Myanmar's army sparked public criticism Saturday after it nominated a retired general still blacklisted by the United States to be vice president of the country's first civilian government in decades.Hardliner Myint Swe, 64, is seen as a close ally...
SEOUL - A Google-developed computer programme took an unassailable 3-0 lead in its match-up with a South Korean Go grandmaster on Saturday - marking a major breakthrough for a new style of "intuitive" artificial intelligence (AI).The programme, AlphaGo, secured...
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The success of the ongoing political transition in Myanmar is critical not only for the stability of the South-east Asian country, but also for that of the wider region.Come April 1, the country of 53 million, long controlled by...
China's top judge has asked the courts to improve the legal environment through better handling of disputes involving foreigners, particularly in the marine sector, as the country opens wider to the outside world and tries hard to attract overseas...
As the deadly waves of a tsunami approached the coastal town of Obama in Iwaki city five years ago, Ms Kiyoi Shida fled to the second floor of her house.She clung to a pillar as the water gushed in,...
Seoul - A North Korean submarine is missing, reports said Saturday, as the reclusive state issued a fresh threat of retaliation against US and South Korean forces involved in joint military drills.The unknown class of vessel had been reportedly...
Myanmar's military nominated a former junta stalwart who remains on a US sanctions list as its choice for vice president on Friday, pointing to battles ahead for National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her hand-picked...
The website of the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong newspaper being bought by Internet giant Alibaba, has become inaccessible in China during a series of high-level government meetings in Beijing.Attempts by AFP in China on Friday to...
A China-based Taiwanese singer who has called for reunification with the mainland drew public ire after returning to his homeland for an operation that could cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars.Huang An has styled himself as a "Taiwan...
