Trump-Kim summit to be held at Sentosa hotel

The Capella Hotel on Sentosa will host next Tuesday's summit between United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
6 June 2018, 07:06 AM

11 killed, 25 trapped in China mine blast

Eleven people were killed and nine injured yesterday in an explosion at an iron-ore mine in northeast China's Liaoning province, state
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Japan FM returns salary over scandal

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said yesterday he was returning a year's salary after his ministry scrubbed public documents related to
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

US, China tussle over Tiananmen anniversary

China lashed out at the United States yesterday after Washington marked the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen protests by urging
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Mid-air scare

An Indian Air Force aircraft carrying External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to South Africa went incommunicado for fourteen minutes
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Outrage as Duterte kisses worker on stage

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte draws condemnation after kissing a Filipino woman onstage during his visit to South Korea, prompting outraged activists to call it "disgusting".
4 June 2018, 15:23 PM

8 killed in Kabul suicide blast near clerics' gathering

A motorcycle suicide bomber kills at least eight people near a gathering of Muslim clerics in the Afghan capital after they had issued a fatwa against suicide bombings, officials say, in the latest in a series of attacks to hit Kabul.
4 June 2018, 11:29 AM

Filipino man dies days after defending 2 women in Slovakia

A Filipino man dies a “hero” days after he was attacked by two men who he confronted trying to defend two women in Slovakia.
4 June 2018, 06:19 AM

Feminist activists protest topless, Facebook Korea apologises

Facebook apologises the deletion of the post from a feminist group
4 June 2018, 04:59 AM

India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-5 missile

India yesterday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5, which has a strike
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Indo-Pak clash along border ends brief truce

India and Pakistan exchanged fire across the Kashmir border yesterday, officials said, killing two guards and ending a days-old
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Philippines' Duterte tells UN expert to 'go to hell'

President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday told a United Nations rights expert to "go to hell" over criticism of the Philippine leader for
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Toyota’s auto manufacturing birthplace unveiled

Toyota Motor Corp unveils to the media its historic plant where the company’s first prototype vehicle was developed in the early years of Showa era (1926-1989).
3 June 2018, 04:52 AM

More hospitals in Japan use apps to watch over patients at home

An increasing number of medical institutions are using smartphone apps to help improve the lifestyles of patients suffering from diabetes and heart failure while also providing them with better treatment.
3 June 2018, 04:36 AM

China intimidating neigbours: Mattis

The United States is willing to work with China on a "results- oriented" relationship, but Beijing's actions in the South China Sea were coercive and the Pentagon would "compete vigorously" if needed, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday.
2 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Indonesians cope with ash as Mount Merapi erupts again

Mount Merapi in Central Java of Indonesia erupts again, forcing refugees from several villages to take shelter.
2 June 2018, 05:51 AM

Modi calls for 'equal access' to shared maritime area

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday called for countries to have "equal access" to shared maritime and air spaces, and for regional disputes to be settled under international law.
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Chinese border forces plan to visit India

China is discussing with India a visit by Chinese border forces to build trust on their disputed frontier, China's defence ministry said
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Modi refused to sign MoU on illegal Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Britain agreeing to facilitate the return of
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM

China terms US claim 'ridiculous'

US assertions that China is militarising the South China Sea are "ridiculous", China said yesterday, after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM