Seoul - A salvage firm Sunday began a difficult and costly operation to raise a sunken South Korean ferry which capsized at sea more than two years ago in a disaster that shocked and enraged the country.The Sewol was...
As in previous weekends, many South Koreans are expected to gather in central Seoul with candles, this time to celebrate the impeachment of Park Geun-hye.
Rally organizers said Friday that this Saturday's candlelight vigil, the seventh against President Park since...
Two-and-a-half years into his presidency, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's approval rating has reached 66.4 per cent, according to a survey by Jakarta-based pollster Indo Barometer.
"Based on our survey, Jokowi has achieved a lot considering recent political developments in his administration,"...
MUMBAI - An Indian airline has grounded two pilots for attempting to land their plane on a road which they mistook for a runway, the airline and reports said Monday.The IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad in Gujarat state to Jaipur...
Beijing - At least 19 people have been killed in a coal mine accident in China, state media and officials said Thursday, in what is believed to be one of the deadliest such incidents so far this year.The accident...
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE - A twin-engine Indonesian police plane went missing on Saturday with 15 people on board en route to the island of Batam, south of Singapore, police said.
The plane is thought to have crashed between the islands of Mensanak...
TAIPEI - Japan has released a Taiwanese fishing boat whose seizure prompted a protest from Taipei after its owner paid more than $50,000 Tuesday, the government said.The 50-tonne "Tung Sheng Chi 16" was chased for hours by a Japanese...
JAKARTA - Indonesian police said on Tuesday Interpol has issued red notices, the closest to an international arrest warrant, for three Chinese executives suspected of fraud linked to a more than US$800 million (S$1.12 billion) Sinopec oil terminal development...
