TOKYO - Japan's military on Wednesday joined the search for a seven-year-old boy missing in the country's north since his parents said they abandoned him in a bear-inhabited mountain forest, officials said.A total of 75 personnel from the Ground...
Educationalists and journalists have long beaten a path to Singapore to discover its educational secrets. Children within its school system perform better than any of their international peers apart from Shanghai, according to the PISA rankings, and a whole...
Taipei - Hundreds of Taiwanese pig farmers clashed with police outside parliament Tuesday, protesting against any move to allow the import of US pork containing an additive which they say is dangerous.The farmers chanted slogans like "No imports of...
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter will depart Tuesday (May 31) for an Asian security summit in Singapore, where Beijing's military expansion across the South China Sea likely will once again dominate discussions.Regional neighbours are fretting over what they see...
SEOUL: One of North Korea's highest-profile officials, career diplomat Ri Su Yong, will visit China on Tuesday, Japan's Kyodo news agency said.Ri was the country's foreign minister until he was named a member of the politburo during the recent...
Thai officials armed with a court order on Monday resumed the removal of tigers from a controversial temple which attracts tourists as a petting zoo, but stands accused of selling off the big cats for slaughter.On Monday afternoon one...
Thai officials armed with a court order on Monday resumed the removal of tigers from a controversial temple which attracts tourists as a petting zoo, but stands accused of selling off the big cats for slaughter.On Monday afternoon one...
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SEOUL - A North Korean missile launch attempt early on Tuesday morning appears to have failed, a South Korean military official told Reuters.
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SEOUL - South Korea's defence ministry said Monday it had detected signs that North Korea was preparing a ballistic missile launch, as Japan reportedly put its military on intercept alert.UN resolutions ban North Korea from any use of ballistic...
MANILA - Philippine security forces killed 54 Islamist militants linked to the Jemaah Islamiah group in a week-long air and ground offensive in the country's south, an army spokesman said on Monday.The fighting took place near the stronghold of...
