World / Asia

Obama promises 'candid' exchange with Xi amid maritime disputes 01 Apr 2016 - 08:15 am

President Barack Obama greets President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, in the Blue Room prior to the Nuclear Security Summit...

China calls Obama, Xi talks ‘constructive’ 01 Apr 2016 - 07:33 am

President of China Xi Jinping arrives for a working dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2016. US President...

G7 summit should focus on weak global economy, Russia, N.Korea: Japan 01 Apr 2016 - 07:20 am

U.S. President Barack Obama Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rise from their seats at the conclusion of their trilateral meeting with South Korean...

EU expands sanctions against North Korea to match UN move 01 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

North Korean Kim Jong Un with military officers as he observes a drill photo by Korean Central News Agency on March 25, 2016....

China still committed to nuclear reprocessing despite Asia stockpile fears 01 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

By David Brunnstro WASHINGTON: China remains committed to its plans for nuclear reprocessing, its top nuclear industry official said on Thursday, despite concerns...

China journalist speaks out after state secrets conviction 31 Mar 2016 - 05:39 pm

Chinese journalist Gao Yu seen in Hong Kong on February 5 2007. AFP, Mike Clarke Beijing: A 72-year-old Chinese journalist jailed for "leaking...

Ice wall at Fukushima plant switched on, but will it work? 31 Mar 2016 - 03:35 pm

By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO: The operator of Japan's destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant switched on a giant refrigeration system on Thursday to create an...

Philippines recovers $4.63 million stolen from Bangladesh 31 Mar 2016 - 03:24 pm

Solaire is one of the Philippine capital's gleaming billion-dollar casinos ©Jay Directo (AFP/File) Manila: More than $4.5 million of tens of millions recently...

Pakistan city announces rat-killing bounty after infestation 31 Mar 2016 - 01:43 pm

Picture for representation only. Peshawar, Pakistan: Authorities in Pakistan's northwest announced a bounty for killing rats after receiving hundreds of complaints of rodents...

India flyover collapse kills 14, with scores feared trapped 31 Mar 2016 - 01:31 pm

A general view of the collapsed flyover in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/ Rupak De Chowdhuri By Supriyo Hazre KOLKATA: A flyover...

Can imams drive action on climate change in Pakistan? 31 Mar 2016 - 01:16 pm

Tahir Ashrafi, head of the powerful Ulema Council of clerics, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad December 13, 2013. REUTERS/MIAN KHURSHEED/FILES ...

Mass casualties feared as flyover collapses in Indian city 31 Mar 2016 - 12:30 pm

Photo credit: Twitter Kolkata: A partially built flyover collapsed in India's eastern city of Kolkata on Thursday, killing at least one person and...

Japanese police raid elite 'tiger blowfish' supper club 31 Mar 2016 - 12:19 pm

Tokyo: A members-only Japanese restaurant serving the banned and deadly delicacy "tiger blowfish" liver has been raided, police said Thursday. Blowfish -- also...

Myanmar's untested new ministers handed huge rebuilding job 31 Mar 2016 - 12:11 pm

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and appointed ministers for the new Myanmar cabinet member swear in during the oath taking ceremony...

Vietnam elects first chairwoman of parliament 31 Mar 2016 - 11:50 am

Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, 62, takes the oath of office after being elected chairwoman of the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, 31 March...

India flyover collapse kills 10, 150 feared trapped 31 Mar 2016 - 11:34 am

Photo credit: ABP News KOLKATA: At least 10 people were killed on Thursday and 150 were feared trapped when a flyover under construction...

Myanmar's NLD seeks to bolster Suu Kyi's dominant cabinet role 31 Mar 2016 - 11:12 am

National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves the parliament building after a meeting with members of her party...

South Korea constitutional court upholds strict anti-prostitution law 31 Mar 2016 - 11:06 am

Skyline of Seoul, seen at dusk on November. AFP /Ed Jones Seoul: South Korea's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a strict anti-prostitution law...