World / Asia

Putin, Abe hold talks on Japan-Russia territorial dispute 15 Dec 2016 - 01:36 pm

NAGATO, Japan: The leaders of Russia and Japan held talks at a hot springs resort in western Japan on Thursday on a territorial...

Rubber trapper shot dead in Thailand’s south 15 Dec 2016 - 01:30 pm

BANGKOK: A villager was shot dead in Thailand’s Muslim south Thursday as he was preparing to garner rubber at his plantation. An inspector...

Pakistan, Russia hold first-ever bilateral consultation 15 Dec 2016 - 01:13 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan and Russia held their first-ever direct talks on regional and bilateral issues in Islamabad on Wednesday, a sign of the...

More than 85,000 now displaced by Indonesia quake 15 Dec 2016 - 01:07 pm

TUBAN, Indonesia: Indonesia’s president traveled to northern Sumatra island Thursday to monitor relief efforts following last week powerful earthquake that left 103 people...

Trump appoints PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to strategic, policy forum 15 Dec 2016 - 12:53 pm

New York: Calling her one of the "pioneering CEOs," President-elect Donald Trump appointed PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi on Wednesday to the President's Strategic...

Kabul security gates in storage as Afghan officials trade accusations 15 Dec 2016 - 11:43 am

KABUL: A set of giant security gates financed by China and intended to protect Kabul from large bombs and drug smuggling lie stored...

Beijing issues red alert for severely high air pollution 15 Dec 2016 - 09:56 am

BEIJING: Beijing city government has issued a red alert for severely high levels of air pollution in the city for five days from...

Millions of Cambodian farmers receive land titles under state plan 15 Dec 2016 - 12:16 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is moving fast to provide millions of land titles to farmers in an effort to reduce conflicts over territory in...

Lost lives: the battle of China’s invisible children to recover missed years 14 Dec 2016 - 09:23 pm

HONG KONG/BEIJING: Living in Beijing for 23 years, Li Xue has never attended school, not even for a day. China provides a free,...

Afghan police kill one foreigner, wound another outside Kabul airport 14 Dec 2016 - 02:56 pm

KABUL: An Afghan police officer shot and killed one foreigner and wounded another at a security checkpoint outside the Kabul airport on Wednesday,...

India's top court orders action on child drug abuse 14 Dec 2016 - 02:26 pm

New Delhi: India's top court on Wednesday ordered the government to come up with a plan to tackle child drug abuse, acting on...

5 die in factory fire in China's east 14 Dec 2016 - 01:31 pm

BEIJING: Five people have died in a factory fire in China's east and four others were injured, local media reported Wednesday. State News...

Myanmar rejects request to shut down labor camps 14 Dec 2016 - 12:44 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar's government has rejected a parliamentary request to close the country's notorious labor camps, amid allegations of rights abuse against prisoners....

Thai junta orders all gold mines shuttered 14 Dec 2016 - 12:11 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand’s military government has issued an executive order ordering the closure of all gold mines in the country by the end of...

Asian postal services adapt to post-mail era 14 Dec 2016 - 12:05 pm

Singapore: With the pre-Christmas rush at its peak, a serpentine network of conveyor belts at Singapore Post's new logistics centre moves parcels destined...

China jails former Nanjing city chief for 12 years for graft 14 Dec 2016 - 11:56 am

BEIJING: A court in eastern China on Wednesday sentenced the former Communist Party chief of the major city of Nanjing to 12-1/2 years...

Myanmar govt 'following the law' in Rakhine, probe panel says 14 Dec 2016 - 11:44 am

YANGON: A commission set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to investigate attacks on border posts and the army's brutal response...

Anwar Ibrahim loses final bid for release 14 Dec 2016 - 11:20 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's imprisoned opposition leader has lost a final legal battle to quash a five-year jail sentence. The ruling Wednesday means former...