Interpol's missing Chinese chief resigns amid Beijing probe

The Chinese head of Interpol resigns as Beijing announces he is under investigation for allegedly breaking domestic law, while his wife voicesconcern for his life following his disappearance.
8 October 2018

Internet Use in Asia: Bangladesh in top 5

In a rapidly growing world of internet users, Bangladesh has been ranked fifth largest internet using country in Asia.
7 October 2018

2nd Kim-Trump summit agreed

Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said yesterday, after Washington's top diplomat held "productive" talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.
7 October 2018

Japan 'invades' foreign land for first time since WWII

Japanese troops stormed a beach in the Philippines yesterday in joint exercises with US and Filipino troops that officials said marked
6 October 2018

Pompeo starts Asia tour

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped to make progress on denuclearisation and a second US-North Korean summit as he
6 October 2018

Beijing tight-lipped on missing Interpol chief

Interpol demanded an official "clarification" from China on the whereabouts of its missing police chief yesterday, after reports said he
6 October 2018

India EC sets polls dates for 5 states

Poll dates were announced for five Indian states by the country's election commission yesterday, opening a long election season that
6 October 2018

India suspends bus driver for letting a monkey 'drive'

An Indian bus driver who let a monkey behind the wheel of his vehicle was suspended yesterday after a video of the incident went
6 October 2018

Shahbaz Sharif jailed for 10 days ahead of by-elections

Pakistani opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif was ordered jailed for 10 days yesterday after being arrested in a corruption case, his
6 October 2018

Malaysia Special Branch detains 7 foreigners, 1 local with Salafi Jihadi links

Eight men with suspected terrorist links are rounded up in Malaysia for suspected activities that threatened national security.
6 October 2018

3 floating mosques in Indonesia

As the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, Indonesia is home to more than 800,000 mosques. Here are three of these unique places of worship.
6 October 2018

S Korea ex-leader jailed for 15 yrs

A Seoul court jails former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by graft charges.
5 October 2018

Interpol chief ‘goes missing in China’

French police said yesterday they are probing the disappearance of the Chinese head of Interpol, who has reportedly been detained for questioning in his home country.
5 October 2018

Missing China superstar to pay $130m in taxes

Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing took to social media for the first time in months yesterday to apologise to fans and the Communist Party for tax evasion,
3 October 2018

Hope fades for survivors

The death toll in Indonesia's twin quake-tsunami disaster passed 1,400 yesterday, with time running out to rescue survivors and the UN warning of "vast" unmet needs that have fuelled looting.
3 October 2018

Indonesia on alert after Mt Soputan erupts

Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi's Minahasa regency emits a 4-kilometer column of ash, prompting authorities to raise the volcano's status to Level III (alert) of the four-level national volcano alert system.
3 October 2018

Canada revokes Myanmar leader’s honorary citizenship

Canada’s Parliament formally strips Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship for complicity in the atrocities committed against Myanmar’s Rohingya people.
3 October 2018

Yameen received $1.5m in cash ahead of vote

An anti-money laundering body in the Maldives has informed police that President Abdulla Yameen received 22.5 million Maldivian rufiyaa ($1.5m) in hard currency days in advance of a contentious presidential election in the Indian Ocean island nation.
2 October 2018

Suicide bomber kills 13 people

A suicide attack on a political rally in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 13 people yesterday, officials said, as the country braces for an escalation in violence ahead of this month's parliamentary election.
2 October 2018

US, China tensions mount

China expressed anger yesterday after a US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty.
2 October 2018