Thirty five people are missing after a landslide hit southeast China's Fujian province early Sunday morning, sources with authorities in Sanming City said, Xinhua News Agency reported.A construction site for a hydropower station was hit by a landslide at...
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PYONGYANG - Leader Kim Jong-Un told a rare ruling party congress that North Korea would only use nuclear weapons if attacked by a nuclear power, and said he wanted improved relations with previously "hostile" nations.Speaking on Saturday to thousands...
Bangkok - Thai police on Saturday defended arresting the mother of a prominent student activist, following public outcry over a case rights groups described as a "new low" for the junta's crackdown on dissent.Patnaree Chankij, 40, was charged Friday...
MANILA - A candidate for mayor in the southern Philippines was shot dead on Saturday, police said, bringing to at least 15 the number of people killed in violence related to national elections.The Philippines has a long tradition of...
PYONGYANG - Wheels have long been a sign of economic status for both individuals and nations, and on the lightly trafficked streets of Pyongyang, capital of impoverished and isolated North Korea, electric bicycles are the hottest new ride on...
Bangkok - Thai police have arrested a leading activist's mother for failing to condemn Facebook messages that criticised the monarchy, her legal team said Saturday, in a move a rights group described as an "outrageous twist" of the kingdom's...
BEIJING - The Guangzhou authorities have launched a probe into the death of a three-year-old autistic boy who died while receiving treatment at a private rehabilitation centre in the southern Chinese city.Jia Jia's death on April 27 came to...
Two beachgoers, Aris and Imam, both 25, were swept away by waves while taking a selfie with two others at the Kedung Tumpang beach in Tulungagung, East Java, Thursday.National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said on Friday...
A robot is being designed to compete with 12th graders during the college entrance examination in 2017 and get a score qualifying it to enter first-class universities in China, according to Huaxi Metropolis Daily.The robot will sit three exams,...
Shanghai Disneyland will strive to ensure "safe and pleasing service of high quality" to its guests in China, the CEO of Walt Disney Co promised President Xi Jinping on Thursday.Robert Iger made the remark while meeting with Xi in...
