For Kim Wong, the Chinese casino owner in the Philippines entangled in one of the world's largest bank heists, there are two golden rules for dealing with wealthy punters: always demand to see their money, but never ask where it came from.

The number of women being trafficked from Bangladesh into Mumbai brothels is rising as part of greater migration from India's eastern neighbour, and police and social groups need to do more to rescue and repatriate them, a charity says.

Students from reputed Indian educational institutions are turning to shops where PhD thesis are sold for Rs 30,000 and upwards.

Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) introduces a Bill in Parliament, its first day in power, seeking a new high position for party leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A top journalist at a Chinese newspaper says he is resigning because of the authorities' control over the media.

The Taiwanese coastguard said yesterday it had arrested 41 Chinese fisherman in possession of 15 tonnes of illicit coral reef and endangered turtles near a

A Japanese girl who vanished two years ago has returned home after escaping from the apartment of the university student who had held her captive, police

The personal details of thousands of foreign nationals living in southern Thailand were briefly leaked online in what the site's developer admitted yesterday was

South Korean activists have sent tens of thousands of leaflets across the border on helium balloons for the second time in three days, denouncing North

Japan yesterday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China, drawing an angry response from Beijing.

North Korea warns that its military is ready to attack Seoul's presidential palace unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologizes for "treason" and publicly executes officials responsible for what Pyongyang says are plans to attack its leadership.

Malaysian authorities say 15 people suspected of planning attacks on the country have been arrested.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un claimed an "historic" advance in the country's nuclear strike capability with the successful test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, state media say.

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) files a criminal complaint against two Chinese businessmen allegedly involved in the laundering through the Philippine financial system of $81 million stolen by mysterious computer hackers from the central bank of Bangladesh last month.

A lawyer for prominent Chinese columnist Jia Jia, who went missing last week, has confirmed he has been detained by Beijing police. Yan Xin said police had

North Korea yesterday fired five short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast -- the latest in a series of launches ordered by leader Kim Jong-Un amid

North Korea fires five short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast -- the latest in a series of launches ordered by leader Kim Jong-Un amid rising military tensions.

Chinese authorities have pledged to crack down on the black market sale of vaccines after a case was made public involving nearly $90 million worth of illegal vaccines that are suspected of being sold in dozens of provinces around the country.

North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea, South Korean and US officials say.

The Philippines risks becoming the money-laundering capital of the world unless casinos are included in the coverage of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, according to Philippines Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago.