Asia
‘Truly outstanding’ – Tokyo marks one year till 2020 Olympics
World
July 24, 2019
‘Truly outstanding’ – Tokyo marks one year till 2020 Olympics
Tokyo promised a high-tech Olympics complete with robots as it marked a year to go until the 2020 Games on…
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
World
July 24, 2019
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
A homegrown Vietnamese social media app was overloaded with users hours after launching as the one-party state tries to boost…
Huawei secretly helped North Korea build, maintain wireless network: Washington Post
Technology
July 22, 2019
Huawei secretly helped North Korea build, maintain wireless network: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], the Chinese company put on a US black list because of national…
Activists hail Japan election of lawmakers with serious disabilities
World
July 22, 2019
Activists hail Japan election of lawmakers with serious disabilities
The election of two candidates with serious disabilities to Japan’s parliament was hailed by activists Monday, saying it could help…
Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters
World
July 22, 2019
Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters
Anger soared in Hong Kong on Monday over a vicious assault on pro-democracy protesters by suspected triad gangsters that left…
North Korea slams Japan over its trade spat with Seoul
World
July 20, 2019
North Korea slams Japan over its trade spat with Seoul
North Korea’s state media has slammed Japan for its recent trade restrictions against Seoul over wartime slavery disputes, accusing Tokyo…
‘Hell’ of Japan fire that killed dozens at anime company
World
July 19, 2019
‘Hell’ of Japan fire that killed dozens at anime company
Details emerged Friday of the horrifying blaze that ripped through a Japanese anime firm, killing dozens including people who tried…
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Middle East
July 19, 2019
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of…
S.Korean man kills himself as dispute with Japan escalates
World
July 19, 2019
S.Korean man kills himself as dispute with Japan escalates
An elderly South Korean man died on Friday after setting himself on fire outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul as…
US to ‘support efforts’ by South Korea, Japan to end worsening dispute
World
July 17, 2019
US to ‘support efforts’ by South Korea, Japan to end worsening dispute
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States will “do what it can do” to help defuse a worsening political and economic…