SEOUL - A fried chicken restaurant owner in South Korea was fined 14.5 million won (S$17,200) on Sunday for refusing to stop taking advantage of luxury designer brand Louis Vuitton's name.The man, identified by his surname Kim, had named...
JAPAN - Japan has resorted to opening a prison to those left homeless by two deadly earthquakes, officials said Tuesday, highlighting the challenges of dealing with tens of thousands who have fled their homes.Two major earthquakes and about 600...
BEIJING - China's ruling Communist Party will widen a pilot anti-graft scheme to four more regions beyond the business hub of Shanghai as it seeks to rein in business activities by the families of senior government officials.Rules announced last...
Unpopular Hong Kong leader Leung Chun Ying gave evidence on Tuesday (April 19) in an assault case against a legislator who threw a glass at him in parliament, the first time a sitting chief executive has testified in court.A...
PHYO HEIN KYAW, MYANMAR - Wearing a stack of bronze neck coils – a sign of beauty for her Kayan tribe – Mu Par dreams of a time when all “long-necked” women can return to Myanmar from Thailand where...
Survivors of a series of Japanese quakes measuring up to 7.3 struggled on Tuesday with shortages of food and water as the death toll rose to 44 and rescuers dug through mud and rubble for the missing, but hopes...
SEOUL: A South Korean court has ordered a fried chicken restaurant owner to pay 14.5 million won (S$17,183) for refusing to comply with a ban on using the luxury Louis Vuitton brand name for his outlet, a report said...
THOUSANDS of people in Chiang Mai province have developed symptoms this month that can be linked to air pollution.Air-quality tests yesterday also confirmed that pollutants in the northern province had hit unhealthy levels.Conducted by the Chiang Mai University, the...
A new campaign calling for civilised travel was launched in Beijing on April 15. Sponsored by the National Tourism Administration, the effort aims to encourage more tourists to exhibit civilised behaviour during their travels.Roughly 10,000 tourists gathered at nine...
Beijing police have placed a 57-year-old man in 10-day administrative detention after he was identified as the driver who allegedly beat a delivery courier in the city's Dongcheng district on Sunday. The courier's electric tricycle had struck the man's...
