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PYONGYANG - North Korea's first ruling party congress for nearly 40 years formally adopted leader Kim Jong-Un's policy of developing the country's nuclear arsenal in tandem with the economy, state media said Monday.The congress, which opened on Friday, has...
An auspicious night with a giggly 70-year-old leads to finding understanding on Shiva's night, when thousands of pilgrims converge to worship the Hindu god's holy phallus.At the age of 70, Arun dropped out. He sold his house, gave away...
You've never truly been late until you've travelled China's unfriendly skies. And that's a problem for those doing business in the Middle Kingdom.Danny Armstrong is used to dealing with flight delays and cancellations.As general manager of China Banking at...
China's ancient bushes of Da Hong Pao produce one of the most expensive teas in the world, astonishingly costing more than 30 times its weight in gold.In 2002, a wealthy purchaser paid 180,000 yuan - almost US$28,000 - for...
DAVAO, Philippines - After 22 years with Rodrigo Duterte as its crime-busting mayor, the Philippine city of Davao is coming to realise that it might have to share him with the rest of the country after Monday's presidential election.Duterte...
BEIJING - The number of people missing in a landslide in China's southeastern Fujian province has risen to 41, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, citing local officials.Xinhua said earlier that 34 people were missing after the landslide triggered...
Ghazni, Afghanistan - At least 73 people were killed Sunday when two buses and an oil tanker burst into flames in a head-on collision in eastern Afghanistan, health officials said, in one of the worst road accidents in the...
A group of Indonesian "cyber warriors" sit glued to screens, as they send out messages promoting a moderate form of Islam in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.Armed with laptops and smartphones, some 500 members of the Nahdlatul Ulama...
North Korea flagged a "special" announcement on state television Sunday (May 8), which turned out to be a recording of leader Kim Jong Un's speech the day before to a rare ruling party congress.In the past, notice of such...
Two crew members died after their fishing boat was rammed by a foreign cargo ship and sunk in the East China Sea on Saturday, leaving 17 crew members still missing, state broadcaster China National Radio reported.The fishing boat, Lurongyu...
