Stand-up comedian Nguyen Cong Vuong wants to shake up Vietnam's notoriously dull politics, and says images of lawmakers snoozing in televised debates is no laughing matter.It's a view shared by Mai Khoi, a sassy, pink-haired singer who says politics...
China's environment ministry has ordered an investigation after a provincial environmental protection body fined a polluting factory just 603 yuan (US$90 or S$122) for dumping waste water, state media said on Friday.China's government has repeatedly vowed to get tough...
KARACHI - Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who faces charges of treason and murder, arrived in Dubai Friday for what his lawyers said was urgent medical treatment after a three-year travel ban was lifted.Lawyers for the former president,...
HONG KONG - From Keith Haring and Basquiat to Banksy and Invader, Sotheby's new exhibition of street art legends in Hong Kong, launched Friday, taps into a growing appetite among young Asian collectors.Although auction houses have taken a knock...
RAJKOT - Eight Hindu cow rights activists drank pesticide as part of a protest in India calling for the animals to be given greater protection, with one protester dying of his injuries, police said.The "gau bhakt", or cow worshippers,...
Photos and a video have emerged showing sea animals chained up inside underwater cages near the remote island of Kokoya, Indonesia.Divers swimming in the area came across two cages that trapped two dugongs on the seabed.The divers believe the...
Family photos are meant to be heartwarming and often gain little attention when posted on social media. For a young woman in Chengdu, China, however, her family photos have earned her unexpected attention - all because her trendy father...
THE afternoon clouds have parted and heavy showers make Singapore Sports Hub look like a giant bowl floating in a shallow silvery lake.I get out of the Stadium MRT station, admiring its architectural curves. I am here to meet...
BEIJING - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a mask-free jog through Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Friday, smiling through thick smog as he seeks greater access for his company to China, where its service is banned.The social media executive was...
SEOUL - North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles on Friday, just days after leader Kim Jong-Un promised a series of nuclear warhead tests and missile launches amid surging military tensions.Friction on the divided Korean peninsula has deepened since...
