If all go well, men in Aceh, Indonesia will be allowed 4 wives
MEDAN — The once restive province of Aceh is planning to make it legal for men to have up to four wives but activists fear the law would normalise extramarital…
Andy Hui performs at Sammi Cheng’s concert while Kenneth Ma asks fans to forgive ex-girlfriend Jacqueline Wong
Hong Kong superstar Sammi Cheng invited her husband, Andy Hui to perform in her concert. This move was an attempt at a comeback for Hui after the controversial scandal where…
Japanese pop idol stabbed 60 times is suing police for inaction
Japanese pop idol Mayu Tomita is suing the police for inaction over an incident where she was stabbed 60 times. She is seeking almost $700,000 in damages over the 2016…
Super Junior’s Kangin leaves group after 14 years
Super Junior's Kangin announced his departure from the group on July 11 in an Instagram post for the first time after eight months. Kangin, 34 whose real name is Kim…
Not the only one: Protest ‘Lennon Walls’ flower across Hong Kong
by Jerome TAYLOR Plastered in colourful sticky-notes carrying messages of defiance against Hong Kong's government, so-called "Lennon Walls" have sprung up across the city -- though fights have broken out…
US, China negotiators resume trade war talks
Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday as the world's top two economies seek to resolve their trade war, more than a week after they declared a…
Clooney to join legal team of Philippine journalist Ressa
Prominent rights lawyer Amal Clooney has said she will join the legal team defending Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa, who…
Hong Kong leader Lam says China extradition bill ‘dead’
Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said a widely loathed proposal to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland "is dead" -- but again stopped short of protester demands…
Kenneth Ma defends ex-girlfriend Jacqueline Wong 3 months after scandal, calls her a “friend”
Hong Kong – Three months after the scandal involving TVB actress Jacqueline Wong and singer-actor Andy Hui blew up; it would seem that their affected partners have chosen to walk…
Put off by US, Chinese students eye other universities
by Poornima WEERASEKARA Caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war, Chinese students are looking for alternative study destinations -- threatening to turn off an important source of revenue…