Category: Asia

WASHINGTON :Liberal U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday threw his support behind Republican President Donald Trump’s plan to convert up to $10.9 billion in U.S. grants for Intel into a…

Police in Jeju have for the first time released guidelines reminding foreign visitors to behave or face fines, as the South Korean holiday island sees an increasing number of tourists.…

“WHITE GOLD” The latest truce proposal came as Netanyahu faces increasing pressure at home and abroad. Over the past week, Israel has stepped up its air strikes and ground operations…

JAKARTA: China’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait threaten international security and European interests, Germany’s foreign minister said on Wednesday (Aug 20). “What…

BOILS DOWN TO “INTEGRITY” One of the games that was allegedly fixed was between Tagawa and Tong Whye on Aug 1, which the former won 66-43. In a post in…

SINGAPORE: Riding-hailing platform Grab has blamed a “temporary system issue” for “abnormally high prices” wrongly displayed on its app, some of them above S$1,000 (US$778), on Wednesday (Aug 20). Users…

Tottenham Hotspur forward Mathys Tel said he would not allow the racial abuse directed at him online following his side’s UEFA Super Cup defeat by Paris St-Germain bring him down.…

BEIJING: China will stage a massive military parade next month involving tens of thousands of people in the heart of Beijing to commemorate 80 years since the end of World…

A traffic accident in western Afghanistan has killed 73 people, including 17 children, most of whom were on a bus carrying Afghan migrants deported from Iran, a Taliban official confirmed…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug 19) criticised top museums for their “woke” focus on subjects including “how bad slavery was,” his latest attack on the cultural institutions…