PM seeks Jakarta help to send back Myanmar refugees

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requests the Indonesian government to play a role in sending back the Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh.
7 March 2017, 16:16 PM

900m in Asia had to pay bribes last year: report

More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past year, a watchdog says, calling on governments to root out endemic graft in the region.
7 March 2017, 10:51 AM

Scamming men break women’s hearts, bank accounts

The number of Vietnamese women tricked by online scammers, starting with ‘love affairs’ on social media, has increased in recent years.
7 March 2017, 08:55 AM

China hikes defence budget to $152b

China has hiked its military spending by seven percent to $152 billion, about three times higher than that of India, as Beijing braced
6 March 2017, 18:08 PM

North Korea orders Malaysian envoy out

North Korea said yesterday it would expel Malaysia's ambassador after its own envoy was ordered out of the Southeast Asian nation, in
6 March 2017, 18:05 PM

Three killed in Kashmir

A police officer and two suspected militants were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir during a fierce 15-hour
5 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Reward for NK defectors

South Korea will award up to one billion won (US$860,000) to defectors from the North with classified information
5 March 2017, 18:00 PM

China hikes defence spending

China will raise defence spending "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its disputed regional territorial claims, a
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Malaysia to expel N Korea ambassador

Malaysia yesterday said it would expel the North Korean ambassador in a deepening diplomatic row over the
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

China defence spending to rise 'around 7%': official

China will raise defence spending "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its disputed regional territorial claims, a top official says, in an apparent reference to Washington.
4 March 2017, 11:02 AM

India plans to clamp more curbs on cash

The Central government is considering more steps to curb cash transactions even as a few banks have already started imposing charges after limited transactions. The government is now considering imposing a cap on cash holding limit as suggested by the SIT.
4 March 2017, 06:42 AM

New ‘brain training’ era for mental illnesses

Recent research into the brain is gaining attention, showing that preferences for facial features can be unconsciously changed by manipulating brain activity.
4 March 2017, 04:55 AM

BBC reporters attacked in China

A crew of BBC reporters in China was attacked by a mob and later forced to sign a police confession for attempting an "illegal interview",
3 March 2017, 18:22 PM

China launches cruise ship tour to Paracels

A new Chinese cruise ship has embarked on its maiden voyage to the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, state news agency
3 March 2017, 18:22 PM

N Korean arrested in Kim killing released

Malaysia issued an arrest warrant for a North Korean airline employee yesterday over the assassination of the half-brother of
3 March 2017, 18:16 PM

China drills again near Taiwan

Chinese jets and warships carried out exercises near Taiwan and into the Western Pacific yesterday, as the self-ruled island's defence
2 March 2017, 18:11 PM

Policies see intl student numbers rise in China

The number of students studying in China from countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road has increased greatly under a series of preferential policies, education officials say.
2 March 2017, 05:45 AM

South Korea, US begin military drills

South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual, massive military exercises yesterday as North Korean leader
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Myanmar govt swats away 'biased' claims

A close aide to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Australian arrested over IS missile-design plot

An Australian was charged yesterday with helping the Islamic State group develop high-tech weapons, including long-range guided
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM