World / Asia

China developer Seazen issues apology after chairman arrested 05 Jul 2019 - 02:06 pm

BEIJING, China's Seazen Holdings Co Ltd issued an apology on Friday, days after media reported its chairman was arrested for suspected child molestation,...

India raises tariffs on imports, taxes for the super rich as it seeks growth 05 Jul 2019 - 01:23 pm

NEW DELHI, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government raised import tariffs on nearly 75 items including gold and automobile parts in its federal...

Japan's biggest warship offers clue to military ambitions 04 Jul 2019 - 11:15 pm

ABOARD THE JS IZUMO: One of Japan's largest warships, the helicopter carrier Izumo, offers a glimpse of where its military is headed: For...

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to meet Trump in US July 22 04 Jul 2019 - 05:30 pm

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will travel to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump on July 22, the Pakistani foreign ministry said...

Another death as heavy rains prompt evacuations in Japan 04 Jul 2019 - 11:54 am

Tokyo: Torrential rains killed one woman and caused flooding and landslides in southern Japan on Thursday, authorities said, as they began lifting evacuation...

Australian student released from North Korea says he's "very good" 04 Jul 2019 - 11:38 am

Sydney: An Australian student who was detained in North Korea was freed and safely left the country on Thursday, after Swedish officials helped...

Man detained for pouring water over Baidu chief's head 04 Jul 2019 - 10:22 am

Beijing: A man has been detained for five days by Beijing police after he poured water over the head of Baidu CEO Robin...

At least 4 dead, 21 missing after Pakistan boat capsizes 04 Jul 2019 - 09:57 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: At least four people have been killed and 21 still missing after a boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday,...

Whale meat fetches 'celebration prices' after Japanese hunt 04 Jul 2019 - 09:17 am

Tokyo: Chunks of meat from the first whales caught since Japan resumed commercial whaling this week have fetched "celebration prices" at auction. The...

Villagers accuse Chennai city of seizing water as drought parches India's Detroit 03 Jul 2019 - 09:43 pm

Chennai: In the small village of Bangarampettai, 20 miles from India's manufacturing capital Chennai, about 150 people last month "captured" a water tanker,...

More than 200 fall ill after eating at Imelda Marcos party 03 Jul 2019 - 02:10 pm

MANILA, Philippines, More than 240 people were brought to hospitals in the Philippine capital Wednesday with suspected food poisoning in an event celebrating...

South Korean general sacked for failing to detect boat from North 03 Jul 2019 - 01:56 pm

Seoul, A South Korean general was sacked Wednesday for a lapse in border security after a fishing boat from North Korea managed to...

Rahul Gandhi resigns as leader of India's opposition Congress 03 Jul 2019 - 01:43 pm

New Delhi, India's Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday resigned as president of the main opposition Congress, taking responsibility for the party's second-straight landslide defeat...

The spectacular fall of India's 'Dosa King' 03 Jul 2019 - 01:22 pm

Chennai, India, P. Rajagopal's story has it all: rags to riches, the visionary creator of a trailblazing Indian restaurant chain -- and having...

China accuses British FM of colonial fantasy over Hong Kong 03 Jul 2019 - 11:45 am

Beijing: China on Wednesday said it lodged an official protest with London after British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned Beijing of "serious consequences"...

Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya wins legal bid to appeal extradition from UK 02 Jul 2019 - 08:48 pm

London: Tycoon Vijay Mallya on Tuesday won the right to challenge in court Britain's decision to order his extradition to India to face...

Dalai Lama 'deeply sorry' for comments on women 02 Jul 2019 - 04:03 pm

New Delhi: The Dalai Lama is "deeply sorry" about comments he made about women in a recent BBC interview, his office said in...

Mumbai paralyzed after heaviest downpour in more than a decade 02 Jul 2019 - 03:04 pm

The heaviest downpour since 2005 inundated Mumbai, delaying trains and planes and spurring the city administration to declare a holiday. Flights to Mumbai...