World / Asia

As Korean tensions rise, rival leaders get personal 25 Mar 2016 - 02:16 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles with military officers as he observes a military drill at an unknown location, in this undated...

Chinese media laud hacker for US spying 25 Mar 2016 - 02:09 pm

This photo of Su Bin a citizen of China and permanent resident of Canada was taken at a US border crossing during a...

Japan executes two death row inmates: ministry 25 Mar 2016 - 01:50 pm

File photo of Tokyo detention centre. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia Tokyo: Japan executed two death row prisoners on Friday, a justice ministry official said,...

China probes former Moutai liquor exec for graft: watchdog 25 Mar 2016 - 01:45 pm

SHANGHAI: A former senior executive at Chinese liquor giant Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd is being investigated for suspected corruption, the ruling Communist Party’s...

'Missing' bookseller Lee Bo returned to Hong Kong: police 24 Mar 2016 - 03:46 pm

Vietnam slams 'illegal' Taiwan Spratlys tour 24 Mar 2016 - 03:13 pm

Aerial view of Itu Aba island, which the Taiwanese call Taiping island, in the South China Sea Hanoi: Vietnam on Thursday hit back...

Baby rhino found in Indian forest nursed back to health 24 Mar 2016 - 02:44 pm

In this handout photo taken for the International Fund for Animal Welfare / Wildlife Trust of India on March 19, 2016, a week-old...

More than 130 held in China vaccine scandal: reports 24 Mar 2016 - 02:41 pm

Beijing: More than 130 suspects have been detained in connection with a vaccine scandal in China that has triggered outrage about safety, Chinese...

On South China Sea islet, Taiwan argues Philippines case is far from watertight 24 Mar 2016 - 12:09 pm

An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Taiwanese military plane shows the view of Itu Aba, which the Taiwanese call...

Bangladesh upholds Islamist militant's death sentence 24 Mar 2016 - 11:49 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's top court has upheld the death sentence of an Islamist militant over fatal suicide blasts targeting secular activists 10 years ago,...

Six Chinese nationals wounded in Laos bus shooting - Xinhua 24 Mar 2016 - 11:31 am

BEIJING: Six Chinese nationals were wounded in a bus shooting in northern Laos on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency said, the latest...

Chinese national pleads guilty in U.S. to computer hacking conspiracy 24 Mar 2016 - 11:22 am

File photo/ for representation only By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO: A businessman from China pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to hack into...

Malaysia arrests 13 people suspected of being linked to Islamic State 24 Mar 2016 - 10:40 am

AFP Photo/Fred Dufour/ File photo KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have arrested 13 people believed to be part of cells linked to Islamic State...

Drug resistance adds to India's tuberculosis menace 24 Mar 2016 - 10:00 am

Tuberculosis patient Sonu Verma (R), 25, seen with his wife and child at their home in Sonipat, India. AFP /Money Sharma Sonipat: After...

Thai police smash Malaysian drugs train gang 24 Mar 2016 - 09:52 am

A woman walks past security guards outside the Supreme court in Bangkok in this file photo. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) Bangkok: A gang of...

At least 19 killed in China's coal mine accident 24 Mar 2016 - 09:48 am

File picture of a coal depot near a coal mine in China. Reuters Beijing: At least 19 miners were killed in a coal...

MH17 investigation team in Malaysia to discuss legal options 24 Mar 2016 - 09:40 am

The crash in Ukraine killed everyone onboard MH17. Reuters KUALA LUMPUR: A joint team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over ...

Security beefed up in Delhi for Holi 24 Mar 2016 - 09:24 am

File picture for representation. New Delhi: Over 2,500 paramilitary commandos will be on guard along with Delhi Police on the national capital's roads...