N. Korea fires ‘projectiles’ after offering talks with US
North Korea on Tuesday fired projectiles toward the sea, South Korea's military said, hours after Pyongyang said it is willing to hold working-level talks with the United States in late…
China to be a big investor in Indonesia’s new capital city
Reports say China is in the frontline for investment prospects in Indonesian President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo's push for the establishment of a new capital city in Kalimantan, Borneo. In early…
Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong on way to Germany, US after brief detention
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong said he was making his way to Germany on Monday after he was released from a brief spell in custody following a mistake in…
Indonesia’s Molina spearheads country’s national electric car efforts
Five state universities are collaborating to develop a national electric car known as Molina in a bid to spearhead a new era in Indonesia. Minister of Research Technology and Higher Education Mohamad…
Suicide bomber killed at Philippine army base
A suicide bomber dressed in a traditional Muslim woman's gown died after detonating a bomb outside a military camp in the restive southern Philippines, but no other casualties were reported,…
Clashes after peaceful crowd takes Hong Kong message to US consulate
by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO Pro-democracy activists jammed Hong Kong streets in a march to the United States consulate on Sunday in a bid to ramp up international pressure on…
Rebels hand in guns in Philippines Muslim peace deal
Muslim rebels in the mainly Catholic Philippines began handing over their guns to independent foreign monitors Saturday, as part of a peace treaty aimed at ending a decades-long separatist insurgency…
Co-writer of Crazy Rich Asians quits over pay disparity
The co-writer of the Crazy Rich Asians screenplay, Malaysian writer Adele Lim has quit the planned sequels due to a dispute over disparity in pay. Her representative confirmed her departure…
Mimi Kung leaves husband after 20 years of marriage
Mimi Kung Tse-Yan, a Hong Kong actress has recently split with her husband and is one of the latest celebrities to have ended their relationship. She is splitting up with…
Confusion clouds China’s social credit system
by Poornima WEERASEKARA From penalising irresponsible dog owners to blacklisting dissenters, critics warn China's social credit system enables authorities to define "desirable and undesirable behaviour" and could allow unprecedented control…