Asia

Beijing on Thursday accused Ottawa of worsening bilateral relations after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to stand up to China amid deepening diplomatic and trade disputes. The two countries have been locked in a feud since last December, when Canada detained top Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and — in apparent retaliation — China detained […]

Hong Kong student leaders on Thursday announced a two-week boycott of lectures from the upcoming start of term, as they seek to keep protesters on the streets and pressure on the government. The financial hub has been rocked by three months of unrest, with students making up a large number of the pro-democracy protesters taking […]

A wedding going viral, is nothing new in the age of the internet. But this one in Indonesia caught the attention of netizens in the largest Muslim nation on earth, Indonesia. A man who was in love with two women could not accept seeing one of them hurt if he were to marry the other. […]

by Robert Marin Indonesia’s Papua was hit by fresh unrest Wednesday as more than 1,000 security personnel were sent to the restive region after violent protests that saw buildings torched and street battles between police and demonstrators. Jakarta has called for calm in its easternmost territory — where an insurgency against Indonesian rule has simmered […]

by Aidan JONES / Catherine LAI China has deployed a three-pronged strategy to suffocate pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong — propaganda, economic leverage and intimidation. Here is a look at Beijing’s efforts so far to squash a movement that has refused to die. Shaping the narrative As protests erupted in June, discussion inside authoritarian China […]

Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said she hoped “calm” will prevail after a massive weekend march passed without clashes between police and demonstrators, but again refused to give ground to protester demands. Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the heart of the city on Sunday in a show of peaceful protest […]

Twitter and Facebook have accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and sow political discord in the city. The American tech giants announced Monday they had suspended nearly 1,000 active accounts linked to the campaign, while Twitter said it had shut down about 200,000 more before […]

Hollywood star and humanitarian Angelina Jolie was promoting her action movie Salt in Moscow, Russia in 2010 when a fan grabbed her on the red carpet. The petrified actress managed to break the woman’s hold with with the help of her security team. Because of this incident, her experience made her sympathise with the plight […]

It is unclear whether Malaysian singer Fish Leong has really divorced her Taiwan wine merchant-husband. It doesn’t help that the singer has kept quiet even as media outlets like Apple Daily have reported that their nine-year marriage is in hot water. Her husband Tony Chao also have not said anything about the issue. He told […]

Ku Hye Sun has just revealed a series of text messages that she exchanged with Ahn Jae Hyun which show that the couple has agreed to a divorce. In the morning of 18 August, Ku Hye Sun posted on Instagram to share a message about her marriage. In addition to a photo of the words […]

by Andrew BEATTY The United States no longer has military primacy in the Pacific and could struggle to defend allies against China, a top Australian think tank has warned. A hard-hitting report from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney released on Monday said the US military is an “atrophying force” that […]

The Indonesian military academy enrolled a young Franco-Indonesian man with blond hair and a very French look. This created a major national stir a few days ago in Indonesia to the point where it needed an inquiry on whether the Tentera National Indonesia or TNI should allow him to join the academy. But the controversy is not only over his […]

Demonstrators backing the democracy activists in Hong Kong marched in London on Saturday, as counter-protesters staged a rival rally. More than a thousand people took part in the two demonstrations in the British capital. Protesters supporting the activists paraded banners reading “Will Britain hold China to its promise on Hong Kong’s freedom?”, “Power to the […]

Hong Kong actor Simon Yam appears to be just as fearless as the memorable roles he plays in gangster films. Although stabbed less than a month ago in Guangdong, the star returned to the Chinese province in a public appearance to promote his upcoming film, Little Q. The 64-year-old is best known for playing triad […]

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, in his address to the State Assembly, has asked for the people to approve of the creation of a new capital city for Indonesia. The President had earlier said he wanted to change the capital of the country to Kalimantan, adding this will spur economic development and enhance the country’s infrastructure. […]