar...
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Tokyo - The father of a seven-year-old Japanese boy who went missing for nearly a week after his parents abandoned him in a mountain forest as punishment apologised on Friday hours after his son was found safe."My excessive act...
SEOUL - North Korea has again accused the South of "premeditated" abduction, following the latest defection of North Korean staff working at a Pyongyang-run restaurant in China.The three North Koreans arrived in Seoul on Wednesday - the second such...
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Incoming Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his Cabinet to observe an austere lifestyle, including chucking luxury cars and sumptuous food during meetings.No luxury trips or extravagant dining, just economy commutes and simple meals like...
A mother who was caught stealing a fried chicken drumstick and a storybook as a gift for her sick daughter on International Children's Day has ended up warming the hearts of the public.The woman, surnamed Liu, was stopped by...
TOKYO - A seven-year-old boy missing since his parents abandoned him in a bear-inhabited forest in northern Japan nearly a week ago as a punishment was found alive on Friday (June 3), a rescuer said."The boy was found alive,...
