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by Fiachra GIBBONS Two Japanese restaurants have shot to the top of the La Liste ranking of best places to eat in the world, with a third one getting the second highest mark from the authoritative “guide of guides”. Yosuke Suga’s tiny Tokyo restaurant Sugalabo, which has only 20 tables, does not have a Michelin […]

The Taliban said Friday it was “way too early” to speak of resuming direct talks with Washington, a day after President Donald Trump suggested negotiations to end America’s longest war were back on track during a surprise visit to Afghanistan. “It is way too early to talk about the resumption of talks for now. We […]

by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO Hong Kong police on Friday ended their two-week siege of a university campus that became a battleground with pro-democracy protesters as activists vowed to hold fresh rallies and strikes in the coming days. Renewed calls to hit the streets came after Beijing and city leader Carrie Lam refused further […]

Singapore—Joint teams of police from Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, and Singapore have successfully exposed and brought to justice members of a transnational syndicate that had scammed 139 women from different countries out of S$5.8 million. Police officers from SPF’s Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) joined the team, along with the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) of […]

Spoilers alert if you haven’t watched Avengers:Endgame! For those who have watched Avengers:Endgame, we know that the Black Widow AKA Natasha Romanoff died and sacrificed herself for the greater good. The good thing is that isn’t the last we are going to see about her. Although she won’t be resurrected anytime soon, the Marvel Cinematic […]

On November 27, Wednesday, Chinese-owned social media video app TikTok admitted to an error in having blocked Feroza Aziz, a 17-year-old American who had posted content critical of China’s policies towards Muslims in Xinjiang. TikTok apologized to Ms Aziz, and pledged that access to her account would be restored. Furthermore, the company added that they […]

Is it true that Chinese celebrity Fan Bingbing is out from the cold storage after her tax evasion controversy? This could be the case after the 37-year-old’s name was mentioned in the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, as reported in some news portals. The Chinese […]

Malaysian singer Fish Leong, who divorced from ex-husband wine merchant Tony Chao not too long ago, seems to have moved. Reports say the now-single Chao was seen at the home of single mum Lin Yijie recently. He spent about an hour there at Lin’s house. Chao was also spotted spending time with Yijie and Taiwanese […]

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds recently purchase an ownership stake in US carrier Mint Mobile. The California based company offers low-cost data plans with unlimited talk and text to those who bring their own phones to the network. The carrier is an MVNO that operates on T-Mobile’s nationwide LTE network. The latest promotion from Mint Mobile […]

At the recent AMA awards, Selena Gomez suffered an anxiety attack that was due to added pressure the singer had placed on herself. Reports say Selena was not in the best mental health and the singer found herself embroiled into a massive amount of stress prior to her AMA performance. A rep told the media outlet […]

Godfrey Gao, a Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model passed away after suffering a heart attack during the filming of a reality TV show in eastern China. Gao was 35. JetStar Entertainment, his Taiwanese agency confirmed in a statement that Gao passed away early on Wednesday after more than two hours of efforts to revive him. He […]

India’s debt-crippled national airline is focused solely on daily survival and keeping its flights in the air, a spokesman said Thursday, after the government warned it would have to shut down unless a buyer was found. Air India owes more than $8.6 billion and has struggled to pay salaries and buy fuel, with losses mounting […]

China on Thursday defended its security crackdown in Xinjiang after French and German leaders condemned its mass detention of religious minorities in the region. The French foreign ministry on Wednesday called on China to “put an end to mass arbitrary detentions” in Xinjiang. German chancellor Angela Merkel on the same day told lawmakers she backed […]

North Korea fired two “unidentified projectiles” on Thursday — the Thanksgiving holiday in the US — Seoul said, as nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington remain deadlocked. The brief statement from the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Pyongyang fired two projectiles eastwards from South Hamgyong province which came down in the Sea of […]

South Korea will suspend up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants in the next three months, even as demand for electricity peaks during the bitter winter, as it seeks to tackle air pollution, Seoul said Thursday. The world’s 11th largest economy is struggling to address growing public concern over airborne particles and pollutants, […]