TOKYO - The economic impact of the earthquakes in southwestern Japan this April is estimated at 500 billion yen (S$6.86 billion), judging by sources including the government of hardest-hit Kumamoto Prefecture.Saturday marks a month since the first major tremor...
Manila - Communist guerrillas killed three Philippine soldiers in the first fatal clash since a newly-elected president offered to restart stalled peace talks, the military said Sunday.The soldiers were on the central island of Negros on Saturday investigating reports...
SHANGHAI - At the "East is Red" shop in Shanghai, every nook and cranny is packed with memorabilia of China's Cultural Revolution, from small badges of Chairman Mao Zedong to gigantic posters of his iconic image.Owner Guo Bing himself...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- With the arrival of the smartphone era, at least 70 per cent of Taiwanese parents acquire information on rearing children from Facebook, according to a survey released by the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Wednesday.The MOE...
BANGKOK - Thailand's hospital-bound monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is being treated with antibiotics for inflammation in his knees, the palace said in a statement on Saturday.The King is the object of an intense personality cult and his frail health...
BEIJING - The blossoming personality cult around Chinese President Xi Jinping is casting a shadow over the country's social and economic activities, invoking memories of the decade-long chaos under Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution that began 50 years ago.Pet projectsOfficials...
New Delhi - Gunmen shot dead two journalists in 24 hours in separate incidents in eastern India, police and local reports said Saturday, the latest media killing in Asia's deadliest country for reporters.Rajdeo Ranjan, the local bureau chief for...
Unidentified miscreants killed an elderly Buddhist monk by slitting his throat in Naikkhangchhari upazila of Bandarban early today.Body of the victim - Mong Shwe U Chak, 75, - was found near Baishari Bihar at Uppar Chak Para village in...
Bangkok - Technology is transforming the global sex trade and making it easier than ever for travellers to prey on children, a landmark study on paedophiles warned Thursday.The UN-backed report shines a light on the rampant spread of child...
Former Chinese presidential aide Ling Jihua has been formally charged with corruption, and analysts say the lengthy investigation underscores the sensitivity of his case.Ling was accused of taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power, state news...
